Communications Coordinator

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communication, marketing, journalism, or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in creating and editing content for wide variety of audiences and channels (e.g., blogs, talking points, feature stories, video scripts, promotional materials, etc.) as well as developing communication campaigns and plans.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, with proven ability to effectively meet deadlines.
• Experience working in a team-based setting where consultation, flexibility, and collaboration are essential.
• Ability to think and plan across channels and develop effective communication strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to support a welcoming and respectful environment in a job-related experience, an academic setting, and/or the community.

Desired Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of experience in a communications role or educational role involving strategic communications.
• Highly skilled working with Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro), and Canva.
• Experience in managing and creating content for websites and social media accounts, with an emphasis on visuals.
• Experience working with and/or supporting executive leaders in a strategic capacity.
• Experience with planning and implementing events.
• Demonstrated competence in creating, distributing, and analyzing web-based surveys, such as Qualtrics.
• Experience with e-mail campaign management.
• Experience working in a higher education environment.

Application Details:

In order to be eligible for interview, applicants must upload the following and mark them as “relevant files” when you upload the documents. All three items are required as part of the application process.

1. Cover letter that clearly addresses how you meet each of the required and any desired qualifications of this position. To ensure strongest consideration, applicants are encouraged to review all required qualifications and state directly how they meet each of them.
2. Current resume
3. Three examples of your work or provide a URL to online examples as part of the application process.

This job ad will be posted for a minimum of 14 days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after that date. Please contact andrea-rost@uiowa.edu if you have any questions about the position. 

The hiring salary range for the communication coordinator position is $47,500 - $60,000.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.