Public Relations Coordinator

CHESS; United States; On-site; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous paid leave and holidays

NMERB pension and retirement plans

Tuition waiver and professional dev.

Employee wellness program

On-site Health Center

Gym membership and library services

Job summary

San Juan College is seeking a creative Public Relations Coordinator to share the college’s stories, achievements, and opportunities. You will build media relationships, respond to inquiries, craft compelling content, and coordinate photography, video production, and marketing initiatives to strengthen visibility and community connections.

The role requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while supporting strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 1–3 years experience in communications or public relations is typical.

Responsibilities

• Respond to media inquiries and coordinate interviews with faculty, staff or students.
• Compose and distribute press releases and public service announcements.
• Coordinate and schedule publications and manage production timelines for college materials.
• Take photographs for publications and coordinate video shoots with partners.
• Edit content for brochures, ads, and digital platforms.
• Support digital marketing needs such as webpages and social media content.
• Coordinate advertising purchases across radio, TV, and newspapers.

Skills

Media relations

Content creation

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Compensation:

$52,501

CompensationType:

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

As a Platinum Family Friendly New Mexico Business, we offer:
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!

Join a team where you can make a meaningful impact while enjoying exceptional benefits and work-life balance.

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.

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.