Communications & Marketing Officer

USA (On-site)

$78K/yr - $98K/yr (Est.)Mid LevelFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and drive FCN marketing output by leading social media, multimedia production, website updates, and cross‑functional project coordination to deliver strategic campaigns and consistent brand messaging.

  • Lead social media strategy and content calendar.
  • Coordinate cross‑functional marketing projects from concept through delivery.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Social Media Management: - Plans, develops, and manages content across all social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X). - Maintains a social media content calendar and produces monthly analytics reports. - Develops and implements social media advertising campaigns and monitors community engagement.
  • Multimedia Production: - Produces and edits photo and video content, including short-form and long-form video pieces, using tools such as Photoshop, Premiere Pro or Adobe Rush. - Produces and edits audio content and podcasts, including recording, editing, mixing, and distribution across podcast platforms. - Designs graphics, animations, and other visual/creative assets using tools such as Adobe InDesign, Adobe Express, and Canva.
  • Website Management: - Collaborates with the MarCom team on website content, web design, and updates using content management systems such as WordPress and Sitecore. - Provides support to internal teams requiring website changes or updates.
  • Project Management: - Works with the MarCom team to facilitate the intake process for marketing requests from the Florida Center for Nursing. Maintains the Monday.com board and all processes associated with strategy, deliverables, timelines, etc. to support the needs of the FCN. Actively liaises needs between the MarCom and FCN teams. - Coordinates across stakeholders (faculty, staff, students, vendors) and tracks deliverables from concept through completion. - Manages multiple concurrent projects spanning social media, multimedia, and web platforms.
  • Communications & Marketing Strategy: - Working under the direction of the associate director, develops comprehensive marketing and communication strategies and plans for various FCN initiatives, programs, reports, etc. - Contributes to overall communications strategy and ensures consistency of messaging and brand voice. - Supports the associate director with media requests, media pitching, press release distribution, and other public relations efforts, as needed.
  • Miscellaneous: - May travel for events/programs within Florida to support FCN initiatives. - Performs other administrative and support duties as required in support of the mission and communication strategy of the center.

Requirements

  • This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in communication, marketing, public relations, technical writing, digital media, or related field, with two years of experience in related positions; or a Master’s degree in the fields listed above. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.
  • Degree Equivalency Clause: Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree.
  • • Senate Bill 1310- The Florida Senate (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1310) is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.
  • • SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements
  • • A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed:
  • • (a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
  • • (b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree;
  • • (c) Six years of direct experience for a master’s degree;
  • • (d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
  • • (e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree

Preferred

  • Experience in marketing, communications, or social media in a higher education setting.
  • Experience with content management systems such as WordPress and Sitecore.
  • Experience managing social media platforms and social media marketing tools such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Hootsuite.
  • Experience producing and editing video content using software such as Adobe Premiere Pro.
  • Experience producing and editing audio/podcast content using tools such as Adobe Audition.
  • Experience with graphic design tools such as Adobe InDesign, Adobe Express, and/or Canva.
  • Experience coordinating or managing multi-channel communications projects, including timelines and cross-team collaboration.

Benefits

  • Our first-class benefits package includes medical, dental and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, employee and dependent tuition programs, generous leave, and hundreds of employee perks and discounts.
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The University of South Florida, a high-impact research university dedicated to student success and committed to community engagement, generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion. With campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF serves approximately 50,000 students who represent nearly 150 different countries. U.S. News & World Report has ranked USF as one of the nation’s top 50 public universities for five consecutive years, and this year USF earned its highest ranking ever among all universities public or private. In 2023, USF became the first public university in Florida in nearly 40 years to be invited to join the Association of American Universities, a prestigious group of the leading universities in the United States and Canada. Through hundreds of millions of dollars in research activity each year and as one of the top universities in the world for securing new patents, USF is a leader in solving global problems and improving lives. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu.

Founded in 1956
Tampa, Florida, USA
19K employees (728 in marketing)

Salaries

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$78K/yr – $98K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$170.3M
Last Raise
$75K
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2024
    Grant • $75K
  • Apr 2024
    Grant • $200K
  • Sep 2023
    Grant • $17.1M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$28.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.4%
Direct
43.2%
Referral
6.1%
Social
1.1%
Paid
1.1%

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Current headcount: ~18.9K

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Communications & Marketing Officer

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