Job Posting Title:
Communications & Marketing Manager
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Hiring Department:
Harry Ransom Center
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Earliest Start Date:
Immediately
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
UT MAIN CAMPUS
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Job Details:
General Notes
About the Harry Ransom Center
The Ransom Center is an internationally renowned humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin. Its extensive collections provide unique insight into the creative process of writers and artists, deepening our understanding and appreciation of literature, photography, film, art, and the performing arts. Visitors engage with the Center's collections through research and study, exhibitions, publications, and a rich variety of program offerings including readings, talks, symposia, and film screenings.
The Ransom Center encourages discovery, inspires creativity, and advances understanding of the humanities for a broad audience through the preservation and sharing of its extraordinary collections.
Purpose
As part of a dynamic team, the Communications and Marketing Manager works to implement strategic plans across the Center to engage in-person and online audiences through social media management, email communications, and public relations efforts. This position reports to the Head of Communications and Marketing.
Responsibilities
- Communications and Community Engagement - Implements strategic communications and outreach plans for the Ransom Center. Writes for a variety of purposes including, but not limited to, social media, email communications, media announcements, blog articles, public service announcements, and website content. Supports biannual magazine publication through communications, content management, and permissions. Continually researches and applies new forms of community engagement to invite active participation with the Center’s mission.
- Email Marketing, Blog, and Social Media - Develops and executes email communications to the Center’s audiences through a bulk-email automation platform; creates visual email assets; develops templates; and maintains email lists with an emphasis on growth. Expands online presence through social media messaging; designs and creates visual content; posts regularly across multiple channels to increase audience growth; develops content in coordination with a cross-departmental development team.
- Marketing and Reporting- Implements marketing strategies for the Ransom Center through paid ad placements to promote exhibitions, membership, and programs. Monitors audience engagement, social presence, and gives regular updates to the effectiveness of the Center's communications, marketing, and advertising initiatives. Helps to monitor activity across all social channels.
- Project Management- Helps manage projects for the Ransom Center Communications and Marketing Department using a variety of tools, such as Office 365, WordPress, and web platforms for project, social media, and email management.
- Publicity and Media Relations- Coordinates and executes public relations projects for the Center. Promptly responds to requests for information under the guidance of the Head of Communications and Marketing. Ensures proper and timely distribution of materials to targeted audiences, the media, and the general public. Plans and executes marketing events and coordinates media visits and interviews. Coordinates photography and video production for marketing and online/social purposes.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, English, public relations, communications, marketing, advertising, or related field with a demonstrated commitment to the humanities.
- Four years of experience in communications in any one of the following: media or public relations, journalism, marketing, communications, or social media and content management. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Expert fluency with digital, email, and social media platforms.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-pasted environment under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of creativity, initiative and sound independent judgment.
- Utilizes excellent verbal and written communications skills and maintains a professional, respectful, and service-oriented focus when interacting with other employees, vendors, volunteers, visitors, and the general public.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in any of the areas above.
- Experience working in a library, museum, other cultural institution, or non-profit.
- Photography and video capture and graphic design experience.
Salary Range
$50,000 - $53,000, depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
- Lift and move standard office files and supplies.
- Work hours may include occasional evenings, weekends during peak periods to meet deadlines.
Required Materials
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an
equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original
documents
to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
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E-Verify Poster (English)
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E-Verify Poster (Spanish)
[PDF]
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Right To Work Poster (English)
[PDF]
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Right To Work Poster (Spanish)
[PDF]
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in
HOP-3031
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The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may
access the most recent report here
or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
