Alumni Jacquelynn and BennettDorrance have made a gift commitment of $5.4 million to endow the deanship ofthe University of Arizona College of Humanities and inspire on campus andthroughout the world a continuous and fearless spirit of open inquiry:https://humanities.arizona.edu/about/fearless-inquiries-project.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Digital Strategy: Help lead digital strategy and engagement for the Poetry Center, including poetry.arizona.edu (including the blog 1508), voca.arizona.edu, and other digital platforms, ensuring broadest reach and engagement. With the Executive Director, forge new strategic partnerships that will help position current and future Poetry Center digital assets for maximum visibility and storytelling reach, creating new focus on Poetry Center's digital spaces.
• Marketing and Communications: Oversee the Poetry Center's marketing andcommunications efforts, including print and digital calendars, press releases, social media channels, and newsletter platforms.Maintains event listings in community calendars. Respond to media requests, scheduleinterviews, and act as the Poetry Center point of contact formembers of the media.
• Outreach: Develop relationships internally and externally,with our partners and collaborators across campus, in the local literary andmedia communities, and in the national literary and media communities. Superviseand mentor student workers. Additional duties may be assigned.
• Event support: This position supports events as necessary,especially in order to document activities for social media and webcontent. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to engage in creative storytelling for diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of social, digital, email, and web communications best practices and trends for successfully engaging online audiences.
• Ability to balance user interest with organizational goals.
• Ability to work collaboratively and enthusiastically as a member of a diverse, professional team, fulfilling obligations to other team members, being positive and supportive of others, and complying with policies, procedures, and goals of the team.
• Ability to be self-motivated, work independently, and exercise considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments. Comfort level with work being performed without appreciable direction but reviewed at a high level.
• Track record of personal and professional integrity with a work style that promotes creativity, teamwork, and strategic thinking.
• Dedication and motivation to initiate, lead, and support value-added projects.
• Proven accurate and consistent attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to establish priorities, meet tight deadlines, and work on multiple projects simultaneously while managing competing priorities.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated success in building relationships and communicating with stakeholders at all levels, including internal and external colleagues, strategic partners, and students.
• Graphic design skills. 
• Familiarity with contemporary poetry.