Public Relations Marketing Analyst (Institutional Advancement)

Public Relations Marketing Analyst (Institutional Advancement)

Job ID : 320636

Location : Mesa Community College

Full / Part Time : Full Time

Regular / Temporary : Regular

Salary Range

$51,558.00 - $67,025.00 / annually, DOE

Grade

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

Summer Hours : Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

Work Calendar

12 Months

Maricopa Summary

Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?

Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?

Whether you're teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!

About Us

What's Currently Happening at Maricopa

• Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the National Science Foundation to improve undergraduate STEM Education : Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
• One of the largest community college systems in the country
• 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
• Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
• 2019 No. 42 in Arizona's Best Employers

Campus Statement

At Mesa Community College, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. We honor the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, socioeconomic background, immigrant status, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, nationality, and intellectual perspective, enrich the college community.

We continuously adapt and respond to differences with a single focus - to create a welcoming, safe, equitable, and inclusive environment that ensures all students and employees have the support and knowledge to succeed and thrive.

MCC is committed to building and sustaining a workplace that reflects our community and student population. Our goal is that our students and employees have the knowledge and skills necessary to excel, lead, navigate, and thrive in a diverse world.

Benefits

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives.

Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.

Benefits & Perks Options :

• 20 paid observed holidays
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal time
• Maricopa Employee Store : Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
• Annual professional development growth funding
• Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents
• Flexible work schedules
• Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program :
• Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
• Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
• Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wondr online program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more.
• Pre-Retirement Events
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S.

Department of Education after qualifying).

10+ Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)

Job Summary

This position is part of the MCC Media Relations / Communications team. It is responsible for strategically managing the college's official media channels (LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram), including the development of content (messaging, graphics, video etc.

monitoring and reporting. This position also researches, writes and proofreads news releases, articles, features, profiles, scripts etc.

highlighting the college, its faculty, staff and students.

Additional Information

Applicants must submit three (3) writing samples demonstrating ability to prepare a variety of communications such as news releases, feature stories, scripts and social media content.

Essential Functions

40% Writing Research, draft, edit and proofread news releases, articles, features, profiles, scripts materials for internal and external audiences, ensuring content is compelling and supports the college brand

40% Social Media

• Plan social media outreach in collaboration with MCC Marketing and Communication teams, scheduling and monitoring posts using Hootsuite
• Prepare clear, concise and compelling social media content (posts, graphics, photo and video), attending / covering campus events and activities, some of which may occur outside of regular business hours
• Report on impact / results
• Provide timely responses to questions and comments received via the college's social channels
• Guide and support campus colleagues operating unofficial social channels to protect the college and its brand
• Coordinate social media advertising and reporting in collaboration with MCC Marketing
• Monitoring and sharing appropriate social mentions

10% Provide basic photography, video and graphic design skills supporting PR, marketing and social media needs

5% Monitor media mentions, archiving appropriate stories on the college's website; requires understanding of media monitoring tools and analytics, and ability to use Drupal

5% Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in public relations, marketing, journalism, English, business, communications or related field and two years of full-time equivalent professional journey-level experience in developing and implementing public relations, social media and marketing activities, projects and campaigns

Associates Degree from a regionally accredited institution and four years of full-time equivalent professional journey-level experience in developing and implementing public relations, social media and marketing activities, projects and campaigns

High School Diploma / GED and six years of full-time equivalent professional journey-level experience in developing and implementing public relations, social media and marketing activities, projects and campaigns

Desired Qualifications

A. Two years of experience using social media tactics and strategies, including the use of scheduling, listening and analyzing tools, in a professional communications, public relations or marketing environment

B. Three years of experience working directly in public relations or communications writing news releases, articles and speeches

C. Professional experience overseeing a successful communications, public relations or social media project or campaign

D. Communicates effectively, including use of correct grammar and punctuation, demonstrated in cover letter, resume and writing samples

E. Working knowledge of Associated Press writing style, demonstrated in writing samples

F. Effective project management skills, ability to manage multiple projects / deadlines simultaneously

G. Experience using Hootsuite or other social media monitoring / scheduling tools

Special Working Conditions

Possession of a valid State of Arizona Class D driver's license is required; must meet minimum standards regarding driving : https : / / district.

maricopa.edu / regulations / admin-regs / section-4 / 4-14

Required to travel to and attend events off campus, occasionally outside of normal business hours

Working knowledge of AP writing style

Sedentary Work : Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body;

Sedentary work requiring extensive computer time

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit a cover letter and resume showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications.

All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application.

Applicants must submit three (3) writing samples demonstrating ability to prepare a variety of communications such as news releases, feature stories, scripts and social media content.

Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.

Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.

Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.

• Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
• Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
• Part-Time employment, to include Adjunct or Associate Professor (must include number of hours worked, contact hours or load)
• Provide employment history in a month / year format (e.g., 09 / 07 to 10 / 11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
• Three professional references, preferably current and / or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.

Applicants who currently work for any of the MCCCD campuses / locations should utilize their HCM Employee Self Service page to apply for jobs by logging in to HCM and clicking on NavBar >

Navigator >

Self Service >

Recruiting >

Careers. Click on link for instructions on how to apply.

Applicants who are not currently working for any of the MCCCD locations should apply at https : / / www.maricopa.edu / about / careers .

If you encounter a technical issue in the upload of documents or the submission of your application, please contact MCC Human Resources at strategicstaffing@mesacc.

edu prior to the application deadline. We are accessible on business days from 8 : 00 am to 5 : 00 pm Arizona time.

Posting Close Date

Apply on or before October 13, 2024 to be considered.

EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states : "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination.

Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.

The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses.

Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.

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