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Outreach and Marketing Specialist 2

Job Family: Outreach and Marketing

Time Type: Full time

Max Pay Depends on experience: $72,000.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile Summary: Responsible for creating intermediate to complex marketing campaigns and initiatives to promote the institution's programs, events, and brand.

Job Description

Position Salary Range: $54,600 - $72,000; annually

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Dean's Office at ASU is seeking a highly motivated communications specialist to join its Marketing and Communications team. This team member will help lead the development and implementation of strategic communications initiatives, campaigns and high-impact content for the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, one of the Fulton Schools of Engineering located on the Tempe campus. The school is a dynamic community of faculty, staff and students who are addressing national and global challenges in energy, human health, environmental infrastructure and sustainability.

The candidate selected for this role is a self-starter who effectively markets and disseminates information that promotes the school to internal and external audiences, including faculty, staff, current and potential students, alumni, donors and the broader community.

The communications specialist hired for this role will be embedded within the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy and will work closely with the Fulton Schools of Engineering marketing and communications team. Reporting to the assistant director of marketing and communications for the Fulton Schools of Engineering, this position is based on ASU's Tempe campus, with occasional in-person attendance required at ASU's Polytechnic and West Valley campuses for meetings and events.

Essential Duties:

• Creates, coordinates and executes communications to support the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy.
• Plans, develops and produces high-quality, creative content for print and digital mediums using writing and graphic design skills.
• Writes and edits feature-length articles to promote the school's research and development activities, academic programs, key partnerships and student achievements.
• Cultivates relationships with key school stakeholders to identify emerging stories, communications opportunities and strategic priorities.
• Develops and implements integrated social media strategies to strengthen the school's visibility, engagement and reputation across digital platforms.
• Oversees planning, content strategy and maintenance of the school's websites.
• Leads or contributes to strategic communications planning for key school priorities, initiatives and high-visibility projects.
• Interfaces with Fulton Schools managers and team members and university collaborators across campuses to execute marketing projects.
• Nurtures relationships with the school's key stakeholders, including external industry collaborators and alumni.
• Schedules, edits and supports photography and video projects in alignment with the school's strategic goals.
• Provides strategic communications support and guidance to school leadership and other decision-makers.
• Assists in coordinating and promoting events happening in the school.
• Ensures all marketing and communications materials developed for the school meet university brand standards.
• Liaises with the Fulton Schools central marketing and communications team, ASU Media Relations and ASU Enterprise Brand and Marketing, as needed.
• Proactively identifies, develops and proposes marketing and communications projects and initiatives.

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to write articles, summarize research projects and produce written content for a lay audience based on complex subject matter.
• Demonstrated knowledge of marketing practices and principles.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with faculty, staff, teams and community members.
• Experience with graphic design concepts and publication layout.
• Experience translating complex, scientific and technical subjects into stories for a general audience.
• Experience working with Adobe Creative Cloud applications, specifically Photoshop and InDesign.
• Experience working with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with podcasts and multimedia platforms for disseminating content.
• Experience managing a website using WordPress.
• Experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud or a similar digital marketing platform.
• Experience with social media channels a plus.
• Evidence of effective communication skills.
• Experience in taking and processing photos and videos for online and publication use.
• Experience in strategic communications planning.
• Experience in principles, concepts and practices of project management.
• Experience in communications assessment, editing, research and summary.
• Experience working collaboratively with internal and external teams, faculty, staff and community members.
• Experience presenting research or publications.

Working Environment:

Activities are primarily performed in a regular, climate-controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, standing and walking. Lift up to 20 pounds. Ability to clearly communicate verbally, read, write, see and hear to perform essential functions. Regular use of standard office equipment including, but not limited to computer workstation/laptop (keyboard, monitor, mouse), printer, fax, calculator, copier, telephone and associated computer/technology peripherals.

Department Statement: The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is the largest engineering school in the nation and seeks to deliver a world-class learning experience for our students and to advance research and innovation all at scale. We value and emphasize inherently interdisciplinary endeavors that capitalize on both the breadth and depth of our outstanding faculty and have built a special place for large-scale innovation characterized by foundational excellence and translational impacts. We are an engineering school on the rise at the most innovative university in the country, located in the heart of the nation's fifth-largest metropolitan area. The scale of our faculty research interests and interdisciplinary mindset, combined with more than 50 graduate and more than 25 undergraduate degree programs, provides the foundation and collaborative possibilities to advance new ideas. The Fulton Schools of Engineering has a nationally recognized faculty that conducts research, instructs and mentors students and provides service to the profession and community. If you wish to work in an environment where you will be valued for the skills you bring to projects and be challenged to stretch your current capabilities and imagination, then consider becoming part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.

Driving Requirement: This position may require driving. Employee must possess a valid US Driver's license of the appropriate class and required endorsements throughout employment.

Location: Campus: Tempe

Funding: No Federal Funding

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