"Content and Marketing Communications Manager"

The College of Pharmacy is looking for an experienced, highly motivated, and energetic Content Marketing and Communications Manager who wants to tell (comms) and sell (marketing) both the creative and technical stories and news of our nationally ranked #2 College of Pharmacy to help recruit prospective students and support philanthropic efforts.

You should apply if you:

• Have a passion for writing across styles (journalistic, creative, etc.) and for different audiences.
• Enjoy mining for stories, are eager to learn, ask lots of questions, and are curious and collaborative.
• Think strategically and are comfortable consulting with internal clients on projects.
• Have experience developing communication plans, lead generation campaigns, and a content strategy across all channels (traditional and digital).
• Enjoy project management, seeing work through to on-time completion.
• Are energized by a high volume of work.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience generating content for marketing, communications, PR.
• Experience writing across a variety of stakeholders: prospective and current students, media, faculty, staff, alumni.
• Experience creating content for digital marketing, social media platforms, and traditional (print, events).
• Experience writing both technical and creatively, including the ability to translate technical topics for the general public.
• Experience developing and executing multi-channel campaigns for recruitment and philanthropic efforts.
• Knowledge of healthcare field or pharmacy a plus.
• Experienced project manager and knowledge of tools such as Asana.
• Expert in current writing standards.
• Experience with WordPress and updating/creating web pages, social tools (Sprout Social), email software (Constant Contact) or related tools.
• Ability to attend and cover activities and events outside of working hours and on weekends.
• Open and willing to take on other duties as assigned.
• Self-starter coming up with new content ideas, mining for stories, and operational processes; Positive, proactive, service-oriented, collaborative.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Builds positive trusting relationships with team, colleagues and students.
• Open and adaptable to working with different teams.
• Willingness to roll up sleeves to get the job done.

Additional Details:

• Agency Experience.
• Attendance at most College events, which can fall outside of normal business hours and on weekends.
• Hybrid role: Requiring three days in the office and two days remote/home office.

A cover letter is required and must be included as the first page of your resume. In your cover letter, please describe your specific interest in the position and highlight the skills and experiences that directly align with the role. Please submit the following as a single, combined PDF: Cover letter (first page), Resume, Three writing samples: One press release, One technical or complex piece, One creative piece.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.