Responsibilities

• The role is responsible for executing communications and marketing initiatives that promote the department’s programs, events, and accomplishments across digital and print platforms.
• The position will create and maintain engaging content for web, social media, and other communication channels, working in coordination with Pamplin’s Marketing and Communications team to ensure alignment with college and university priorities.
• provide programmatic and administrative support for key departmental initiatives, including student recruitment efforts, industry engagement activities, and coordination of the Blackwood Industry Advisory Board.
• assist with planning and execution of events such as career fairs, employer outreach activities, and student/industry-facing programming.
• serves as a key point of coordination across faculty, staff, students, and external partners, supporting day-to-day operations, scheduling, communications, and logistics

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience with communications, content creation, or program coordination in a professional environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop and maintain digital and print communications materials.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate events, and work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

Preferred

• Professional experience in higher education, student services, communications, marketing, or event coordination.
• Experience managing website and social media content using digital communication platforms or content management systems.
• Experience supporting events, industry engagement activities, student recruitment initiatives, or external stakeholder communications.