Communications Coordinator

Augusta University

About Us
Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 9,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today.

Location
Augusta University -
Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912
Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

College/Department Information
As Augusta University's communications and marketing team, we support and share our services with every department across university settings on every campus. Every day, we strive to develop partnerships that cultivate an experience like no other within our community, elevating our brand in every way via social media, graphic design, communications, and marketing. Our team tells the stories of Augusta University to showcase our learning, discovery, student success, community and stewardship.

Job Summary
This role produces content for internal media and engages faculty, staff and students to generate compelling ideas for articles to promote the institution in campus publications including, but not limited to magazines, newsletters, web pages and social media. This role also helps ensure our campus messages are ADA compliant. This role assists in the production and distribution of written, audio and video communications, especially to include copy writing/editing support. This role Is responsible for staying on top of communications and marketing trends and best practices, as well as analyzing our AU results for ongoing improvement. This role functions as division AP Style expert and provides copy editing service for high-level communications and written materials as assigned, as well as writes and maintains in-house editorial standards and guide. This role leads communications and marketing strategy for key campus events such as Values Week and Commencement Week. Starting in 2022, this role will begin offering writing coaching for campus communicators and faculty, including helping our faculty communicate their research to the public through op/ed columns in the media.

Responsibilities
The duties include, but are not limited to:

Content Creation - Content information and outreach. Reach out to contacts for intro and touch base. Aim to complete 2 stories and additional briefs each week. Continue building key relationships with sources around campus.

Writing - Style guide maintenance, ADA compliance and other duties as assigned

Outreach - Writer coaching for campus communicators and faculty experts

Leadership - Lead communications and marketing strategy on Fall 2021 Commencement stories and Values Week

Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, or related field with five years of experience

Preferred Qualifications
This position is responsible for determining the best experts for media relations requests and coordinating interviews. Experience editing publications with readership of 25,000 or more. Experience in writing, media relations, journalism, relationship building. Previous experience in education and/or health care preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge in media relations. Working knowledge of computer software systems including databases, operating systems and spreadsheets.

SKILLS
Excellent oral and written communications skills.

ABILITIES
Ability to work in collaborative, creative and fast-paced environment. Strong attention to detail.

Shift/Salary/Benefits
Shift: Days; Monday-Friday
Pay Grade: 14
Salary: Minimum $36,197/year - Midpoint $46,184/year
Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position

Recruitment Period: Until Filled
Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees.

Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.

Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program. Consider applying with us today!

Conditions of Employment
All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.

All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

Other Information
This position is also responsible for promoting a customer-friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. "Augusta University is a patient-and family-centered care institution, where employees partner every day with patients and families for success."

Augusta University is a tobacco-free environment, and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.

How To Apply
Consider applying with us today!
https://www.augusta.edu/hr/jobs/
Select University Faculty & Staff > External Applicants if you are a candidate from outside the university
Select University Faculty & Staff > Internal Applicants if you are a current university employee
If you need further assistance, please contact us at 706-721-9365

To apply, please visit: https://careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psp/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=12000&JobOpeningId=252769&PostingSeq=1



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