Community Outreach & Marketing Coordinator

Romeoville, IL (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableEntry Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 10 days ago

Job Summary

Ownership of workforce development outreach and marketing programs, coordinating employer partnerships, events, and content creation while tracking impact.

  • Manage relationships with employers, community organizations, and workforce partners
  • Plan and execute recruitment events, outreach activities, and campaigns
  • Create and share content across social media, email, newsletters, and promotional materials

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Responsible to model the University Mission through dedicated job performance, service excellence to constituencies, respectful collaboration, and active support of the University’s Mission in Catholic and Lasallian higher education.
  • Assist in developing and maintaining relationships with employers, community organizations, workforce partners, educational institutions, and other stakeholders.
  • Represent Workforce Development programs at recruitment events, job fairs, community meetings, and outreach activities.
  • Support efforts to increase awareness of workforce training programs and services.
  • Participate in community engagement initiatives and promotional activities.
  • Assist in developing and implementing marketing and communication campaigns.
  • Create and distribute content for social media, email communications, newsletters, and promotional materials.
  • Capture and share participant success stories, program highlights, and workforce impact stories.
  • Monitor social media engagement and assist with maintaining the department’s online presence.
  • Support branding and promotional efforts for Workforce Development programs.

Requirements

  • Associate degree required; bachelor’s degree in marketing, Communications, Business, Public Relations, Education, or a related field preferred.
  • One year of experience in customer service, community engagement, marketing, communications, administrative support, or related activities preferred.
  • Internship, student employment, volunteer, or equivalent experience may be considered.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Customer service and relationship-building skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Experience using social media platforms for communication and engagement.
  • Data management skills, including data entry, database maintenance, record management, reporting, and quality control.
  • Ability to analyze and organize information from multiple sources.

Preferred

  • Experience with social media management, Canva, email marketing, CRM systems, or database management.
  • Workforce development, higher education, nonprofit, or community-based experience.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
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Lewis University is an innovative and entrepreneurial Catholic university offering market-relevant undergraduate and graduate programs to 6,500 students. Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis University is nationally recognized for preparing intellectually engaged, ethically grounded, globally connected and socially responsible graduates. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.

Founded in 1932
Romeoville, Illinois, USA
1.9K employees (48 in marketing)
1% recommend to a friend
1% CEO approval

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
48 (3% of company)
Median Tenure
11.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$496K
Last Raise
$496K
Grant

Funding History

  • Mar 2024
    Grant • $496K

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
198.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$11.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.5%
Direct
40.7%
Referral
13.1%
Social
4.4%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.9K

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Community Outreach & Marketing Coordinator

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