Responsibilities

• The purpose of this position is to lead a departmental communications strategy, serving as team lead for communications, marketing recruitment, and events.
• This person will coordinate all departmental external communications with the CEHHS Communications team and the University Alumni/Online Engagement team to ensure compliance with college and university communication guidelines and policies.
• Responsible for ensuring the department adheres to all branding guidelines.
• Responsible for creating content for department websites, social media, and in-person venues.
• Compile student and alumni information for the purposes of communications.
• Responsible for CRC and timetable changes/updates in the department, and process and maintain travel for faculty and graduate students in DASH for the ESM and ACED programs.
• provide administrative assistance to professors in the ESM and ACED program areas as it relates to the faculty, staff, and students within the areas of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, to the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences and other university faculty; and to people outside the university on the local, state and national levels under the supervision of the Business Manager.
• This person coordinates the student admissions process required in the implementation of getting students enrolled in the ESM and ACED programs at the university using the Slate System; registering students in the programs by using the BANNER System, Audit files for completeness, inputs new data into department and summarize information for faculty to make admission decisions, coordinate with students and others to resolve problems regarding admissions, financial aid, undergraduate/graduate paperwork, and graduation.
• Team Lead for all marketing/communications for the department. Coordinate with College Communications team and the University Alumni /Online Engagement team to ensure compliance with college and university policies and procedures.
• In conjunction with the Leadership Team, coordinate, collate, develop, edit, disseminate all informational materials for ELPS, including, but not limited to tracking projects, formatting, drafting, editing, and preparing content for publication - press releases, external and internal documentation, posting to websites and social media.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma, and associate’s degree in communications, marketing, or related field; experience may be substituted for education.
• Experience: 3-5 years administrative experience in an office environment. Marketing and social media experience
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities : Knowledge, skill and ability to use social media, and related marketing tools.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills (both oral and written) have the ability to make independent decisions based on established policy and procedures must be a self-starter and work independently.
• Must have excellent communication and customer service skills, typing skills, and time management skills.
• Must be able to multitask and solve problems.
• Skilled at Windows operating systems.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access Database, PowerPoint), SharePoint, Photoshop in Design, WordPress and Web browsers, and Acrobat Professional.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2 or more years of experience in a university setting.
• Knowledge of Banner, IRIS ACCESS, Argos, Slate, and 25-LiveSystem.