Washington State University Hiring for Assistant Director of Communications at Pullman, WA Full Time

Available Title(s):

1282-NN_ADMINPRO – Public Relations/Communications Coord Senior, 1282-YN_ADMINPRO – Public Relations/Communications Coord Senior

Business Title:

Assistant Director of Communications

Employee Type:

Admin. Professional

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

12 Month

Position Details:

Summary of Duties:

The Assistant Director, Internal Communications in the College of Arts & Sciences at Washington State University develops and supervises a wide range of communications for faculty, staff, and students at the Pullman campus and across the WSU system. Working within and contributing to the college’s strategic communications plan, the assistant director supports leadership communications, provides project management for multiple and often concurrent initiatives, writes and produces content for a range of print and digital communications channels, and manages distribution platforms. In addition, this position will assist in organizing and promoting events, help identify and apply performance metrics, and collaborate with communications staff within the college and across the University.

Required Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s degree in public relations, mass communications or a relevant field AND three (3) years of professional experience in print or broadcast news media, public relations or marketing including proven experience with writing and editing skills; writing feature articles, brochures, annual reports and speeches; executing strategic communication plans and complex communication projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years of experience in internal corporate, academic, or industry communications.

• Experience developing communications strategies in a collaborative environment.

• Solid understanding of website traffic analytics, and/or email and social media engagement data.

• Familiarity with Adobe InDesign and PhotoShop.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If this role appeals to you, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification on the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at WSU.

Additional Information:

Area/College: College of Arts and Sciences
Department Name: Communications
City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99164
Department Link: CAS Faculty and Staff
Monthly Salary: $4,942.10 – $7,567.00 | In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position. Successful candidates typically begin up to mid-point of the salary range. For additional information, please review WSU’s Administrative Professional Compensation. WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.
Overtime Eligibility: Dependent on salary
FTE: 100%
This is a Permanent position.
Posting Close Date: Applicants must submit their completed application by Monday, August 28, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.
Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. External candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of your application. Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application. Documents may be submitted in one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible. Applicants will be requested to provide contact information for professional references within the online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.
Required Documents:

Resume

Cover Letter

Writing and/or marketing content sample will be requested during the interview process.

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected].