Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and execute public relations events and K-12 programming, such as the science fair and Engineering & Science Week
• Manage event budgets, including projections and expenditure tracking
• Collaborate and coordinate events with other departments, university personnel, and outside entities
• Serve as chair or participant on committees
• Build and maintain a public-facing outreach webpage in partnership with Marketing & Communications
• Maintain a campus-wide inventory of K-12 and community outreach activities
• Build relationships with area teachers and coordinate outreach events connecting them with SD Mines STEM faculty
• Partner with the database administrator to track prospective students from outreach events
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Knowledge of planning and effectively executing both large and small events;
• Knowledge of public relations principles and practices for building and maintaining a positive public image;
• Knowledge of K-12 education environments and effective approaches to engaging teachers and school partners;
• Knowledge of professional office environment and procedures, including excellent interpersonal skills;
• Knowledge of work processes and practices pertaining to public administration, management, and professional subject areas;
• Knowledge of basic statistical measures, research methods, database development and maintenance;
• High level of proficiency with computer systems and common applications (Google Calendar, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel), including basic website content management.
• Ability to communicate information clearly and concisely in person and/or writing, exercising tact, patience, discretion and professional demeanor;
• Ability to organize work, manage multiple events and outreach relationships simultaneously, work independently and learn quickly;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships, interacting in a supportive manner with a variety of cultures and personalities, within a high-pressure environment;

Benefits

• offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package for employees, spouses and dependents; retirement plans; paid holidays; and a generous vacation and sick day allowance.