Job Summary:
UW-Madison Extension connects communities across Wisconsin to university knowledge and expertise, with faculty and staff delivering programming across six institutes to families, businesses, nonprofits, and more. We’re changing lives every day, and here’s your chance to help tell the impactful stories of youth finding their lifelong interests, businesses using the latest university research to streamline their operations, families strengthening their bonds with each other as well as their physical and mental health, and the dedicated stewards protecting our natural resources. Use your talents to bring voice to the many ways Extension is answering emerging problems and providing innovative solutions.
This position is designed for someone looking to manage a portfolio of projects, designing editorial processes, and overseeing freelance multimedia efforts to augment their own work. A self-starter able to flesh out ideas and actively engage peers and colleagues to bring the impact of their work to a broader audience will be ideal in this environment.
Responsibilities:
Develops and supervises the execution of communication programs and may supervise personnel and/or other resources in support of institutional or unit communication goals.
- 15% Manages the day-to-day operational unit plans to align with strategic initiatives and to meet established objectives
- 20% Plans, writes, and edits content for various internal and external stakeholders
- 15% Plans and directs unit programs and/or projects to ensure adherence to deadlines and budgets
- 10% Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised unit operational policies and procedures
- 35% Develops, implements, and delivers communication materials through various mediums to designated audiences
- 5% Manage assignments and budget for freelance photographers, videographers, and other communications needs
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Education:
Required
Bachelor’s Degree
Qualifications:
Required:
– Proven success creating and placing stories or human impact features
– Independent management of a set of communications projects
– Solid knowledge of current outreach communications best practices
– Ability to interpret data and research to translate into plain language narrative writing
– Experience interviewing coworkers and colleagues for public and internal content
Preferred:
– Creation of distributed outreach materials such as sample social media messages or press releases, customizable content
– Experience creating inclusive materials for diverse audiences
– Email marketing experience
– Institutional social media experience
– Multimedia experience such as photography or videography
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $65,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Additional Information:
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.
How to Apply:
We are eager to learn more about how your experience and passion may align with this position. Please submit a cover letter referring to your related work experience and a resume detailing your educational and professional background. Please keep in mind, applicants need to articulate all required qualifications in their cover letter and/or resume. Applicants who have preferred qualifications should share those too in the cover letter and/or resume. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine who may advance to preliminary interviews.
Contact:
Matthew Call
matthew.call@wisc.edu
608-262-7495
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Official Title:
Communications Manager(CM003)
Department(s):
A47-EXTENSION/OPS/COMM & EXTERNAL REL
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
276624-AS
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
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Applications Open: Mar 22 2023 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Apr 11 2023 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time