Responsibilities

• Create and news releases and other materials to promote personnel and events in the School.
• Provide an annual report on individual awards, research publication/achievements and School accomplishments.
• Maintain School's website and social media channels; monitoring and updating content regularly to ensure accurate and current information.
• Keep up to date on communication and website trends and technology, maintaining an effective and continuously improving digital footprint for the School.
• Develop and analyze admission materials, recruitment brochures and other communication pieces for academic programs within Journalism and Mass Communications.
• Partnering with Dean’s office, Concentration Chairs, Faculty and Staff to implement communications plans.
• Acts as subject matter expert on communication/marketing strategies and technologies for School Leaders, Faculty, and Staff, maintaining adherence and leveraging KU branding.
• Collaborate with other KU schools and units as well as external partners of the School; this could include the Office of Public Affairs, KU News, KU Information Technology, KU Endowment Association and KU Alumni Association to implement university-wide public relations, acting as a liaison and representative for the School of Journalism.
• Create and place local and national advertisements, including AEJMC program ads, JEA/NSPA recruiting ads, specialty trade magazine ads, and others in coordination with HR Partner and Administration staff in the School.
• Create and edit visual content, including photographs and graphics, for a variety of outlets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, marketing, communications or related field.
• Three (3) years professional experience in journalism, marketing communications, or public relations.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, multitask, and be self-driven as evidenced by application materials.
• The successful candidate must be eligible to work in the U.S. by the effective date of the appointment.

Preferred

• 3 years' experience in professional news media experience.
• 7 years' experience in marketing communications/public relations.
• Experience in KU or a higher education communications setting.

Benefits

• KU offers great benefits to employees with up to 176 hours of paid vacation per year, 96 hours of sick leave earned per year, nine paid holidays plus one discretionary day, a retirement program, medical & dental insurance, life and disability insurance, other benefit plan options, and State of Kansas discounts offered by various vendors.
• KU also offers employees educational and professional development opportunities.
• Tuition assistance offers up to 12 credit hours per year for employees and Employee Dependent Tuition Assistance Scholarship (EDTAS) award opportunities!