Strategic Communications & Marketing Coordinator

umd; Waysons Corner (MD); On-site; USD 56,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site role

Job summary

University of Maryland, College Park is seeking a Communications Coordinator to support communications strategies, newsletters, website management, social media, events, and materials development. The role collaborates with MATRIX lab and the broader USMSM/UMD messaging teams, reporting under the Executive Director.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and at least one year of professional administrative experience; occasional extended hours and weekend work are possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• One year of professional administrative or coordinator experience.
• Additional work experience as defined above may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to four (4) years of the required education.

Responsibilities

• Research, write, and edit newsletter stories.
• Update and maintain the USMSM website.
• Manage USMSM social media accounts.
• Assist with events and visitors/VIPs.
• Collaborate with staff and external marketing contractor on recruiting and marketing materials.
• Assist executive director with PowerPoints and community messages.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Organization skills

Customer service

Confidential information handling

Oral communication

Written communication

MS Office

Policy interpretation

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Drupal CMS

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Office

ACT! Database

Job description

University of Maryland, College Park is seeking a Communications Coordinator to support communications strategies, newsletters, website management, social media, events, and materials development. The role collaborates with MATRIX lab and the broader USMSM/UMD messaging teams, reporting under the Executive Director.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and at least one year of professional administrative experience; occasional extended hours and weekend work are possible.