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Job Location drjobs

San Diego, CA - USA

Hourly Salary drjobs

$ 25 - 27

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Position Title & Department:

Coordinator Law School Marketing & Communications; School of LawPosting #

5306

Department Description:

USD School of Law is one of the 84 law schools elected to the Order of the Coif a national honor society for law school graduates. The law schools faculty is a strong group of outstanding scholars and teachers with national and international reputations and currently ranks in the top 20% (36th out of 204) among U.S. law schools in scholarly impact according to a 2018 study. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Founded in 1954 the law school is part of the University of San Diego a private independent Roman Catholic university chartered in 1949.

University Description:

The University of San Diego an engaged and contemporary Catholic institution was founded by the Diocese of San Diego and the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1949. Governed by an independent board of trustees since 1972 USD remains committed to a liberal arts education grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition and the pursuit of truth goodness and beauty. Inspired by this centuries old tradition of Catholic higher education the University welcomes people of all faith traditions and any or no religious background. The future success of USD relies on the contributions of those who seek to foster the development of engaged global citizens and an earnest confrontation of humanitys urgent challenges.

Detailed Description:

The Coordinator works directly with the Manager Law School Marketing & Communications and for the Associate Director Law School Marketing and Communications to coordinate create and execute compelling marketing and communications materials including associated content for the law schools external and internal audiences. The Coordinator will assist in drafting articles digital communication and other content for law school outreach materials; maintain editorial quality and monitor text and information provided by 3rd party vendors and internal partners for accuracy and consistency. The Coordinator under guidance and direction from the Associate Director will collaborate with faculty administrators staff alumni and vendors to produce 15 to 20 marketing and communication projects each year for law school departments ensuring projects are aligned with the strategic goals of the law school and within budgets established. The Coordinator will also collaborate with the Universitys creative service department to ensure the proper use of the schools graphic standards.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Law School Website/Operations Systems:

  • Train law school employees on the law schools operating systems (Cascade Salesforce etc.).
  • Work with internal law school departments on website redesigns.
  • Works with external agency on SEO for top tier pages and manages rebranding and moving content of lower level pages into the new system.
  • Serve as liaison for course description updates with deans suite and other departments.
  • Assist with maintenance of law schools operating systems (Salesforce Canva MyPostings and Cascade).

Production/Project Management:

  • Assists in the development production and distribution of law school marketing and communications materials/platforms to support the communication needs departments as needed including videos and bulletins; direct mail pieces and other print and digital materials website redesign and SEO.
  • Assists with executing the Associate Directors strategic vision with a range of cross-functional partners to develop document and consistently execute protocols to guide external messaging and delivery.
  • Coordinates materials and projects for various law school departments including print digital and videos as needed.
  • Identifies and helps draft compelling feature stories on alumni faculty staff and students to feature in various platforms as needed.
  • Assists with new content development editing external agency project management video development and collaboration with administrators faculty and alumni.
  • Responsible for tactical elements of creating emails for US News speaker series invitations and other marketing/promotional emails as needed.
  • Collect research and maintain alumni updates for Law School magazine.

Writing and Design:

  • Assists with creating targeted executive communications for internal and external audiences including media relations short-and long-form written communications for Advocate website and social posts etc.
  • Assists with developing the law schools collateral pieces (includes bulletins brochures invitations direct mail postcards) as assigned. Writes and edits articles for review and approval by the Associate Director.

Photography:

  • Assists with the development organization and maintenance of media gallery of high volume of video and still assets.
  • Assists with the setup of all necessary photography for the law school departments; books photographers and manages photo shoots.
  • Coordinate quarterly headshots for adjunct faculty staff and administrators.
  • Photography for social media purposes as needed.

Special Conditions of Employment:

  • Must be available to work nights and weekends to support law school events.

Background check: Successful completion of a pre-employment background check.

Degree Verification Requirement: Persons offered employment in this position will be required to provide official education transcripts for degree verification purposes.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree required.
  • Minimum one year of experience in a related field: communications journalism publications external relations marketing.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degreee with an emphasis in English communications marketing journalism political science or related field is preferred.

Performance Expectations- Knowledge Skills andAbilities:

  • Must have the ability to work creatively to develop marketing plans initiate story ideas and research subjects.
  • Must be able to demonstrate ability to develop background information into high-quality journalistic prose.
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills including tact diplomacy and flexibility as well as the ability to work with all levels of individuals and groups including faculty staff students alumni and outside vendors.
  • Demonstrated ability to examine projects for consistency in design and layout.
  • Demonstrated ability to write proofread and edit copy for news and feature articles profiles and interviews brochures bulletins news releases and internet.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively use Excel to analyze and communicate financial data.
  • Ability to prioritize plan and schedule a variety of different projects.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions.
  • Must be highly flexible and have solid problem-solving skills.
  • Must have strong initiative and the ability to complete assignments independently and without close supervision.
  • Must be able to execute projects from concept through completion.
  • Must demonstrate a high level of accuracy to ensure that all projects and products are produced and disseminated correctly.
  • Knowledge of current marketing communication techniques including social media.
  • Knowledge of various software applications used in the development of print and digital communications/productions.

Tools and Equipment Used:

  • Personal computer scanner design software and other related office equipment. Ability to master use of necessary software products such as Adobe Photoshop Acrobat Professional MS Word MS Publisher Cascade Server Data Manage Area (in house) and Salesforce email database and delivery systems.
Posting Salary:

$25.00 - $27.79 per hour; Excellent Benefits

The University of San Diego offers a very competitive benefits package including; medical dental vision a retirement contribution given to you by the University and access to on-campus Fitness Centers. Please visit the benefits section of our website to view all of the perks and benefits that USD has to offer.
USD: Human Resources: Benefits

The salary range provided in this posting reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Actual compensation offered or earned is dependent on experience education and other factors including departmental budget.

Special Application Instructions:
Resume and Cover Letter Required

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Additional Details:

37.5 Hours per week

Closing date:Open until filled

Note: External job postings will be up for at least three days. After that time applications will be reviewed by the hiring manager/committee throughout the posting period. A candidate may be selected at any time which could then close this posting on a date earlier than listed.

The University of San Diego is a smoking and tobacco-free campus. For more information visit
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Employment Type

Full-Time

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