How to Apply
- A cover letter and resume are required for consideration for this position. The cover letter should be included in the same document as your resume and should specifically address your interest in this position and highlight related skills and experience.
- This is a two-year term-limited appointment and renewal is dependent on continued grant funding.
- The Ford School is committed to providing a positive and inclusive work environment. This includes providing employees with flexible work opportunities. This position will be expected to work in the office 3-4 days/week, after an initial onboarding period with more onsite presence.
Summary
The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is looking for a Marketing Communications Specialist that will help amplify and extend its DEI efforts and initiatives, both for the School and its Center for Racial Justice, and enhance engagement with our audiences through a variety of communications channels and events.
You will be part of the Communications & Outreach team and report directly to the Senior Communications & Outreach Strategist, with additional guidance from the Associate Director of the Center for Racial Justice. You will provide creativity and leadership by creating promotional assets, designing and implementing school-wide communications, managing event coordination, and tracking data on communications activities.
The Ford School is one of the nation’s foremost policy schools, housed at one of the world’s great public universities. We inspire and prepare diverse leaders grounded in service, conduct transformational research, and collaborate on evidence-based policymaking to take on our communities’ and our world’s most pressing challenges. Our dedication to the public good is grounded in our core values and inseparable from our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion , including efforts aimed at addressing key policy issues relevant to racial justice and antiracism. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who will contribute to the diversity of our school. To learn more about the Ford School, read about us .
Why Work at Michigan?
In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:
- Generous time off
- A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
- Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability coverage
- Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
- Paid parental leave
Responsibilities*
- Manage content related to DEI and racial justice work at the Ford School, in collaboration with others in the Communications & Outreach team. This includes planning, researching, writing and editing content for news items, events, social media, websites, email campaigns, newsletters, student or faculty profiles, short video clips, and other projects as assigned. Ensure brand standards and accessibility across platforms and rapid response to inquiries
- Develop content and distribute DEI and Center for Racial Justice e-newsletters for internal and external audiences using Mailchimp
- Works closely with the communications team to manage social media assets, assures brand standards, and is responsible for maintaining a content calendar and meeting publication deadlines
- Contribute to the planning, management and execution of Ford School events and programming, (in-person, hybrid, and virtual) related to the Center for Racial Justice and DEI. This includes setting up the backend of online/hybrid events, moderating audience participation for livestreamed events, promoting events, creating materials, and coordinating photography and videography.
- Work with Student and Academic Services to coordinate DEI communications with student organizations to help amplify main opportunities and messages among students
- Develop and manage graphic designs for communications and events
- Draft and coordinate content and event updates on the Ford School website related to DEI and on the Center for Racial Justice website
- Find internal and external opportunities to amplify faculty research and policy engagement in the DEI and racial justice space.
Required Qualifications*
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 1+ years of professional experience writing, designing marketing materials and copy editing, with demonstrated commitment to attention to detail and accuracy.
- Experience adapting messages for multiple media platforms (e.g. websites, social media, newsletters)
- Experience working with content management and email systems (e.g. Mailchimp), graphic design software (i.e. Adobe Creative Suite), and current digital marketing technologies.
- A passion for social justice and racial justice issues.
- Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to plan, prioritize, and manage time to meet deadlines.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Job Detail
Job Opening ID
233834
Working Title
DEI Marketing Communications Specialist
Job Title
Mktg Communications Specialist
Work Location
Ann Arbor Campus
Ann Arbor, MI
Full/Part Time
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary
Regular
FLSA Status
Exempt
Organizational Group
School Pub Policy
Department
G. Ford Sc Pub Pol
Posting Begin/End Date
4/27/2023 – 5/21/2023
Salary
$48,000.00 – $56,000.00
Career Interest
Communications & Marketing