Assistant Director

Texas A&M • College Station, TX

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director provides backup support for the Director of Marketing & Communications, assisting with departmental operations and the college’s marketing, communications, and public relations needs. Oversees projects, promotes content to key audiences, serves as media liaison, and creates content to position the college as a leader in veterinary education, care, research, and innovation. Also assists with media interviews and pitches.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Six years of communications and/or marketing experiences

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field.
• Five years of experience writing for publication with management experience, preferably in higher education, including some supervisory experience.
• Experience writing about animals, science, or agriculture.
• Experience working with graphic artists and/or planning publications.
• Experience writing press releases, strong editing skills, project management experience.
• Experience working with student groups to assist in providing tours and help them with marketing their programs, such as an Open House.
• Familiar using Google Docs for scheduling and communicating with students.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Director of Marketing & Communications in coordinating news stories with the media, school, and the public.
• Coordinates monthly content-planning meetings with editorial team and supports tracking of team member assignments.
• Helps with disseminating information to the media, the university, and the college.
• Assists Director with budget and strategic planning for each budget year.
• Participates in planning, directing, and coordinating operational or procedural matters to meet department goals and objectives.
• Handles special projects as assigned by the Director.
• Researches, interviews, and writes news releases and feature articles to support and promote the priorities, programs, and achievements of the college’s faculty, staff, and students.
• Acts as the managing editor of the college’s major publications.
• Supports script development for video projects.
• Works with editorial staff (including full-time employees and students) on edits for all articles, proofreading for accuracy, clarity, punctuation, Texas A&M University Style, and alignment with university and college priorities.
• Assures that print and web-based products conform to Texas A&M and college standards.
• Hires, onboards, trains, mentors, organizes work schedules, and supervises day-to-day responsibilities of student employees.
• Supports the strategic development of content for handouts, flyers, advertisements, and other marketing materials, including writing copy, for all college units.
• Participates in creative development and brainstorming of content.
• Collaborates daily with other VMBS Marketing & Communications team members in support of project production and timelines.
• Serves as the point of contact to ensure compliance with Texas A&M social media policy and VMBS social media guidelines for all official VMBS accounts.
• Supports the creation of crisis communication messaging.
• Fosters and maintains relationships with other communications personnel throughout the university, community, and state.
• Supports communicating processes for press release communications across the college.
• Responds to media requests and escorts media when they come to campus.
• Works with veterinary-related organizations and associations on college-focused submissions for targeted publications.
• Works with Texas A&M-affiliated units to promote the college’s content to key audiences.
• Attends functions to support the college’s events, outreach efforts, and media relations efforts, including attending meetings as necessary.
• Represents the department, college, or university on various committees.

Benefits

• Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees