Communications Coordinator - LAS Office of Marketing & Communications

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a leading research institution seeking a Communications Coordinator for its Office of Marketing & Communications. The role involves creating and implementing strategic communications plans for key stakeholders, as well as content creation, planning, evaluation, and collaboration with various teams.

Responsibilities

• Generate ideas for news and feature stories that support the units' priorities and college's brand
• Write accurate, engaging news and feature stories for print and digital channels
• Create and update website content that is accurate, concise, on-brand, and audience-focused
• Create and edit content for unit communications channels, such as print or digital newsletters and social media
• Pitch story ideas to the college and university communications teams
• Apply the college's brand and style guidelines to all content
• Update and manage statistics and content related to the units' history, accomplishments, and pride points
• Work closely with the Director of Communications to develop and implement a strategic communications plans to address the units' goals, priorities, and key audiences
• Create project briefs and use other collaboration tools to define the goals and scope of projects and ensure that effective deliverables are produced
• Analyze and report on performance of communications tactics
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the units' leadership, staff, and faculty
• Work collaboratively with marketing and communications colleagues
• Work within and contribute to college project management systems
• Serve as a liaison between unit stakeholders and the college marketing and communications team
• Oversee timely review of marketing messages by unit stakeholders and provide feedback on marketing projects as requested
• Identify students with compelling stories that the college MarCom team can feature in blog posts, videos, and social media content that align with student recruitment goals
• Share with the college any marketing assets created by the units that could support recruitment efforts
• Ensure student recruitment messaging developed within the units aligns with the college’s marketing strategy, brand standards, and campaigns by collaborating closely with the marketing team

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business administration, communications, public relations, or a closely related field
• One (1) year (12 months) of professional work experience in marketing, public relations, communications, brand management, or a related professional area
• Ability to communicate effectively with others
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to interact with a broad array of internal and external constituents
• Commitment to creating an inclusive environment
• Ability to think creatively and collaboratively
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to be self-motivated, work independently, and prioritize tasks
• Strong decision-making skills and judgment
• Ability to work under tight deadlines while balancing multiple projects
• Ability to maintain high standards of integrity and accuracy while presenting information in an engaging and informative way
• Demonstrated ability to write content, such as news and feature stories, press releases, or advertising or marketing copy

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid time Off
• Tuition waivers for employees and dependents

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