Public Relations Coordinator

SJC San Juan College; United States; On-site; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

NMERB Pension / retirement plan

Tuition waiver

Professional development assistance

Wellness program

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Free on-site Health Center

Gym membership

Library services

Job summary

San Juan College seeks a creative Public Relations Coordinator to share stories, achievements, and opportunities that make our college exceptional. You will build media relationships, respond to inquiries, craft compelling content, and coordinate photography and video production.

The role requires strong communication, storytelling, and collaboration to thrive in a fast-paced environment while boosting the college’s visibility and community connections.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 1–3 years experience in communications or PR.
• Strong writing and editing skills.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and manage media relationships.
• Respond to media inquiries and coordinate interviews.
• Draft and distribute press releases and PSAs.
• Produce content for publications and manage layouts.
• Coordinate photography and video shoots for marketing projects.
• Create content for web, social media, and digital ads.
• Assist with advertising purchases and event communications.
• Support marketing leadership with speeches and letters.
• Serve as emergency alert system administrator.

Skills

Media relations

Content creation

Public speaking

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Compensation: $52,501 Compensation Type: Exempt Employment Type: Regular Grade: E03

Position Summary

San Juan College is seeking a creative, enthusiastic, and detail-oriented Public Relations Coordinator to help share the stories, achievements, and opportunities that make our college exceptional. This dynamic role includes building and maintaining media relationships, responding to media inquiries, crafting compelling content, and coordinating photography, video production, and marketing initiatives. The ideal candidate is a skilled communicator, creative storyteller, and collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about strengthening the college’s visibility, reputation, and community connections.

Benefits You’ll Love

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid leave and holidays
• NMERB pension plus optional retirement plans
• Tuition waiver and professional development assistance
• Employee wellness program and EAP
• Free acute care at on-site Health Center
• Free SJC gym membership and library services and more!

Essential Duties

• Responsible for media relationships.
• Responds to requests from the media outlets concerning San Juan College and/or partners; coordinates media interviews with college faculty, staff or students; assists in preparing faculty, staff and students for interviews.
• Composes and distributes press releases and public service announcements concerning college programs, events and initiatives.
• Creates and executes production schedules for publications; composes stories for college publications, including the Communicator and Annual Report; coordinates the efforts of contract writers and manages publications through completion; takes photographs for publications.
• Produces content for and edits brochures, schedules, flyers, advertisements, and other publications.
• Takes photographs of college locales and events.
• Coordinates and schedules students, staff, Media Services, photographers, and other partners for video and photo shoots to support the production of marketing and media projects.
• Writes content and scripts for radio, television, and social media advertisements; creates video scripts and coordinates video production schedules.
• Provide and/or edit content for digital marketing needs such as webpages, social media and digital ads.
• Coordinate and schedule the purchasing of radio, television and newspaper advertising.
• Serves as a back-up to assist with marketing ticket triage in the absence of the Senior Administrative Assistant.
• Assists Senior Director in writing speeches, letters, and other communications.
• Performs related duties and other special projects as assigned.
• Serves as an alert administrator for the emergency alert system.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of a baccalaureate degree in a course of study related to the occupational field. Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the work of subordinate positions to be able to answer questions and resolve problems, usually associated with one to three years experience or service.

This position will remain open until filled with application review occurring on November 30, 2026.

Location & Community

San Juan College serves as a regional leader in education and provides quality education to approximately 10,000 students seeking academic credit and non-credit programs through face-to-face and online classes each year. San Juan College is proud to serve a unique and culturally diverse population.

Nestled in the northwest corner of New Mexico, Farmington is the hub of the Four Corners region and is home to the stunning main campus and four satellite centers of San Juan College.

Farmington is located one hour south of Durango, Colorado, three hours northwest of Santa Fe and Albuquerque, and three hours southeast of Moab, Utah. Along with the phenomenal weather, Farmington offers over 50 beautifully maintained city parks and thousands of acres of terrain, enough to satisfy any outdoor enthusiast.

Enjoy mountain biking, hiking, boating, skiing, off-roading and more, or spend time at any of our three rivers and four lakes. Farmington also boasts a superb variety of special cultural events, museums, galleries, and local theater group events year-round.

Learn more about the Farmington area by clicking here.

Benefits You’ll Love (Additional)

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage options
• Generous paid leave plans and holiday pay
• Public Employee Pension Plan (NMERB)
• Optional 403 (b) Tax Deferred Annuities, 457 and Roth Plans
• Flex Spending accounts
• Life and Disability coverage
• Employee Wellness Incentives
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition waiver
• Free SJC Gym Membership
• Free Library services

EEO Statement

San Juan College is dedicated to providing equal employment and educational opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic, veteran's status, or on the basis of any other category protected under federal, state and local laws.

San Juan College is dedicated to providing equal employment and educational opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic, veteran's status, or on the basis of any other category protected under federal, state and local laws.