Marketing and Communications Assistant

Department: Col of Humanities and Soc Science

Classification: GMU Worker

Job Category: Part-Time / Hourly Wage

Job Type: Part-Time

Work Schedule: 25 Hours Per Week

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Salary: $22 to $27/hour

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Position:

The part-time Marketing and Communications Assistant will assist the College of Humanities and Social Sciences' communications department with day-to-day operations, post content to the College's website, and create promotional materials to raise awareness about the College. The ideal candidate will have basic knowledge of digital marketing trends, excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills, and a keen attention to detail.

Responsibilities:

• Provide editorial support for digital communications as needed: write brief news items (CHSS in the Media) and announcements recognizing faculty accomplishments (Shout Outs);
• Post content, including events, news briefs and departmental announcements, to the CHSS website using the CHSSWeb content management system;
• Assist in content management for the signs in Horizon (periodic cleanup, assisting with posting for the Dean's Office);
• Assist with website quality control (fix broken links, review content, make content updates on CHSS website);
• Provide basic web support for IT team (answer basic questions from editors);
• Serve as the primary contact for helping academic departments and programs develop and implement their marketing objectives; manage requests submitted via a marketing request form;
• Assist departments and programs with crafting targeted messaging;
• Guide departments and programs to resources for best practices in program promotion;
• Create and maintain resources (templates, guidelines) for best marketing practices to support academic departments and programs; and
• Develop general guidelines for spending marketing funds.

Required Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills, including writing;
• A team player who can collaborate with others; and
• Experience using a web CMS (training available).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using Canva; and
• MS Office experience.

Instructions to Applicants:

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Marketing and Communications Assistant at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a cover letter and resume for review.

Posting Open Date: September 12, 2024

For Full Consideration, Apply by: September 27, 2024

Open Until Filled: Yes