Specialist VI (Hourly)

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access through traditional and distance learning modes to higher education and workforce training including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the colleges mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students low-income students and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

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Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following

• Lead and implement a comprehensive multi-channel communications and marketing strategy that drives program awareness recruitment and stakeholder engagement across social media email newsletters web and multimedia platforms.

• Serve as the content creator for the divisions social media presence by monitoring engagement and use analytics to continuously improve reach and effectiveness.

• Design visual and multimedia materials including flyers brochures videos and other assets that support recruitment events and the programs visibility.

• Optimize the divisions websites and digital platforms to ensure accurate accessible and up-to-date information; train staff to support routine updates and maintain consistency.

• Collaborate with the Dean Department Chairs Directors and community stakeholders to plan and implement outreach initiatives that expand program awareness and strengthen community relationships.

• Track analyze and report performance metrics to evaluate campaign effectiveness and provide data-informed recommendations for strategy and resource allocation.

• Present concepts and recommendations to the Dean Department Chairs Directors and incorporate feedback while ensuring all materials align with college brand standards and strategic priorities.

Knowledge

• Layout and digital design.

• Knowledge of strategic communication principles and current marketing best practice.

• Extensive knowledge of managing current and emerging social media platforms.

• Understanding of data and analytics to create reports reflecting the impact of media content whether by social media video or podcast.

• Web development and administration.

• Graphic design and solutions.

• Emerging trends in web design functionality and usability.

• Advanced knowledge of graphic design typography and color principles.

• Understands the colleges culture of belonging and connection while embodying the values of Courage Compassion Joy and Yes.

Skills

• Maintaining an established work schedule.

• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills including tact and diplomacy.

• Project management and organizational skills with attention to detail and follow-through.

• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.

• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

• Verbal and written skills for effectively communicating with public and ACC audiences.

• Successful experience in managing media platforms and relations in all phases including building relationships with media and generating interest in media deliverables.

• Good technical understanding and ability to master new tools quickly.

• Exceptional writing and editing skills.

• Works independently but seeks direction and clarification as needed.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Technology Skills

• Demonstrated proficiency using Standard office and database software

• Wordpress Constant Contact

• Intermediate to advanced use of a variety of social media platforms and analytic tools.

• Intermediate to advanced use of Adobe Suite.

Required Work Experience

• Two years related experience.

Required Education

• Associates degree.

Physical Requirements

• Work is routinely performed in a standard office or similar environment.

• Subject to standing walking sitting bending reaching kneeling pushing and pulling.

• Occasional lifting of objects up to 30 pounds.

Safety

• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Pay Rate

31.50/hour

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Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education employees are required to report violations under Title IX and under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act) you will be notified trained and provided resources for reporting.

Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.

For direct access to the current Annual Security Report visit . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( ). For an overview see ACCs Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add change amend or delete portions of this job description at any time with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested directed or addition reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.