"COORDINATOR / MARKETING & EVENTS / RESIDENCE LIFE"

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Housing Assignments, the Coordinator of Marketing and Events has primary responsibility for residence hall marketing events, social media, publications, department website and supervision of the daily operations of the central office. This position also provides support to the Assistant Director of Housing Assignments related to summer housing assignments, special population housing, and the waitlist.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience that equates to two years.
• One year of experience in higher education.
• Detail oriented.
• Must possess excellent organizational skills.
• History of providing outstanding customer service.
• Must possess excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to connect in person and through social media platforms with students, parents, and campus partners.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of this position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, marketing, recreation, event management or other similar programs.
• Experience with university housing.
• Graphic design experience.
• Event planning experience.
• Experience working with websites.
• Previous experience with StarRez software and SAP software.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supervises one secretary and 8 – 10 student staff for the central office.
• Supervises immediate staff to include performance appraisal, time card approval, vacation/sick leave requests, staff meetings and ongoing one- on-one meetings with all direct reports.
• Assists and supports in coordinating assignments for special populations including; assists in assigning students from the waitlist.
• Assumes responsibility for event planning to advance and promote the Office of Residence Life including Admissions events and Homecoming events.
• Represents the department at various admissions and orientation events.
• Coordinates and supervises all publications for the Office of Residence Life including updating, revising, editing, printing. This includes responsibility for making independent decisions about branding and image.
• Manages the Office of Residence Life’s social media accounts including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with support from student interns.
• Independently respond to social media traffic that impacts branding ad image.
• Manages content for the Office of Residence Life website.
• Coordinates departmental signage needs.
• Creates a plan and implements a plan to create/enhance communication with the Office of Residence Life full time staff, student leader, and student staff alumni via social media, electronic newsletters, receptions at professional conferences, and campus events.
• Coordinates file maintenance of all documents relating to the wait list
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Exercised:

Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University that foster a culture inspiring excellence. The Leadership Standards define how we lead and treat others on our team. As leaders, it is our responsibility to seek input from our teams to continuously improve our leadership abilities and our demonstration of the standards. Additionally, it is our responsibility to encourage and support the growth and development of those whom we lead. At CMU, we encourage employees to grow both personally and professionally, and thus advance CMU’s culture of excellence.

Employee Group:

Professional & Administrative -Salary

Staff Pay Level:

Pay Range:

$43,000 - $50,000

Division:

University Engagement and Student Affairs

Department:

Residence Life

Position Status:

Regular

Position End Date:

Employment Status:

Full-Time

FTE:

1.0

Position Type:

12 month

Weekly Work Schedule:

Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as required.

Location:

Mount Pleasant, MI