Responsibilities

• coordinating, planning, and executing a comprehensive and effective external relations program that supports and enhances long-term objectives and increases the visibility of the College of Agriculture.
• These responsibilities include public relations, marketing communications, community outreach, digital marketing, and event activities.
• Responsibilities include professionally and strategically working with COA staff, faculty, students, stakeholders, volunteers, and sponsors to coordinate events, scholarships, and publications.
• Incumbent is responsible for coordinating multiple large-scale COA events, with broad visible impact, duties include initiation, execution, implementation, logistics, marketing, evaluation, budget tracking, etc.
• The scope of duties are varied and multifaceted and requires off-campus travel and evening/weekend hours to attend meetings and/or coordinate events.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, public administration, or a closely related field.
• Two to four years of progressively responsible professional experience in public affairs, communications, marketing, media relations, event management, or a related field.

Preferred

• Experience in higher education, agriculture, nonprofit, or public sector communications.
• Knowledge of agriculture and agricultural education.
• Experience coordinating large-scale events and community outreach activities.
• Experience supporting alumni, donor, or advancement initiatives.
• Experience with photography, videography, graphic design, or multimedia storytelling.
• Experience serving as an organizational spokesperson or media liaison.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and travel as required.

Benefits

• Tuition fee waiver (if eligible).
• CSU, Chico offers a number of benefits to its employees (e.g., sick leave, vacation, health insurance).