University of California, Riverside Looking for Storyteller and Manager, Marketing and Communications Full Time

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Schedule: 8AM –
5PM

Salary: $84,100 – $120,800

Position Information

The Manager of Marketing and
Communications will create a comprehensive communications and marketing plan to promote student success opportunities and programs offered
by Undergraduate Education. Additionally, the incumbent, in coordination with the VPDUE, will plan high impact campus communications that
tell the story of Undergraduate Education and the associated high value outcomes our services create. Communications pieces produced can
include written, visual, digital and electronic communications. This position develops strategies to enhance the website and social media
platforms for Undergraduate and its units. Research trends and recommends new strategies for communication, social media engagement and
brand management. Requires a thorough will lead brand building and direct the marketing and communications efforts by delivering relevant
content amongst students, faculty, staff, alumni, and corporate partners understanding and sensitivity to the issues and challenges faced by
higher education in the state and nation, and UC Riverside, which is an institution designated as an MSI, HSI, HSRI, AANAPISI, Pell Grant
and a first generation student serving campus.

This position is primarily in-person, on campus, with hybrid work options as business
allows.

The salary range for the Storyteller and Manager, Marketing and Communications is $84,100 – $157,500 annually. The expected
pay scale for this position is up to $120,800 annually. We base placement within these ranges on the individual’s qualifications as they
relate to this position.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are
unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to
comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy. All Covered Individuals under the policy must
provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or
Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. For new University of California employees, the
applicable deadline is ten weeks after their first date of employment.

Education

Education
Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
  Required

Experience

• 6 – 10 years of related experience.
  Required

Special Conditions

• Travel Required
• Travel Outside of
  Normal Business Hours Required

Minimum Requirements

1. Advanced knowledge and understanding
   of technical applications to direct professional technical staff, or personally perform technical work, including design concepts, various
   media, and applications.
2. Advanced knowledge and understanding of all aspects of communications, including strategic planning for
   various media venues, technical aspects and requirements of various venues, and most appropriate and effective
   applications.
3. Advanced skills to advise and consult management on all aspects of communications, ranging from developing effective
   communication strategies to appropriately responding to inquiries regarding sensitive or complex issues or information.
4. Advanced
   skills to create, develop, and implement long and short term strategic communication plans.
5. Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal
   communications, active listening and political acumen skills.
6. Excellent analytical, critical thinking, project management, and
   problem recognition, avoidance, and resolution skills.
7. Demonstrated skills serving a diverse student population, particularly work
   with institutions designated as an MSI and/or HSI and/or AANAPISI.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Thorough
   knowledge of location protocols and channels for communication internally and externally.
2. Excellent diplomatic skills in interaction
   with people, organizations and community friends and supporters of Undergraduate Education at UCR.
3. Advanced knowledge of the
   organization, including its mission, vision, goals, policies, and infrastructure; strong knowledge of current affairs and issues in higher
   education and/or health sciences.
4. Strong knowledge of the location, its achievements, mission, vision, goals, policies, practices
   and infrastructure, and a strong knowledge of current affairs, issues in higher education and UCR’s diverse student
   population.
5. Demonstrated knowledge of best practices supporting equity in higher education.
6. Demonstrated skill aligning
   communication strategic plan with divisional goals, campus academic goals, and UE’s student success goals.
7. Demonstrated skills
   working with California, Inland Empire student populations, or similar context.

Additional Information

In
the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the
park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration
of issues critical to growing communities’ air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every
student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most
ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside
  is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine’s 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of
  universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
• UC Riverside is the top university in the
  United States for social mobility. – U.S. News 2020
• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national
  coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of
  color.
• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. – Business Insider 2019
• Ranked No. 2 in the
  world for research, UCR’s Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. – Center for
  World University Rankings
• UCR’s distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science
  and Medicine.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional
commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability,
protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For information about our generous employee benefits
package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview