Communications and Publicity Coordinator

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About this opportunity:

Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the United States without employer sponsorship.

What you'll do and what you'll bring:

Position Function:

Coordinate the overall marketing efforts and creative projects and communication pieces for the Career Center; assist in developing and implementing marketing strategies; produce marketing materials for students, alumni, and the media.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Collaborate with Career Center staff to gain full knowledge of all pertinent events, services to create and execute a yearly marketing plan for the Career Center.

Oversee Career Center marketing communications support for professional development programs, career planning, job search training and development, employer relations events, and all Career Center events and services.

Coordinate the creation of advertising and marketing communications pieces for Career Center staff, programs, events, and services; includes conceptualize themes, create design, and produce promotional materials and pieces for advertisement space.

Write and review copy to be clear, concise and grammatically correct; drive the creation of original concepts that result in effective and compelling communication; understand different language styles that appeal to various target markets; maintain a clear and consistent brand voice; familiar with commonly used style guides.

Assist in the creation and implementation of the Career Center's social media strategy; create and publish content and maintain relationships with user communities on multiple platforms; collaborate with internal marketing and public relations teams to support their respective missions, ensuring consistency in voice and cultivating an engaged social media community.

Maintain up to date knowledge on university policy as well as marketing guidelines and branding by collaborating with the Marketing and Communications Department as well as the Student Affairs Communication Team.

Utilize connections on campus to learn about new and trending ways to market and promote Career Center events to students, faculty, staff and external partners.

Oversee maintenance and updating of information on Career Center website, understanding both content management system and traditional website upkeep for all Career Center pieces online.

Assign and review work of student assistants; interview, select, orient, train, assign tasks, manage performance, and conduct performance appraisals.

Assist in designing and updating presentations utilizing PowerPoint, InDesign or similar; continually seek new and innovative ways to connect with students and employers through presentation.

Maintain excellent relationships with our vendors as well as provide quality customer service to a variety of constituencies.

Assist in the creation and development of multimedia (audio/video) content for the Career Center; collaborate closely with internal and external partners to help facilitate; Plan video shoots; scout, select and reserve shoot locations; Reserve and rent equipment; media management and archiving project media; Manage video library.

Support the culture and mission of the Ball State University Career Center.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in marketing, communications, graphic design or related area.

At least one year of experience with project management, market planning and coordinating.

Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Cloud; understanding of print and digital advertising process; demonstrated writing, creativity, communications, marketing, and public relations skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
Supervisory experience.

How to apply:

For inquiries, please contact:
Jill Cooper, Cardinal Connect Program Director, at the following email address: jlcooper2@bsu.edu

Please follow the upload instructions to attach all of the required supporting documents listed below.

What we offer:

At Ball State University, we understand the importance of balancing professional responsibilities with personal well-being. That's why we offer paid 10 to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 10 holidays a year. Plus, our paid parental leave (6 weeks) is there for life's most significant moments. We offer affordable health and dental insurance, robust long-term disability and life insurance plans, as well a range of retirement benefits to provide financial security to you and your family. These benefits ensure that you can focus on your work and personal growth without worrying about the unexpected.

When you work for us, you are family. And to show our support of your family, we will cover 90 percent of your child's (or children's) undergraduate college tuition at Ball State. We do the same for you. In fact, we'll cover 100 percent of the tuition costs for you to earn your undergraduate degree and 80 percent of your graduate tuition. This offer is good from the very first day you start. It's just one way we do our part to uplift you.

Let's fly together toward a secure and prosperous tomorrow.

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