Communications Specialist - Department of Social and Cultural Analysis

About this role

Job Posting Title: Communications Specialist - Department of Social and Cultural Analysis ---- Hiring Department: College of Liberal Arts ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: General Notes What benefits do I receive with UT?  The university offers an impressive benefits package. For more details on benefits, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits  and  https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

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Purpose Develop and implement communications, marketing, and outreach strategies that advance the unit’s visibility, engagement, and fundraising goals. Manage branding, digital content, media relations, and community partnerships to effectively promote the unit’s programs, activities, and impact.

Responsibilities • Communications, Branding, and Publications Develop and coordinate communications and promotional strategies to increase program participation and event attendance. Design and distribute promotional materials. Develop content for websites, social media channels, and other communication mediums, including print and electronic collateral and marketing campaigns. Produce recurring unit newsletters highlighting the people and work of the department; curate and expand contact lists and leverage them for email campaigns. Coordinate the review, revision, and distribution of communications materials; serve as copyeditor and quality assurance for communications submitted by members of the unit. Work on special communication deliverables, such as policy briefs, speeches, talking points, event scripts, reports, and presentations. Coordinate and maintain podcasts and other external communications as assigned. Oversee implementation of the unit's brand strategy and work with leadership on brand initiatives. Effectively work with faculty and administrative leaders. • Outreach, Community Engagement, and Partnerships Act as the unit's public relations liaison to build community partnerships with external organizations and relationships within the University. Serve as liaison to the College of Liberal Arts Public Affairs Office to coordinate announcements and highlight events via college and university channels. In coordination with the College of Liberal Arts Public Affairs Office, field media inquiries, create media responses, manage media interviews, and occasionally act as spokesperson for the unit. Manage media lists and contacts. Implement strategies to increase participation and recruitment in programs. Evaluate outreach activities, survey participants, analyze results, and determine whether objectives are met or if improvements are needed. • Development and Fundraising Support Identify and cultivate external relationships to support unit development priorities and elevate the unit's fundraising capacity. Create and coordinate unit development initiatives and donor-specific projects. Work with college-level development contacts and unit leadership to support major giving strategy and fundraising efforts. Assist with UT annual fundraising initiatives as assigned. • Information Management Manage and oversee the department's website and social media platforms. Create, update, and manage the departmental website, including creating and managing all internal request forms. Manage faculty and staff lists on the website and update the COLA database with faculty information. Attend workshops and conference to keep up-to-date with university guidelines and policies. • Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• At least five years experience in online marketing and communications, product/program management experience, and managing content on a large website.

• At least five years experience journalistic writing experience for digital channels.

• At least five years experience with information architecture, content creation, and content strategy.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications Experience working in higher education or other complex nonprofit entities. Strong writing and editing abilities

Salary Range $55,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions • Typical office environment

Required Materials • Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor • Letter of interest

Important   for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:  You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

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