Communications Coordinator - UT For Me

Job Posting Title:

Communications Coordinator

• UT For Me

Hiring Department:

Undergraduate College

Position Open To:

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Earliest Start Date:

Jun 07, 2024

Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Job Details:

General Notes

Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Purpose

The Communications Coordinator for UT for Me

• Powered by Dell Scholars is responsible for leading the strategic and tactical communications needs of the program. This is a versatile role that requires excellent writing, digital communications, project management and strategic thinking abilities. This role oversees the planning, coordination, and creation of campaigns to help UT for Me students take crucial steps to maintain their awards, raise awareness of the resources available to UT for Me students, increase student engagement with UT for Me channels and programming, and highlight program milestones and successes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary communications liaison between UT for Me and stakeholders from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to define and drive the program's overall marketing and communications strategy, managing relationships and communications needs and developing and executing communications plans and campaigns.

• Coordinate with academic, financial aid and mental health experts to develop and publish content for Canvas announcements, emails, graphics, news articles, social media, text messages, video scripts and the program's website. Ensure that communications work conforms to university and program brand guidelines, editorial style, organization and appropriateness.

• Collaborate with colleagues in University Marketing and Communications to produce digital and print assets, send HTML emails, maintain the program's website, order promotional items, etc.

• Support approximately 2-3 signature events per academic year by hiring University-approved photographers and videographers and overseeing the creation of event-specific assets and promotional items, like PowerPoint presentations and wayfinding signage.

• Work with the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost to reply to media inquiries.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, English or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Seven years of professional experience in communications, social media, web publishing or writing/editing.

• Demonstrated ability to create content and communicate clearly using different channels and for different audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain timely schedules for content development.

• Advanced capability with basic office software and social media applications.

• Knowledge of best practices for social media and websites.

• Strong organizational skills.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive communications with discretion.

• Ability to make complex subject matter accessible and compelling to a range of audiences with varying levels of education and knowledge about topics.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• More than three years of professional experience in communications or a related field.

• Professional experience in higher education, specifically The University of Texas at Austin.

Salary Range

$62,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

• May work weekends and evenings as necessary.

• This position is based in Austin, TX, and is required to work on campus; however, the position is eligible for flexible scheduling and may be eligible for occasional remote work.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.