Digital Content Marketing Specialist | Syracuse University - Military Veterans

Digital Content Marketing Specialist Job #: 041120 Location Syracuse, NY Pay Range: $60,450 Hours: Standard University business hours 8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year) 8:00am - 4:30pm (summer) Hours may vary based on operational needs. Job Type: Full-time Job Description: As part of the Maxwell School's Communications and Media Relations team, reporting to the Assistant Director for Digital Communications, the Digital Content Marketing Specialist is responsible for writing, editing, and updating digital information to support recruitment, development, research dissemination and brand awareness efforts. Qualifications: Bachelors degree in communications, English, journalism, marketing, writing or related field is required. An understanding of best practices for digital marketing communications including search engine optimization required. Two (2) plus years of professional experience in digital content creation is preferred. Familiarity with both academic communications and college admission marketing is desired. Job Specific Qualifications: Intellectual curiosity to identify, create and advance content that is important to students, prospective students, alumni and donors across the social sciences, public administration and professional programs within the Maxwell School. Superior writing and editing skills (samples required), with an emphasis on digital content including web, social media, and video. Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop, InDesign and Premiere as well as some basic HTML editing. Excellent initiative and follow-through supported by a highly organized, detail-oriented work style (pertaining to maintaining spreadsheets and calendars, communicating and meeting deadlines, careful proofing and editing, etc.). Experience with a variety of web publishing and content management tools and the ability to adapt quickly to new technologies and platforms. Understanding of SEO and UX best practices. An entrepreneurial mindset, with an eye towards continuous improvement of processes and mechanisms for helping the team to achieve established goals. Keen interest/knowledge regarding existing and emerging best practice and trends in digital/social/traditional media. Excellent interpersonal communication skills and a highly collaborative nature. Responsibilities: Write, create, edit and secure approvals for school-based digital communications including the Maxwell website, social media, emails and InfoScreens. Assist in the development and maintenance of editorial calendars and be responsible for immersing within all programs, departments, centers, and units throughout the school. Participate in the creation and editing of marketing and recruitment videos. Edit and update the Maxwell website on behalf of units. Track and interpret analytics related to these communications. Over time, proactively identify school-based digital communications that require new or refreshed content. Meet regularly, in collaboration with the Assistant Director for Digital Communications, with professionals from around the school to develop materials and tell stories that effectively showcase the schools scholarly offerings, outputs from faculty and center research, student milestones, and alumni achievements. Cultivate a collaborative working environment. Research, identify and, as appropriate, implement emerging techniques/technologies to enhance and measure digital engagement, email marketing, and social media content strategies on behalf of the school. Ad-hoc projects and duties as assigned. About Syracuse University: Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience. The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the Universitys 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu. About the Syracuse area: Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal. Application Deadline: Full Consideration By: Open Until Filled: Priority Consideration: To apply, visit https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/105730 Syracuse University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law. This nondiscrimination policy covers admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs, services, and activities. Syracuse University has a long history of engaging veterans and the military-connected community through its educational programs, community outreach, and employment programs. After World War II, Syracuse University welcomed more than 10,000 returning veterans to our campus, and those veterans literally transformed Syracuse University into the national research institution it is today. The Universitys contemporary commitment to veterans builds on this historical legacy, and extends to both class-leading initiatives focused on making an SU degree accessible and affordable to the post-9/11 generation of veterans, and also programs designed to position Syracuse University as the employer of choice for military veterans, members of the Guard and Reserve, and military family members. Syracuse University maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and international worldview. The University community recognizes and values the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. At Syracuse, we are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in an inherently diverse country and world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. To do so, we commit ourselves to promoting a community that celebrates and models the principles of diversity and inclusivity. Copyright 2024 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved. Posted by the FREE value-added recruitment advertising agency jeid-f69b4720963b8842a40aad123bc42e94