Assistant Director, Communications & Technology

Overview:

This is a 2 year benefits eligible term position.

Applicants should submit a cover letter and attach three writing and/or multimedia samples with your application. Samples could include:

• Articles or blog posts that appeared on web or in print
• A collection of social media posts
• Produced and published video/multimedia content

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with team members and assist in developing and implementing promotional strategies for events and initiatives
• Provide copy writing, editing and proofing support of print and digital projects, working with vendors as needed
• Contribute to research, writing and distribution of departmental reports and career development resources
• Fulfill update process of career exploration website
• Fulfill periodic content updates for departmental website
• Populate email templates for distribution to student groups and campus partners including employers, faculty and staff
• Provide support for event planning and execution
• Other projects as assigned

• Assist with survey development, distribution, collection, clean-up and analysis
• Contribute to data analysis projects such as coding qualitative data and analyzing trends
• Conduct research and benchmarking projects
• Monitor analytics for websites and develop performance reports
• Perform ad hoc data entry in career management system (i.e. Handshake) such as entering event attendees
• Manage requests for career management system accounts
• Update staff and student worker permissions and profiles as needed in career management system, website and other databases/systems
• Update email distribution lists

Qualifications:

• Strong writing and communications skills
• A passion for supporting undergraduate and graduate students and alumni and working within a student-focused and student responsive environment
• High levels of resourcefulness, influence/organizational savvy, and ability to see projects through to completion
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to build effective relationships with partners across the organization and institution
• Intermediate proficiency with spreadsheets
• Basic familiarity with social media and content management systems
• Ability to conduct research, gather and interpret data
• Comfort with change, ambiguity and risk in a fast-paced environment
• Must be proactive, able to work independently and still know when to ask supervisor for direction or support
• Strong focus on problem-solving and process-improvement
• Sensitivity to confidential matters is required; must be able to exercise excellent judgment and decision-making skills
• Experience in working with and supporting underrepresented populations, and deep commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion goals

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Eligible for Overtime: No

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Probationary Period: 180 days

Essential Services Personnel (see policy for detail): No

Physical Capacity Exam Required: No

Valid Driver’s License Required: No

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