What are the responsibilities and job description for the COMMUNICATIONS SPEC position at University of Alabama at Birmingham?
Description
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Position Summary:
- Writes content, such as news articles, talking points, email, and social media for ODI
- Edits and manages website content and design
- Designs graphics using Adobe Creative Cloud
- Provides event promotion and support, such as promotional plans and event attendance
- Collaborates and works on teams with people from diverse backgrounds
- Assists on other projects as needed, such as coordinating the production of print publications and videos and supporting stakeholders
- Develop content, such as news articles, talking points, email, and social media; edits and manages website content and design
- Design graphics and promotes events
- Collaborates with UAB community and promotes campus engagement
- Coordinates the production of print publications and videos
Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategy
- Write communications strategy in alignment with ODI strategic plan
- Integrate strategy school-wide by collaborating with other communicators
- Help with leadership messaging
- Operates as a resource and trains other communicators in ODI
- Ensure values, mission and vision are incorporated in all communications activities
- Other supporting duties for strategic planning for office
- Attend weekly ODI meetings
- Assist with departmental DEI plans and collaboration
Content creation and direction
- Create plans for internal and external distribution
o Research holidays and awareness months
o Coordinate with department level comms when appropriate
o Recognize faculty, staff, and trainees for awards
o Educational content when appropriate
o Unique ways to promote events
- Individual news articles/announcements
- Supports partners and stakeholders across the university (such as other diversity events)
- Social media posts
- Submit to partners and stakeholder channels, add to Heersink News
Website management
- Strategic planning and user experience
- New system updates
- Staff Grand Rounds conversion
- Proofing
- Audit
- Metrics review
- AP style and language review, grammar edits
- Update voice to active voice
- Photography audit
- Learn technical components, build widget kits, etc.
- ADA digital compliance for visually and sensory impairments
Web edits
- Program updates
- Staff Liaisons page
- Faculty Liaisons page
- Student Affairs pages
o GME – Justin Evans and Latisha Elopre
o UME – Erica Brown
- Faculty Associations pages
o Hispanic and Latin American
o Asian American and Pacific Islander
o Black/African American
o LGBTQ
- Initiatives pages
- AMWA page
o Update copy
o Add session to YouTube
o Video uploads to site
- Staff Grand Rounds page
o Update copy
o Add session to YouTube
o Video uploads to site
Design elements
- Graphics for:
o Social media
o Email headers email
o Newsletter thumbnail
- Original custom invitations for events
- Original custom flyers
- School-wide diversity, inclusion announcements copy
o Send test
o Send email
- Create event invitations
o Send test
o Distribute
- Stay updated on Marketing Cloud best practices
- Support Faculty Associations with one-off emails
o Write copy
o Send test
o Distribute
- List upload weekly
o Format lists correctly
o Move to correct MC folder
o Messages from Drs. Durant and Fouad when needed
- Scheduled email sends
o Event promotion
o Partner support (i.e. ALAHEDO)
Virtual engagement or events support
- Talking points or key messages for leadership
- Email and news support (see above)
- Graphics and news article promotion (see above)
- Work with programs coordinator and program director on additional needs
- Blackthorn event page management when appropriate
o Set up custom event
o Send to management for tests and approval
- RSVP set up on Qualtrics when appropriate
- Attend events as needed
- Staff Grand Rounds plan
o Virtual webinar support
- Faculty Association additional support or requests
- Reporting channels Qualtrics form update and strategy
- Thank you emails
- Adds events to campus calendar
- Manages registration page and reports on attendance
- Promotional plans for each event
- Helps support new, one-off events and promotion such as the AMWA president event, International Women’s Day speaker, Dr. Jean Cowsert panel event, Hamilton speakers event
- Helps write invitation letters to speakers
- Sends initial email and reminder emails
- Helps order swag and other promotional items
Print publication
- Facilitates Annual Report design with UAB print shop
- Crafts copy for news articles and letters
- Collects photography
Video
- Write script
- Hire freelance and contract with them
- Support stakeholders through process
- Helps with approvals through University Relations
Salary Range: $47,665 - $77,455
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing or a related field and one (1) year of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement. Minimum hiring rate must meet the most current FLSA guidelines for salary level and basis to remain exempt.
Primary Location: University
Job Category: Marketing
Organization: 310000000 School of Medicine Dean's Office
Employee Status: Regular
Shift: Day/1st Shift
Work Arrangement (final schedule to be determined by the department/hiring manager): Remote/Hybrid Eligible
Salary : $47,665 - $77,455
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