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Department:
The Mississippi Lab serves as a humanities laboratory for the
university, the state, and the region. Three projects – Greenfield
Farm Writers Residency, Staff Creative Residencies, and Faculty
Laureates – drive creative enterprise and content production,
spanning disciplines, demographics, and geographies. Greenfield
Farm Writers Residency, the newest of these projects, is set to
open in late 2027 on the site of William Faulkner’s onetime mule
farm.
Job Summary:
Researches, designs, and implements marketing and public relations
strategies that further departmental goals and amplify departmental
communications
Job Description:
- Researches, develops and grows marketing and public relations
plans based on research and departmental goals
Develops, implements, and disseminates public relations and
marketing materials through a wide variety of communication mediums
utilizing appropriate technologies and techniques
Identifies and exploits pathways of communication with the
audiences we serve
Edits and polishes the marketing and communications work of
outside collaborators
Establishes and maintains the tenor and aesthetics of
departmental communications
Leverages narrative techniques to inspire actions in consumers
of departmental communications
Job Responsibilities:
Research, craft, and share stories that compel action on behalf of
Greenfield Farm Writers Residency and other Mississippi Lab
initiatives.
Education Qualifications:
Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
Relevant experience | 3 Years | Required
Compensation:
$56,763.20 - $85,134.40
Interview Requirement:
Interview Requirements: Any candidate who is called for an
interview must notify the Department of Equal
Opportunity/Regulatory Compliance in writing of any reasonable
accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.
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status.
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The University of Mississippi is committed to providing a safe
campus community. UM conducts background investigations for
applicants being considered for employment. Background
investigations include a criminal history record check, and when
appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history
check.