Part-time Communications Coordinator (Contractor)

Responsibilities

• Supports the department with internal and external communications to enhance communications and messaging to strategy and objectives.
• Writes and edits clear persuasive copy across multiple channels at high standards.
• Identifies, researches, writes and edits copy for various web-based, communication, print, and related marketing materials.
• Ensures that deliverables align with brand messaging, research, and insights; and are complete and accurate and consistent in style, quality, and tone of voice.
• Uses various software to create original content for newsletters and social media.
• Develops graphic designs for newsletters, social media posts, and other external and internal communications to various stakeholders.
• Collaborates with colleagues and other stakeholders to fully understand objectives, and offer insights, recommendations and potential solutions.
• Establishes communication vehicles, cadence and guidelines to follow communications protocol strategies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communication, Marketing, English or related field required; and,
• 1-2 years relevant experience in communications, media production and social media, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to participate as an active member of the team and organization and work toward a common goal.
• Actively seeks opportunities to accomplish communications objectives.
• Accepts personal accountability, proactively seeks resolution for personal limitations head-on; and supports honesty and respect towards others, the university and oneself.
• Develop new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; and design and implements new or cutting-edge collateral and processes.
• Ability to generate and/or recognize imaginative or creative solutions that generate successful outcomes.
• Knowledge and application of current and best practice approaches to cascading information and developing communication processes within a complex organizational matrix.
• Ability to identify and develop content and communications reflecting institutional messaging priorities.
• Knowledge of project management concepts, a plus; highly organized with solid time management and prioritization skills, including supporting events and campaigns aimed at stakeholder engagement and measuring results.

Benefits

• For full details about our benefit plan offerings, please visit benefits.nu.edu . For Part-time benefits, please click here .
• National University’s total rewards package, as we are dedicated to supporting the needs of the “whole you” with our holistic approach to employee benefits by offering comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family.