Unit Communications Coordinator Cornell Engineering (Hybrid)

Unit Communications Coordinator Cornell Engineering (Hybrid)

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Who We Are

Cornell Engineering’s Marketing and Communications team leads the development, execution and assessment of a comprehensive and cohesive communication and marketing strategy. The team is regularly charged with shaping the college’s messaging and branding, supporting the dean and the college’s schools and departments in communicating consistently and effectively, and working with University Relations to proactively ensure that Cornell Engineering receives local, national and international recognition as a leading college of engineering.

Cornell communicators share a mission to enhance and preserve the university’s brand and reputation as a top research institution and a leader in higher education, and to support and promote critical programs that serve the university’s teaching, research, and public engagement mission.

Communication services are carried out through a matrixed organizational system in which University Relations houses the departments of News (Cornell Chronicle), Media Relations (pitching and servicing media requests), Brand (cornell.edu, multimedia production, brand management and governance), Strategic Communications (communications plans, key messaging, social media management), and Cornellians (digital alumni publication).

Communicators in colleges, schools, and units regularly collaborate with, and consult, University Relations departments. University Relations serves as a partner and resource for all college/unit communicators.

What You Will Do

The Unit Communications Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring that communications projects for multiple schools and departments are initiated and executed in a manner that is timely, effective, and supports the communications goals of each unit in a manner consistent with Cornell Engineering branding.

The role is highly collaborative. By building and maintaining relationships with relevant staff and faculty in their assigned schools and departments, the Unit Communications Coordinator will identify potential communications opportunities and issues. The Coordinator will work closely with the College’s editorial, digital, and design team members, as well as the University Relations team members, to schedule and complete projects. They may also write, edit, proofread, design, improve and maintain communications and marketing materials for their assigned units. These materials may include, but are not limited to, stories, brochures, letters, online ads, e-mails, web text, and social media content.

The Unit Communications Coordinator will also collect and analyze communications and marketing metrics for their assigned schools and departments, maintain effective communication with campus partners and University Relations, and follow all relevant university and college protocols. They will also be an active member of the Unit Communications Coordination team, which will work cooperatively to identify opportunities for new and more efficient strategies and disseminate best practices that can be applied throughout Cornell Engineering.

This position plays a critical role in implementing and supporting newly developed branding for Cornell Engineering, as well as generating new ideas and strategies to help enhance the communications of specific units within the college, as well as the college as a whole.

Highlights:

• Experience the excitement of creating something new.
• New ideas and approaches are always welcome here!
• Be part of a large, flexible, supportive, and welcoming team.

What We Need

• Experience partnering with creative communications teams and external vendors
• Working understanding of strategic, brand, and multimedia communications
• Experience generating, editing and/or assigning stories, multimedia projects, and/or social media content that advances a unit’s mission and goals
• Bachelor’s Degree and at least two years of relevant experience
• Ability to communicating quickly, clearly, and concisely in collaboration with others
• Comfort creating and giving presentations to small and large groups
• Ability to

What We Prefer

• Experience producing multimedia content tailored for social media
• Experience working in a matrixed organizational system
• Experience developing multimedia content in an academic setting and/or for an organization with an engineering focus.

Rewards and Benefits

• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.
• This position is located in Ithaca, New York. The position will typically allow for the flexibility to work remotely a maximum of 2 days per week at a location of employee’s choosing within the United States. The New York Convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholdings for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside New York State.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.
• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
• Our leave provisions include three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25 to January 1.

Important Notes about Applying

• There is no visa sponsorship available for this position.
• Applications will be reviewed, and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.
• Please submit both a cover letter and a résumé to be considered for this position.
• There is no relocation assistance available for this position.

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University Job Title:

Communication Spec II

Job Family:

Communications/Marketing

Level:

E

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$57,137.00 - $66,403.00

Remote Option Availability:

Hybrid Remote

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Mack Alves-Morgan

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2023-05-18