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Marketing and Communications

Overview:
Responsible for directly supervising various UREC activities, including, but not limited to Sport Club competitions and practices, Outdoor Adventures programming, and open recreation.

  • Graphic Designer
  • Digital Production Supervisor
  • Marketing Multimedia Graduate Supervisor
  • Digital Media Assistant
  • Video/Content Creator Supervisor


Location:

Edinburg

Responsibility

Position Overview

To provide frontline marketing for University Recreation, with a special concentration on creating marketing campaigns and designing marketing instruments. This position is responsible for creating design solutions that have a high visual impact.

Major Duties
  • Assist in developing new and innovative marketing strategies.
  • Visually portray programming in a unique and impressive appearance.
  • Develop designs by gathering information and data through research.
  • Contribute ideas and design artwork that supports the department's mission.
  • Being aware of emerging advancements in new media, with an emphasis in design programs.
  • Coordinate with community and University resources to help publicize the department.
  • Utilize and Assist with photography and video.
  • Post graphics and signage that promote various department events, activities, and programs.
  • Performed other duties assigned.
  • Disclaimer: Both on-site and remote work will be applicable for the job position at the discretion of the department. Personal equipment will be a requirement for remote work.

Qualifications

Must be a current student or a student pre-registered for the upcoming long semester (fall/spring, min. 12 hrs). Student must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0.

Minimum of three (3) months experience writing, editing, printing and using various software programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign.

Preferred

Able to work on a Mac and PC. Have a creative mind to promote events, activities, and programs. Have a specialization in one or more of the following: copywriting and social media, design, photo/video editing, and archiving.   



Location:

Edinburg

Responsibility

Position Overview

This position is responsible for assisting in the operations of a comprehensive marketing program. Will help plan, coordinate, and execute marketing efforts in addition to designing projects for programming departments. 

Major Duties
  • Contribute ideas and design artwork that supports the department mission.
  • Manage Wrike and maintain an efficient dissemination of workload and assist with the creation of monthly reports.
  • Maintaining the ability to contribute ideas and develop designs that implement new and innovative trends of marketing.
  • Assist in hiring, training, scheduling and evaluating the student employees’ efforts and contributions.
  • Being aware of emerging advancements in new media, with an emphasis in design programs.
  • Maintaining the ability to contribute ideas and develop designs that implement new and innovative trends of marketing.
  • Coordinate with the community and University resources to publicize the department.
  • Assist with the creation of monthly reports from Wrike.
  • Consolidate, coordinate, and review the creative work of the design team.
  • Represent department at fairs and events on/off campus.
  • Performed other duties assigned.
  • Disclaimer: Both on-site and remote work will be applicable for the job position at the discretion of the department. Personal equipment will be a requirement for remote work.

Qualifications

Must be a current student or a student pre-registered for the upcoming long semester (fall/spring, min. 12 hrs). Student must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.

Minimum of six (6) months working knowledge of one or more of the following design programs: InDesign, Illustrator, or Photoshop. Have a specialization in one or more of the following: copywriting and social media, design, photo/video editing and archiving.

Preferred

Able to work on a Mac and PC. Creative mind to draw, design, and create balanced compositions to promote events, activities, and programs. 



Location:

Edinburg

Responsibility

Position Overview

Act as a liaison between the student marketing team and the Marketing and Student Development Coordinator for University Recreation. The GS will assist in planning, coordinating, and executing marketing efforts in the image and branding of the department. 

Major Duties
  • Assist in the administration of the day-to-day operations of Marketing, including staff supervision, team and employee scheduling, staff training, policy writing, risk management, website development.
  • Assist in the image and branding of the department through the promotion of the departments facilities, programs, and services.
  • Contribute ideas and design artwork that supports the department mission.
  • Assist in developing new and innovative marketing strategies while balancing multiple projects and deadlines.
  • Being aware of emerging advancements in new media, with an emphasis in design programs.
  • Responsible for reviewing all marketing designs, photography/video, and social media
  • Plans, develops, and provides ongoing training and student staff development programs based on the specific program and/or department goals.
  • Develop and implement marketing procedures for consistency with University policy, Auxiliary Services practices, and National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) guidelines.
  • Manage, track and report project requests
  • Prepare and analyze reports on a month/semester/year basis.
  • Will assist with department special event as well as perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Communication or related field. Admission into the Graduate College. Demonstrates experience with Adobe applications.

Preferred

Have a specialization in one or more of the following: copywriting and social media, design, photo/video editing, and archiving. Proficiency with Adobe Premiere, After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator, or Photoshop


Location:

Edinburg

Responsibility

Position Overview To help plan, coordinate, and execute marketing and communication efforts. This position is responsible for creating media solutions that have a high visual impact, including, but not limited to video, photo, and print media.  Major Duties
  • Manage social media-centered strategies that aim to improve the department’s engagement and build relationships with core/targeted audiences through platforms not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, YouTube.
  • Assist in the management of scheduling platform(s) of media uploads. 
  • Develop communications / public relations strategies with targeted media to build department brand as an innovative and authentic lifestyle.
  • Collaborate with partners to develop meaningful communication plans and represent the department at fairs and events on/off-campus.
  • Performs work in support of programming; demonstrates a link between school life and recreational facility; participates in initiatives, programs, or promotions with moderate visibility.
  • Contribute ideas towards design production that supports the department's mission by gathering information and data through research to keep ahead of emerging trends.
  • Assist in the creation, design, and edit of multimedia tasks along with other assigned duties.
  • Disclaimer: Both on-site and remote work will be applicable for the job position at the discretion of the department. Personal equipment will be a requirement for remote work.

Qualifications

Must be a current student or a student pre-registered for the upcoming long semester (fall/spring, min. 12 hrs). Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Minimum of six (6) months experience in marketing, broadcast, or public relations. Have specialization in copywriting and social media. 

Preferred

  • Able to work on a Mac and PC. Creative mind to draw, design, and create balanced compositions to promote events, activities, and programs.    
  • Proficiency with Adobe Premiere and After Effects.  
  • Have specialization in one or more of the following: copywriting and social media, design, photo/video editing, and archiving.   


Location:

Edinburg

Responsibility

Position Overview

Act as a liaison between the student communications team and the Marketing and Communications Graduate Assistant for University Recreation. Will help plan, coordinate, and execute public relations efforts in addition to leading and managing the communications team. 

Major Duties
  • Help plan, coordinate, and execute communications efforts in addition to designing campaigns for programming departments.
  • Assist with the development of strategies and campaigns to publicize and promote programs and facilities.
  • Assists departments with marketing and advertising materials while balancing multiple projects and deadlines.
  • Assist in hiring, training, scheduling and evaluating student employees.
  • Keep abreast of emerging trends in social media, with an emphasis in advertising and attracting audiences.
  • Provide leadership and supervision for employees in the distribution of media and print, including copywriting, copyediting, social media, photography, and videography.
  • Manage and keep track of assigned tasks to the communications team.
  • Review and edit all social media posts before and after posting.
  • Represent department at fairs and events on/off campus.
  • Coordinate with community and University resources to publicize the department.
  • Develop, implement, and monitor the effectiveness of University Recreation’s strategic communications plan throughout the academic year.
  • Measure communication effectiveness through qualitative and quantitative methods.
  • Analyze digital campaign performance and implement recommendations based on them.
  • Work with different vendors and analytics tools for pulling together campaign reports and giving recommendations for future campaign planning.
  • Works independently, receives minimal guidance, acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
  • Disclaimer: Both on-site and remote work will be applicable for the job position at the discretion of the department. Personal equipment will be a requirement for remote work.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Must be a current student or a student pre-registered for the upcoming long semester. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5. Minimum of six (6) months experience in Marketing, broadcast or Public Relations. Have a specialization in copywriting and social media. 

Preferred

Able to work on a Mac and PC. Have a creative mind to promote events, activities and programs.  



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