Director for Communications, Marketing, Website & Publications

The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine is looking for a Director for Communications, Marketing, Website & Publications based in Auburn. This role involves assisting the Vice President of Communications with marketing projects, creating engaging written content, and managing social media platforms.

Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field and have at least 6-8 years of professional experience. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and a strong portfolio are essential for this role. The position offers a salary range of $60,000 to $65,000.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6-8 years of professional experience in communications, writing and editing.
• Experience managing multiple social media accounts.
• Strong editing and proofreading skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite applications.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Vice President of Communications with projects in public relations and marketing.
• Create engaging content for publications and social media.
• Manage website content and multimedia assets.
• Work collaboratively with various divisions on campus.

Skills

Communications

Writing and editing

Graphic design

Web content management

Social media management

Digital photography

Project management

Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, media, or a related field

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Job description

Director for Communications, Marketing, Website & Publications

Campus: Auburn

Status : Administrative Staff Positions

Description:

Job Summary: The Director for Communications, Marketing and Publications will assist the Vice President of Communications with communications and marketing projects including public relations, publications, web content and social media, and advertising. This is a hands‑on position in a small team. The candidate must demonstrate experience in writing effective news releases and working with the media, engaging social media, and effective, engaging written communications in publications. The candidate is required to be the digital photographer/editor, have graphic design skills for marketing and advertising work using the Adobe Creative Suite package and be able to work under tight deadlines. This position requires an outgoing, dynamic personality and team attitude to work with many different divisions and individuals across the campus and with other Communications team members across all College locations.

Salary Range: $60,000 - $65,000

Required Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree –A bachelor's degree in communications, media, or a related field is required.

• Licensure or certification: none
• Portfolio: Along with your resume, please submit a hyperlink to an online web portfolio or send PDFs of portfolio items including writing samples, photography, creative, and links or list of websites, blogs or social media sites you have created or managed. Although writing or print samples can presented in a traditional portfolio book at the interview, electronic samples prior to interview are preferred.

Skills required for this position include:

• Must have minimum of 6-8 years of demonstrated professional experience in communications, writing and editing, design and web/social media.
• Experience managing and curating content for multiple social media accounts.
• Strong editing and proofreading skills.
• Demonstrate a high level of proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud applications (InDesign, PhotoShop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, and Premiere Pro).
• Skills with Microsoft Office applications such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel are also required.
• Experience with digital photography, use of videography and related equipment.
• Experience in website content management.
• Team players who are committed to their careers, and maintaining ongoing relationships with administration, co-workers and students.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to multi-task, and strong project management skills are highly valued.
• The individual must be highly organized, detailed-oriented and utilize excellent time management skills.
• Commitment to company values.

Preferences may be given to candidates who have worked in an academic environment or healthcare industry; experience in obtaining quotes and bids for print and promotional materials; community involvement.