Own school wide communications and digital footprint with a focus on events, admissions materials, and campus initiatives across website and social media.

Lead branding and messaging in collaboration with the Dean’s office and faculty to drive cohesive PR for the School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Coordinate with KU units and external partners for university wide PR while representing the School to key audiences.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Create news releases and other materials to promote personnel and events in the School.
Provide an annual report on individual awards, research publication/achievements and School accomplishments.
Maintain School's website and social media channels; monitoring and updating content regularly to ensure accurate and current information.
Keep up to date on communication and website trends and technology, maintaining an effective and continuously improving digital footprint for the School.
Develop and analyze admission materials, recruitment brochures and other communication pieces for academic programs within Journalism and Mass Communications.
Partnering with Dean’s office, Concentration Chairs, Faculty and Staff to implement communications plans.
Acts as subject matter expert on communication/marketing strategies and technologies for School Leaders, Faculty, and Staff, maintaining adherence and leveraging KU branding.
Collaborate with other KU schools and units as well as external partners of the School; this could include the Office of Public Affairs, KU News, KU Information Technology, KU Endowment Association and KU Alumni Association to implement university-wide public relations, acting as a liaison and representative for the School of Journalism.
Create and edit visual content, including photographs and graphics, for a variety of outlets.
Produce and distribute weekly Monday Memo e-newsletter.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, marketing, communications or related field.
Three (3) years professional experience in journalism, marketing communications, or public relations.
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, multitask, and be self-driven as evidenced by application materials.

Preferred

3 years' experience in professional news media experience.
7 years' experience in marketing communications/public relations.
Experience in KU or a higher education communications setting.
Video shooting and editing experience.
Project management experience.
Experience writing, editing and designing/producing online and print publications, including taking, evaluating and processing photographs.
Experience managing social media channels.
Experience using Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite.
Experience working with managing websites.

The University of Kansas

The University of Kansas is a major comprehensive research and teaching university and a center for learning, scholarship, and creative endeavor. KU is the only Kansas Regents university to hold membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), a select group of North America’s leading research institutions.KU is the oldest and largest university in the state. Our 2024 enrollment reached 31,169, the highest in KU’s history, and more than 400,000 KU alumni work to better Kansas and the world each day.KU has 48 ranked academic programs, houses 38 research centers and institutes and over 40 core research labs, and contributes nearly $8 billion annually to Kansas’ economy.KU’s main campus is in Lawrence, Kansas, and the KU Medical Center is in Kansas City, Kansas. Additionally, there are campuses in Overland Park, Salina, and Wichita. Rock Chalk!

Founded in 1924

Lawrence, Kansas, USA

10K employees (323 in marketing)

ku.edu

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors

2.2M

Monthly Google Ads Budget

$302.6K

Traffic Source Mix

41.1%

Direct

51.5%

Referral

5.9%

Social

0.7%

Paid

0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size

323 (3% of company)

Median Career Experience

7 years

Median Tenure

4 years

Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)

People

Marketing Leadership

Chris Gregory

Chief Marketing Officer

At the company for 4 years 9 months

Rebecca Crumley

Assistant Director of Enrollment Marketing

At the company for 3 years 10 months

Greg Parrish

Associate Director of Enrollment Marketing and Communications

At the company for 10 years

Dave Hunt

Director of Enrollment Marketing and Communications

At the company for 2 years 4 months

Recent News

Kansas Ranked No. 19 in AP Preseason Poll - University of Kansas

Oct 13, 2025 • kuathletics.com

KU achieves record-high enrollment for second straight year

Oct 1, 2025 • KU News

Kansas Rallies on Final Day to Secure Fifth Place - University of Kansas

Sep 24, 2025 • kuathletics.com

Responsibilities

Create news releases and other materials to promote personnel and events in the School.
Provide an annual report on individual awards, research publication/achievements and School accomplishments.
Maintain School's website and social media channels; monitoring and updating content regularly to ensure accurate and current information.
Keep up to date on communication and website trends and technology, maintaining an effective and continuously improving digital footprint for the School.
Develop and analyze admission materials, recruitment brochures and other communication pieces for academic programs within Journalism and Mass Communications.
Partnering with Dean’s office, Concentration Chairs, Faculty and Staff to implement communications plans.
Acts as subject matter expert on communication/marketing strategies and technologies for School Leaders, Faculty, and Staff, maintaining adherence and leveraging KU branding.
Collaborate with other KU schools and units as well as external partners of the School; this could include the Office of Public Affairs, KU News, KU Information Technology, KU Endowment Association and KU Alumni Association to implement university-wide public relations, acting as a liaison and representative for the School of Journalism.
Create and edit visual content, including photographs and graphics, for a variety of outlets.
Produce and distribute weekly Monday Memo e-newsletter.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, marketing, communications or related field.
Three (3) years professional experience in journalism, marketing communications, or public relations.
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, multitask, and be self-driven as evidenced by application materials.

Preferred

3 years' experience in professional news media experience.
7 years' experience in marketing communications/public relations.
Experience in KU or a higher education communications setting.
Video shooting and editing experience.
Project management experience.
Experience writing, editing and designing/producing online and print publications, including taking, evaluating and processing photographs.
Experience managing social media channels.
Experience using Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite.
Experience working with managing websites.