Communications & Marketing Specialist I/II/III

About the position

The Office of Engineering Communications and Marketing seeks to hire a communications and marketing specialist to collaborate and work on advancement and fundraising initiatives on-site in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. The successful candidate will work with both the Engineering Advancement team and the Communications and Marketing team to enhance day-to-day departmental, programmatic and campaign-specific strategies within the college. Applicants must have a command of both strategic and tactical communications and marketing approaches, as well as talent for effective storytelling as a means of furthering the college's advancement and fundraising goals. This position is On-Site at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.

Responsibilities

• Creating fundraising proposals; case statements; writing and editing news items and related donor communications; creating, ordering and working with vendors on donor recognition pieces; writing scripts for videos and in-person events.
• Collaborating with a graphic designer and producer/director to create materials to be used by the college's Office of Advancement.
• Creating and maintaining advancement-related web and social media content, as well as overseeing a wide range of communications projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, Communications, Marketing or related field.
• 0 years of experience in marketing and communications services to include print journalism.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficient in AP Style, writing and editing of news, feature, technical, web and advertising content.
• Project management of a variety of print, web and social media projects.
• Proven ability to work with others.
• Some photography experience is helpful.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and Adobe CC software, including InDesign, or similar.
• Extensive experience in campaign communications, advancement communications and/or proposal writing/editing in a higher education setting.

Benefits

• Generous benefits
• Educational opportunities
• Culture of support and work/life balance