Marketing Communication Specialist

Salt Lake City, UT (On-site)

$44K/yr – $50K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 3 days ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Serves as the Marketing Coordinator for the theatre (50%), responsible for maintaining relationships with University communications; creating and sending well-written press releases and other mass email notices for auditions, promotions, and other announcements; providing images from productions for publication in the proper resolution for the media; and assisting with media events
Coordinates and implements marketing communication projects, including public relations, social media management, brand awareness, and special events.
Coordinates promotions, including printing, mailing, and delivery of promotional materials.
Writes and produces written communications tools, assisting Director as needed. Assists in the creation of press releases and public service announcements.
Serves as Editor of PTC playbills (20%). This involves collecting, writing, and editing content and biographies for 6-7 playbills per year and working closely with our third-party publisher to meet print and production deadlines.
Works with Stage Management on collecting accurate show data, bios, and headshots for playbills.
Works with Development on collecting sponsor recognition for playbills.
Works with a third-party publishing house on proofing and printing playbill.
Additional responsibilities (30%):
Creates website content, as needed, and performs regular updates to our website.

Requirements

Microsoft Office Suite
Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok)
Adobe
Canva
Must have a valid Driver's License
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels: Marketing Communication Specialist, I: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience or a master’s (or equivalency) degree.

Preferred

Adobe CS Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, Audition)
iMovie or Premiere
Constant Contact
Website content management: WordPress, Joomla, Squarespace, or similar

University of Utah

The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah. Founded in 1850, it serves over 31,000 students from across the U.S. and the world. With over 72 major subjects at the undergraduate level and more than 90 major fields of study at the graduate level, including law and medicine, the university prepares students to live and compete in the global workplace. Known for its proximity to seven world-class ski resorts within 40 minutes of campus, the U encourages an active, holistic lifestyle, innovation and collaborative thinking to engage students, faculty and business leaders.The University of Utah became a member of the PAC-12 conference in July 2011.Technology and CommercializationThe University of Utah is tops in the country for creating start-up companies from university research, according to a ranking by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). See http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/u-of-utah-no-1-for-startups for more information.Forbes magazine’s recent ranking of the “Best States for Business” pointed to “an educated labor force” as a big reason Utah came in at number one. The U supplies many of the employees for companies that keep expanding their operations in Utah, such as Goldman Sachs, Adobe, Omniture, Oracle, Ebay and many others. http://pac12info.utah.edu/commercialization-of-innovation/HealthcareUniversity of Utah Health Care recently ranked first in the nation in a prestigious national study. The University Health System Consortium’s 2010 Quality and Accountability Study compared 98 of the nation’s top academic medical centers and ranked them based on core quality measures, patient safety indicators, mortality rates, re-admission rates, and patient satisfaction scores. See more about University of Utah Health Care at http://healthcare.utah.edu/index.php

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

12K employees (464 in marketing)

utah.edu