BereaCorps Marketing and Communications Associate

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Description:

BereaCorps positions are grant-funded, one-year contract positions from June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026, with the possibility of a one-year extension. The positions are only available to 2024 and May 2025 Berea graduates that have completed all of their coursework by May 2025.

The Marketing and Communications Associate supports the Marketing and Communications department by creating and maintaining visual content for print and digital platforms and producing content for news media outlets. This position contributes to achieving Berea College’s marketing goals by delivering high-quality design work that aligns with the College’s brand standards and effectively communicating with local and state news sources with well-written news focused pieces.

Your Key Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develop creative designs for a variety of print and digital platforms, including brochures, social media graphics, advertisements, newsletters, event materials, other digital and print assets.
• Assist in producing and formatting design projects to ensure consistency with Berea College’s brand guidelines.
• Utilize Adobe Creative Suite and other design tools to create original graphics and visual elements.
• Assist in maintaining and organizing a library of digital assets, including illustrations, and templates.
• Prepare final files for print production and/or digital publication, ensuring all technical specifications are met.
• Write copy for news media including press releases, news blog articles, and local newspaper features.
• Assist in creating and maintaining content on the news blog, including gathering information from students and faculty across campus.
• Collaborate with writers, photographers, and other team members to develop and refine marketing collateral.
• Utilize web publishing tools to manage online content including text, images, video, and documents.

What You'll Bring:

Education required to ensure success in this position:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations or a related field

• Minimum of one (1) year of professional or internship experience in graphic design, media relations, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in creating designs that effectively communicate ideas to target audiences.
• Familiarity with preparing files for both digital and print platforms.
• Experience with project management in a collaborative setting is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to develop written content for internal and external audiences including news media.

• Understanding and appreciation for Berea College’s mission, including the Great Commitments and the role of philanthropy in supporting the College’s goals.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and other relevant design tools.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a creative team and with campus and community partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of AP style writing style used in press releases, magazine and website.
• Creative problem-solving skills with a focus on innovation and efficiency.

• Valid Driver’s License

• Ability to maneuver around campus and campus buildings
• Utilize a computer for long periods

• Office and outdoors

• Vehicle
• Computer
• Apple iPhone and/or other mobile devices
• Standard office equipment

Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $204,000. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is listed #20 in overall ranking in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse college rankings, 2023. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #2 Best Liberal Arts College and #1 in Social Mobility, 2023. Money Magazine ranks Berea #20 Best Overall College and #10 for Best in the South, 2023. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2023.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.

Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team.


Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Our Benefits:
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.

Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.