Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate dedicated marketing and communications support for the Vice Chancellor for Nuclear Security Initiatives.
• Work with the Vice Chancellor for Nuclear Security Initiatives and designated staff to understand priorities, deadlines, meetings, events, stakeholder needs, and upcoming communications requirements.
• Draft, edit, and coordinate communications and marketing materials that support nuclear security initiatives, including presentations, brochures, web copy, social media, talking points, briefing materials, one-pagers, and stakeholder-facing products.
• Translate complex nuclear security, research, energy, technology, workforce, partnership, and strategic initiative information into clear, accurate, and audience-appropriate communications.
• Maintain organized files, content drafts, messaging materials, presentation materials, brochures, talking points, and reusable communications resources for nuclear security initiatives.
• Coordinate nuclear security-related materials with the Assistant Director of Marketing, Research and Innovation to ensure alignment with the broader Research and Innovation portfolio, System messaging, and Marketing and Communications standards.
• Exercise professionalism, accuracy, and discretion when supporting sensitive or high-priority nuclear security communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Four years of professional experience in marketing, communications, public relations, writing, content development, digital communications, higher education communications, government communications, research communications, or a related field required.
• Experience drafting and editing communications materials, including presentations, web copy, brochures, talking points, one-pagers, briefing materials, or campaign materials required.
• Knowledge of marketing, communications, content development, writing, editing, and message development required.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills required.
• Skill in developing clear, accurate, and polished communications materials, including presentations, brochures, web copy, social media, talking points, one-pagers, reports, briefing materials, and stakeholder products required.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required.
• Ability to work independently while remaining aligned with direction from the Assistant Director of Marketing, Research and Innovation required.
• Ability to support communications involving sensitive, technical, or high-priority subject matter with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment required.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others in a service-oriented and deadline-driven environment required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint) and familiarity with Adobe tools (e.g., Acrobat, lnDesign, Illustrator, or similar) or comparable design platforms (e.g., Canva) to create and format presentations, brochures, one-pagers, and other communications materials required.
• Ability to travel occasionally, as needed, to support meetings, events, stakeholder engagement, content development, or System initiatives.
• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Public Administration or a related field preferred.
• Experience translating complex subject matter into clear, audience-centered communications preferred.
• Experience coordinating projects, timelines, reviews, approvals, and deliverables across multiple stakeholders preferred.
• Experience supporting senior leaders, executive communications, strategic initiatives, or stakeholder-facing communications preferred.
• Familiarity with digital content, social media, web publishing, email communications, presentations, and basic channel planning preferred.
• Familiarity with research, innovation, nuclear security, energy, national security, technology, government, or higher education communications preferred.

Benefits

• This position has an outstanding benefits package including, but not limited to: competitive health benefits; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; a defined benefit retirement plan to include an employer contribution through Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS); if applicable, a defined contribution retirement plan to include an employer contribution through an approved ORP vendor: additional voluntary tax deferred annuity (TDA) options; tuition assistance; and wellness programs to promote work/life balance.