Responsibilities

• Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and become immersed in the academic life of the college.
• Identify and tell engaging stories via multiple platforms of those who help make the institution vibrant and distinctive. Stories should appeal to not only traditional Central constituencies but to those unfamiliar with the college.
• Conduct interviews with faculty, staff, alumni, and students to generate feature ideas
• Keep in mind how stories and content reflect the Central College brand pillars
• Produce news and content
• Write and distribute news releases promoting major campus events and announcements
• Ensure releases are sent regularly to students’ hometown media as well as produce other targeted releases that communicate key messages to various college constituencies
• Manage Merit hometown news system to provide news on students to their local media outlets
• Provide support and copy for Dutchology, print and digital, as well as content for enrollment and advancement materials.
• Develop, plan and support profile strategies for print and electronic content needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience is preferred in communications, enrollment, advancement, public relations, social media, design, web, editing, or news.
• Experience preferred in higher education, non-profit settings, or journalism and related fields.
• Strong written and oral communication skills are required.
• Ability to deliver aligned content to meet the needs and interests of college priorities.
• Interest in and curiosity for all aspects of education and a dedication to promoting the college through developing excellent relationships with faculty, staff, students, volunteers, and colleagues.
• Ability to develop rapport quickly and communicate effectively and assertively with a wide variety of personalities.
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively.
• Ability to work as a part of a team.
• Professional attitude and appearance.