Communications Coordinator

Job Title

Communications Coordinator

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Business Development

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

A Glimpse of the Job

The Communications Coordinator, under general supervision, coordinates, develops and implements comprehensive communication plans to include project management, content production, and written communication for both print and digital mediums for the Division of Finance and Business Services.

Essential Duties/Tasks

Content Creation

• Assist in research, interviews, and writing stories for digital platforms

• Fields inquiries from the division staff

• Helps develop social media strategies, create content, and manage platforms for social media

• Creates monthly newsletters for the division and assists in frequent email communication for various initiatives from division leadership

• Creates flyers, infographics, banners, videos, signage, PowerPoints, and other written and visual communications for the Division of Finance and Business Services

• Create and execute communication strategies for special events and department action plans

• Assistance in building marketing briefs and creative storytelling for product launches, in-venue event content, and radio scripts for business development

Websites

• Works closely with the team to monitor and review departmental web sites for current UX/UI and accessibility compliance

• Manage website edits, content refresh, and ensure information accuracy and compliance approved

• Creates digital blogs for communication updates and stories

• Assist in visuals update across every website within the division

• Assist with content and continuously update and improve the divisions intranet

Project Management

• Assist in project management of new initiatives and communication strategies.

• Assists in special event planning.

• Assist in task delegation and oversite of student workers’ projects.

Data Review

• Review analytics and adjust communications to improve results

Continuing Education

• Attend trainings to continue to grow and become an expert in your field

What you need to know

Salary: $45,000-$50,000/year

Special Instructions: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. You may upload these in the CV/Resume section.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree marketing, communications, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Three years of communications and/or marketing experience

• Experience creating graphics for digital and print communication

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience working as a communications coordinator, communications specialist, project manager or similar role on a marketing and communications team

• Comfortability working within a project management software

• Experience with storytelling, writing, and developing communication plans

• Experience with website editing, wireframe development, and Search Engine Optimization

• Experience with the Adobe creative suite

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly and effectively convey ideas and concepts

• Strong attention to detail and grammatical expertise

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills

• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with external stakeholders

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others

• Ability to effectively plan and execute short- and long-term projects, making efficient use of resources, meeting deadlines, and achieving objectives

• Motivated self-starter with the ability to bring fresh ideas, individual voice, and enthusiasm to the team

• Strong idea generation and creative problem-solving skills.

Other Requirements and Factors

• This position is security sensitive

• This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures

• All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.