Communications Coordinator

Qualifications:

Education or Equivalency Required
Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, business administration, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Qualifications

·         Demonstrated communications experience in a professional setting, including strategic planning, writing, and editing.

·         Excellent attention-to-detail and organizational skills.

·         Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills.

·         Demonstrates experience multitasking and working with a variety of projects.

·         Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work with others in a team setting.

·         Knowledge of using social media strategically to reach key stakeholder audiences.

Desirable Qualifications

·         Knowledge of University of Iowa policies, procedures and regulations.

·         Proficient working knowledge of social media platforms.

·         Experience in editing with strong proofreading, grammar, and spelling skills.

·         Experience using graphics software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop).

·         Experience creating web content and working in a content management system (e.g. Drupal).

·         Experience with fund raising.

Position and Application Details and Instructions:

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following required documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

·         Cover Letter

·         Resume

·         Three (3) work samples, including at least two writing samples (e.g. press releases, published stories, etc.).

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact:  VPR Talent (vpr-talent@uiowa.edu)