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Job Title: Marketing Coordinator
Location: Tifton, GA
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 298275
Job Summary
The Marketing Coordinator plays a vital role in telling ABACs story across digital, print, and multimedia platforms. This position is responsible for creating compelling content that highlights the colleges people, programs, and impact, while ensuring consistency in brand voice and visual identity.
A key component of this role includes maintaining and enhancing the colleges website, ensuring content is accurate, engaging, and aligned with institutional priorities. The coordinator will serve as a primary contributor to ABACs digital presence through web content management, storytelling, and strategic communication efforts that support recruitment, retention, and community engagement.
Primary Responsibilities
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, or genetic information in its programs and activities, including admissions and employment, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and changes made by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and other applicable statutes, regulations, and USG and ABAC policies. For questions or more detailed information, please contact Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College's Human Resources Office at (229) 391-4887.
Location: Tifton, GA
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 298275
Job Summary
The Marketing Coordinator plays a vital role in telling ABACs story across digital, print, and multimedia platforms. This position is responsible for creating compelling content that highlights the colleges people, programs, and impact, while ensuring consistency in brand voice and visual identity.
A key component of this role includes maintaining and enhancing the colleges website, ensuring content is accurate, engaging, and aligned with institutional priorities. The coordinator will serve as a primary contributor to ABACs digital presence through web content management, storytelling, and strategic communication efforts that support recruitment, retention, and community engagement.
Primary Responsibilities
- Develop and write feature stories, news releases, and articles showcasing ABAC students, faculty, alumni, and programs for web, print, and digital platforms.
- Maintain, edit, and update the colleges website, ensuring content is current, accurate, user-friendly, and aligned with branding and messaging standards.
- Collaborate with campus departments to gather, organize, and publish web content, including program pages, news updates, and landing pages.
- Monitor website performance and user engagement, recommending improvements to enhance user experience, navigation, and content effectiveness.
- Capture and edit photography and video to support storytelling and marketing initiatives.
- Design marketing materials including brochures, flyers, and digital graphics that align with institutional branding.
- Develop and manage social media content to increase engagement, visibility, and audience growth.
- Assist with digital campaigns, ensuring consistency across website, email, and social platforms.
- Track analytics across web and social platforms to inform strategy and improve performance.
- Stay current on emerging trends in digital marketing, web content strategy, and higher education communications.
- Support marketing initiatives, projects, and campus events as assigned.
- Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Experience managing and updating websites using a content management system (CMS), with an understanding of web structure, usability, and best practices.
- Knowledge of basic SEO principles and digital content optimization preferred.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign) or similar tools.
- Working knowledge of social media platforms, content strategies, and scheduling/management tools.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative, proactive mindset.
- Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends in support of college events.
- Bachelors degree in marketing, communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field.
- One to two years of professional experience in marketing, communications, or content creation.
- Experience with website content management and digital media production.
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, or genetic information in its programs and activities, including admissions and employment, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and changes made by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and other applicable statutes, regulations, and USG and ABAC policies. For questions or more detailed information, please contact Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College's Human Resources Office at (229) 391-4887.