Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic marketing and communications plans for SOLES centers, institutes, and special initiatives.
• Create integrated campaigns across email marketing, web, social media, paid advertising, print, video, media relations, and digital storytelling platforms.
• Support branding and positioning efforts that strengthen visibility, engagement, and impact for SOLES initiatives and partnerships.
• Ensure messaging aligns with the mission, values, and strategic priorities of SOLES and the university.
• Lead marketing and communications coordination for high-priority school initiatives and enterprise development projects, including BIGI, Carnegie initiatives, and other strategic partnerships.
• Collaborate with project leads and stakeholders to develop outreach strategies, promotional materials, launch campaigns, and engagement plans.
• Support visibility efforts tied to conferences, events, workshops, grant-funded initiatives, community partnerships, and public-facing initiatives.
• Create and manage compelling content for websites, newsletters, social media, presentations, reports, press materials, and promotional campaigns.
• Develop storytelling strategies that highlight student impact, faculty expertise, community partnerships, innovation, research initiatives, and institutional accomplishments.
• Coordinate photography, video, and multimedia projects that support SOLES visibility and communications efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations, digital media, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in marketing, communications, public relations, project management, or related areas.
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
• Experience with social media strategy, digital marketing platforms, communications planning, and content development.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently while managing competing priorities.

Preferred

• Master’s degree preferred
• Experience in higher education, nonprofit, mission-driven, or community-based organizations.
• Experience supporting strategic initiatives, centers, institutes, or grant-funded projects.
• Knowledge of CRM systems, email marketing platforms, analytics tools, and paid digital advertising.
• Demonstrated experience navigating complex organizations and managing relationships with senior leadership or diverse stakeholders groups.
• Graphic design, photography, video editing, media relations, or multimedia storytelling experience preferred.
• Familiarity with enrollment marketing, community engagement, and audience development strategies is highly desirable.

Benefits

• The University of San Diego offers a very competitive benefits package including; medical, dental, vision, a retirement contribution given to you by the University, and access to on-campus Fitness Centers.
• USD benefits section describes perks and benefits that USD has to offer.