DEMA MARKETING AND COMMUNICATI (UA-MRKT-IUBLA)

Marketing and Communications for the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Crafts speeches and opinion-editorial pieces for the Vice President for the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs (VPODEMA) that focus on specific topics that engage defined audiences. This duty requires the incumbent to spend time with the VPODEMA to understand the VP's thoughts and ensure that one re-creates the distinct voice within the written speech
• Works with AVP to develop distinctive and effective brand stories and voices for the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs and its units. Write hidden content for web pages, such as page titles, error pages, descriptive ALT text, and metadata, and implement search engine optimization programs.

General Responsibilities

• Reviews written content for various communications needs, audiences, and publication formats.
• Under supervision, corrects basic and progressively more complex grammar, spelling, punctuation, formatting, and syntax errors and performs edits that improve overall writing quality of communications.
• Evaluates submissions from writers to ensure they meet requirements for specific publications, including content, length, brand guidelines, and deadline specifications.
• Regularly consults with writers, printers, faculty, staff, and/or other stakeholders to ensure adherence to writing and publications deadlines.
• Drafts routine communications to be reviewed and approved by supervisor.
• Audits writing and/or communications for adherence to brand guidelines, compile reports to analyze written communication output from the unit, and/or create and execute an editorial calendar.
• Provides guidance to other Writing/Editing Assistants; may make process recommendations to supervisor.

EDUCATION

Required

• High school diploma or GED

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or communications or related field

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 4 years in relevant field

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Possesses a high degree of initiative
• Ability to build strong customer relationships
• Knowledge of standard proofreading marks
• Ability to perform basic proofreading and text cleanup; ability to learn and apply style guidelines such as Associated Press Stylebook, Chicago Manual of Style, etc.
• Proficiency in English grammar rules and application
• Attention to detail
• Ability to proofread for correct style and formatting and review proof materials

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

Career Level: Mastery

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Marketing & Communications

Job Family: Writing & Editing

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