Manager, Marketing and Communications - Marketing and Communications

Manager, Marketing and Communications - Marketing and Communications Salary: Commensurate with experience Benefits: Generousbenefits include paid time off including holidays and vacation, retirementmatch, and tuition remission for employee and dependents. Details at www.duq.edu/benefits Location: Marketing and Communications Position Status: Full-time Hours: Varied Position Number: 438531/10-1005 FLSA Status: Exempt POSITION SUMMARY: The Marketing Manager will reside in the Division of MarketingCommunications (DMC) and support comprehensive marketing and communicationsneeds for two or more schools, colleges or divisions of theUniversity. Acting as the primary liaison between these schools and/ordepartments and the DMC, this role will manage a wide range of marketingprojects, with a special focus on recruitment and brand awareness. TheMarketing Manager will lead marketing campaigns from concept throughcompletion, including strategic planning, content creation, project management,website management and communications. The Marketing Manager will place specialemphasis on developing and executing social media content across variousplatforms to engage target audiences and increase brand visibility.Responsibilities include creating compelling posts, managing platform-specificstrategies, and coordinating multimedia content creation, including videoproduction, to ensure consistent and impactful messaging across all channels. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Oversees marketing and communication projects with a focus onrecruitment. Defines and executes strategy, content development, projectmanagement and reporting, as well as campus partner interactions, ensuringalignment with each school's strategic marketing communications goals. Actsas the primary contact for the schools, facilitating collaboration with theDivision of Marketing and Communications. Develops andexecutes engaging social media strategies and content to connect with targetaudiences and elevate brand presence across platforms. Writes andedits copy for various platforms, tailored to target audiences. This includesmanaging messaging, proofreading, writing both long and short format stories,and ensuring excellent command of grammar and style. Providesevent-related marketing support, including creating event collateral materials,coordinating video and photography shoots, managing and writing websitecontent, and ensuring design consistency. Completes otherduties as assigned. REQUIREMENTS: Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Writing, Journalism or Englishfrom an accredited institution and 3-5 years of work-related experience. Marketing and advertising, project management, social mediastrategy and content creation, copywriting and client management experiencerequired. Preferred qualifications: Marketing for higher education with an emphasis on healthcare, developingdigital advertising campaigns, familiarity with video production and organizingcommercial photography shoots, website development and analytics preferred. 5-8 years ofwork- related experience. Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination ofexperience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilitiesrequired to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is notlimited to, the following: Superior writing and communication skills Strong problem-solving and planning capabilities Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines Customer service oriented Deep understanding of social media strategies and tactics Ability to work collaboratively with various unitsacross the organization Commitment to the University's values of diversity, equity and inclusion, andrecognition of the importance of treating each individual with dignity andrespect consistent with the University's Mission. Demonstrated experience with, andunderstanding of, the broad diversity of the University community (students,faculty, staff and others). Ability toestablish and maintain effective working relationships with the UniversityCommunity. Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the Universityand to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. Themission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit ofservice, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and anecumenical campus community. APPLICATIONINSTRUCTIONS: Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact informationfor three professional references. Catholic in its mission and ecumenical in spirit, Duquesne University valuesequality of opportunity as an educational institution and as an employer. We aspireto attract and sustain a diverse faculty and staff that reflects contemporarysociety, serves our academic goals and enriches our campus community. Weparticularly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups andsupport dual-career couples through our charter membership in thisregion's HERC (http://www.hercjobs.org/oh-western-pa-wv/). We invite applicants for this position to learn more about our university andits Spiritan heritage by visiting http://www.duq.edu/about/mission-and-identity/mission-statement.Those invited to campus for an interview may be asked about ways in which theysee their talents contributing to the continued growth of our community andfurthering its mission. Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community,the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic inmission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity,Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution andas an employer.