"Communications Coordinator"

Job Details

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

The Department of Health, Behavior and Society (HBS) is seeking a Communications Coordinator. The Communications Coordinator assists in the planning and execution of print and electronic communications (e.g., newsletters, calendar of events, press kits, etc.). The Communications Coordinator provides broad-based administrative support to advance the goals of the designated work area.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform administrative/clerical duties in support of communications efforts, e.g., maintain databases, lists and records.
• Manage website content and updates which may involve some graphic design or desktop publishing.
• Coordinate mailings and calendar of events.
• Produce multimedia files, presentations, audio/video recordings, photographs.
• Draft, write, edit, and proofread communications pieces, e.g., articles for publications, newsletters, press releases, and general announcements typically of simple, general, or routine nature.
• Work with a combination of internal and external communication materials.
• Support data gathering and/or draft communications in relation to routine inquiries from the media.
• Conduct research and fact finding to assist in developing content for communication pieces.
• Coordinate logistics for internal and/or external special events or functions, e.g., open houses, exhibits, campus tours, orientations, dinners, conferences and may staff those functions.
• Monitor, facilitate and coordinate production and distribution of communication pieces, including production schedule, layout, interface with vendors, writers, freelance writers and photographers.
• Process invoices and monitor expenses.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
• Three years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of college coursework.

Classified Title: Communications Coordinator
Role/Level/Range: ATO 37.5/03/OE
Starting Salary Range: $18.20 - $33.90 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health
Department name: HBS-Research Projects
Personnel area: School of Public Health

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.