Marketing and Communication Coordinator – School of Business

Salary: Commensuratewith experience
Benefits: Generous benefits include paid time off including holidays andvacation, retirement match, and tuition remission for employee anddependents. Details at www.duq.edu/benefits
Location: School of Business
Position Status: Full-time
Hours: Varied
Position Number: 227303/10-809
FLSA Status: Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY:

The MarketingCommunications Coordinator (MCC) is a member of the MARCOM Group in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business and reports to theProgram Director for Marketing and Communications (PDMC). The School MARCOM Group worksclosely with the Dean’s Office, Senior Associate Dean’s Office, SchoolAdmissions staff as well as staff external to the School of Business (e.g., inAdvancement, Enrollment Management, Division of Marketing and Communications,and others). The MCC will assist in the successful implementation of marketingplans; communication and engagement strategies; and various School events(e.g., for curricular/co-curricular competitions, donor engagement and studentrecruiting).

DUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIES:
Works with the PDMC to create and implement School marketing and communicationplans.

Helps write/editSchool publications, provide timely/accurate website updates

Creates materialsfor School social media channels and to execute social media strategies.

Researches,creates, writes, edits, and constantly improves copy for website and Schoolpublications.

Creates graphicsfor School digital monitors and manage their presentation.

Helps develop andexecute School events and some program-level events (act as on-site lead).

Develops eventcommunications (e.g., invitations, flyers, multimedia), monitors eventregistrations.

Completes otherduties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications,journalism, or a related field of study.
At least one(1) year of experience in marketing, communications, and event management.
Strongwriting, editing, project management, interpersonal and communications skills.
Impeccablegrammar, strong attention to detail and an eye for typographical errors.
Ability tomulti-task effectively, take direction and offer ideas for consideration.
Ability towork collaboratively and respectfully with a diverse range of constituencies.
Strongcustomer service orientation, particularly in stressful settings such as majorevents.
Ability towork independently and prioritize tasks to meet quality and deadlineexpectations.
Embraces thevalues of the School and its Spiritan mission as part of Duquesne University.
Strong skillswith Microsoft Office, particular Word and PowerPoint.
Ability towork some weekend and evening hours as required; possess a valid driver’slicense.
Preferred qualifications:
Two (2) ormore years of marketing communications experience in a business or professionalschool.
Ability todevelop, write, design and produce principal print and digital publications.
Significantproject management experience with the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
A trackrecord of planning and executing successful events.
Experienceproducing and submitting content, photos and videos for social media platforms.
Experiencewith CMS, photography editing, Adobe InDesign, and online design platforms.
An alumna oralumnus of Duquesne University.
Additionaltraining and/or a MS in marketing communications or a related field of study.
Alternately, thesuccessful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience andtraining, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required toperform the essential job functions. This includes, but is not limited to, thefollowing:
Commitment to the University’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion, andrecognition of the importance of treating each individual with dignity andrespect consistent with the University’s Mission. Demonstrated experience with, andunderstanding of, the broad diversity of the University community (students,faculty, staff and others).
Ability toestablish and maintain effective working relationships with the UniversityCommunity.
Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the Universityand to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. Themission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit ofservice, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and anecumenical campus community.

APPLICATIONINSTRUCTIONS:
Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact informationfor three professional references.
Catholic in its mission and ecumenical in spirit, Duquesne University valuesequality of opportunity as an educational institution and as an employer. Weaspire to attract and sustain a diverse faculty and staff that reflectscontemporary society, serves our academic goals and enriches our campuscommunity. We particularly encourage applications from members ofunderrepresented groups and support dual-career couples through our chartermembership in thisregion's HERC (http://www.hercjobs.org/oh-western-pa-wv/).
We invite applicants for this position to learn more about our university andits Spiritan heritage byvisiting http://www.duq.edu/about/mission-and-identity/mission-statement.Those invited to campus for an interview may be asked about ways in which theysee their talents contributing to the continued growth of our community andfurthering its mission.
Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community,the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic inmission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity,Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution andas an employer.