CBSM Communications Specialist

Fairbanks, AK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 20 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own CBSM communications and marketing footprint by leading outreach, social media, events support, and content creation, while ensuring branding and coordination with University Relations; manage digital content, event logistics, and public information efforts.

Oversees weekly newsletters, blogs, and multisector content across platforms
Maintains contact lists, tracks campaign performance, and supports events and student recruitment

Job Description

Responsibilities

This position leads outreach and social media efforts, including developing weekly e-newsletters and planning content across multiple platforms.
The role maintains accurate contact lists, tracks campaign performance, oversees digital signage, produces blog posts, and manages an online job board that connects employers with students and alumni.
The position plays a central role in supporting CBSM's signature events, including the Arctic Innovation Competition and Business Leader of the Year, as well as a variety of student and community programs.
Responsibilities include developing marketing materials, keeping event webpages current, coordinating event communications, and serving as a primary point of contact to ensure seamless logistics before, during, and after each event.
Marketing management includes maintaining website content, managing photo assets, supporting video production, and mentoring student marketing assistants on editing projects.
Works closely with CBSM student organizations to provide marketing guidance and ensures all materials meet UAF brand standards.
Content creation encompasses flyers, degree maps, advertisements, blogs, newsletters, and event programs.
Prioritizes clarity, accuracy, and consistency with CBSM and UAF branding while serving as a resource for faculty and staff communications.
Contributes directly to student recruitment and retention through compelling, high-quality materials.
Serves as CBSM's Public Information Officer (PIO), representing the college on the UAF PIO committee.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in business, marketing, graphic design, public relations, journalism, communications, or a related field
three years of progressively responsible experience relevant to the position, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Extensive experience in marketing, public relations, and graphic or website design may be substituted.

Benefits

retirement options
annual leave
12 paid holidays per year
tuition waivers for employees and family members
affordable medical, dental, and vision care coverage

University of Alaska

The university system started as the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines in Fairbanks, later renamed the University of Alaska. That first year, the campus was a single two-story frame building and had just six students. The school was renamed the University of Alaska in 1935. In 1954, Anchorage Community College (now known as the University of Alaska Anchorage) was incorporated into the University of Alaska. That next year, Juneau Community College was established and was later named the University of Alaska Southeast. The UA system’s largest hubs (UAA, UAF and UAS) are separately accredited institutions, as is Prince William Sound Community College in Valdez. System-wide, nearly 33,000 full- and part-time students are enrolled, studying among 500 unique degree, certificate or endorsement programs. Study areas include short-course workforce training, associate degrees, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, as well as doctorates. Programs include a wide array of the sciences, engineering, teacher and early childhood education, business, journalism and communications, aviation, health occupations, history, English, the arts and humanities and many others. Per the Alaska Constitution, an 11-member board of regents governs the system. The system president serves as the board’s chief executive officer. Chancellors for each of the hubs—UAA, UAF and UAS--report to the president.

Founded in 1964

Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

896 employees (23 in marketing)

www.alaska.edu