Communications & Operations Coordinator – Blackwood Department of Real Estate

Blacksburg, VA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the department’s external communications and event-driven programs, coordinating with university partners to keep marketing, recruitment, and advisory-board activities aligned and running smoothly.

  • Responsibilities: drive cross-channel content, events, and stakeholder coordination for the Blackwood Department of Real Estate.
  • Operations: manage day-to-day scheduling, logistics, and multi-party collaboration across faculty, staff, students, and industry partners.
  • Impact: support student recruitment and industry engagement initiatives to raise department visibility and program outcomes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execute communications and marketing initiatives that promote the department’s programs, events, and accomplishments across digital and print platforms.
  • Create and maintain engaging content for web, social media, and other communication channels, coordinating with Pamplin’s Marketing and Communications team to ensure alignment with college and university priorities.
  • Provide programmatic and administrative support for key departmental initiatives, including student recruitment efforts, industry engagement activities, and coordination of the Blackwood Industry Advisory Board.
  • Plan and execute events such as career fairs, employer outreach activities, and student/industry-facing programming.
  • Serve as a key point of coordination across faculty, staff, students, and external partners, supporting day-to-day operations, scheduling, communications, and logistics.
  • Manage multiple priorities, contribute to a collaborative environment, and support the overall mission and visibility of the department.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience with communications, content creation, or program coordination in a professional environment.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop and maintain digital and print communications materials.
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate events, and work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Preferred

  • Professional experience in higher education, student services, communications, marketing, or event coordination.
  • Experience managing website and social media content using digital communication platforms or content management systems.
  • Experience supporting events, industry engagement activities, student recruitment initiatives, or external stakeholder communications.
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Founded in 1969
Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
16K employees (666 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$340.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
38.2%
Direct
54.7%
Referral
5.3%
Social
0.7%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~15.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
465 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
6.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$24.1M
Last Raise
$585.3K
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2025
    Grant
  • Jun 2024
    Grant • $585.3K
  • Feb 2024
    Grant • $450K

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