Communications & Marketing Program Manager

Communications & Marketing Program Manager

Company:
The University of Arizona

Job Location:
Tucson, 85724

Category:
Communications, Marketing, and Public Affairs

Type:
Full-Time

Posting Number: req25525

Department: Family and Community Medicine

Location: Tucson Campus

Address: 1521 E Helen Street, Tucson, AZ 85719 USA

Position Highlights

The Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities at the University of Arizona is seeking a creative and dynamic Communications & Marketing Program Manager to lead our multi-media marketing, communication, and dissemination activities. The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing a communication agenda for the Sonoran Center that is branded, strategic, and engaging for university personnel, faculty, students, partners, community stakeholders, and the public. Additional responsibilities include researching, writing, designing, and publishing material and sharing through on-line and written products, an inviting and informative website, social media platforms and in-person events, public media channels, and ensuring knowledge translation through universally-designed, user-friendly, accessible formats. The successful candidate will supervise a small team of staff and student workers and establish policies and guidance for all Sonoran Center personnel.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more! The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design, plan, and administer strategic, branded, and multi-faceted comprehensive communication approach that align with the UCEDD mission and goals.
• Inform and establish policies regarding organizational communication.
• Establish strategic branding guidelines in line with industry standards, ADA accessibility guidelines and University branding requirements.
• Create marketing strategies for specific program roll outs and promote accordingly.
• Oversee the creation of engaging marketing content to include print, social media and website hits.
• Coordinate internal and external communications to ensure all stakeholders and informed and engaged.
• Develop and implement crisis communication plans.
• Provide recommendations to UCEDD directors and managers on communication effectiveness.
• Oversee production of both internal and external communications for students, faculty and staff; the public, disability community, and state and national audiences through a variety of formats including on-line and written products, website and social media, public media channels, events, reports, and other resources.
• Implement accessibility features (video subtitles, alternative text, website structure, document tagging, etc.) to ensure accessibility standards are met and use universally designed formats for accessibility by people with physical, cognitive, communication, and sensory disabilities.
• Function as liaison with the department, college, school, and university to stay up-to-date on current university procedures, ensure compliance with university policies and communication protocols, and keep others informed of Sonoran Center contributions and innovations.
• Define and track key performance indicators to measure marketing impact for all avenues of marketing.
• Oversee public relations efforts as appropriate for all UCEDD events and programs.
• Participate on the Executive Director's leadership team and contribute to enhancing operations, promoting growth and leveraging of external dollars/donations, formulating responses to emerging issues and needs, and contributing to problem-solving and creative solutions.
• Build, supervise and train a small team of staff and students.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to optimize business performance in support of strategic plan.
• Ability to design and implement business strategies, plans, and procedures.
• Excellent critical thinking, relationship management, judgment, and decision-making ability, including the ability to weigh short- and long-term costs and benefits of a potential action.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and demonstrated success in developing and supporting department culture and operational effectiveness.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to manage high-volume workloads.
• Strong technical skills, including full proficiency with standard computer systems (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability in establishing an inclusive workplace.
• Ability to delegate, collaborate, and provide strategic decision-making.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with disability accessibility standards.

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Communication and Marketing

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: $65,687 - $85,393

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Grade 9

Compensation Guidance
The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.
The Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator.

Career Stream and Level PC3

Job Family Communications

Job Function Communications & Marketing

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates
Jacy Farkas | jkbell@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Resume and Cover Letter