Responsibilities

• 50% Nuclear Security Initiatives Marketing and Communications Support
• - Provide and coordinate dedicated marketing and communications support for the Vice Chancellor for Nuclear Security Initiatives.
• - Work with the Vice Chancellor for Nuclear Security Initiatives and designated staff to understand priorities, deadlines, meetings, events, stakeholder needs, and upcoming communications requirements.
• - Draft, edit, and coordinate communications and marketing materials that support nuclear security initiatives, including presentations, brochures, web copy, social media, talking points, briefing materials, one-pagers, and stakeholder-facing products.
• - Translate complex nuclear security, research, energy, technology, workforce, partnership, and strategic initiative information into clear, accurate, and audience-appropriate communications.
• - Maintain organized files, content drafts, messaging materials, presentation materials, brochures, talking points, and reusable communications resources for nuclear security initiatives.
• - Coordinate nuclear security-related materials with the Assistant Director of Marketing, Research and Innovation to ensure alignment with the broader Research and Innovation portfolio, System messaging, and Marketing and Communications standards.
• - Exercise professionalism, accuracy, and discretion when supporting sensitive or high-priority nuclear security communications.
• 20% Research and Innovation Portfolio Content Development
• - Support the Assistant Director of Marketing, Research and Innovation in developing marketing and communications materials for the broader portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Four years of professional experience in marketing, communications, public relations, writing, content development, digital communications, higher education communications, government communications, research communications, or a related field required.
• Experience drafting and editing communications materials, including presentations, web copy, brochures, talking points, one-pagers, briefing materials, or campaign materials required.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Public Administration or a related field preferred.
• Experience translating complex subject matter into clear, audience-centered communications preferred.
• Experience coordinating projects, timelines, reviews, approvals, and deliverables across multiple stakeholders preferred.
• Experience supporting senior leaders, executive communications, strategic initiatives, or stakeholder-facing communications preferred.
• Familiarity with digital content, social media, web publishing, email communications, presentations, and basic channel planning preferred.
• Familiarity with research, innovation, nuclear security, energy, national security, technology, government, or higher education communications preferred.

Benefits

• competitive health benefits
• paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• a defined benefit retirement plan to include an employer contribution through Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• a defined contribution retirement plan to include an employer contribution through an approved ORP vendor: additional voluntary tax deferred annuity (TDA) options
• tuition assistance
• wellness programs to promote work/life balance