Communications and Engagement Coordinator

Brown University • Lexington, MA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Communications and Engagement Coordinator provides communications support across functional areas within the Swearer Center, helping promote the Center’s programs and initiatives and communicate their impact. The position develops stories and narrative content, interviews constituencies for story highlights, reports on Center activities, and coordinates engagement and constituency-building efforts with students, faculty, staff, alumni, community partners, and other stakeholders.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Communications, the Coordinator develops and manages communications and marketing materials across social media, websites, newsletters, print materials, and promotional content. The role also supports copy editing and content production and handles communications administration, including logistics, systems management, visual asset management, communications calendar maintenance, Center photography, and metrics reporting. The position is full-time, scheduled for 37.5 hours per week, and has a hybrid work location. Travel is largely within the greater Providence area.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 1–2 years of related experience, preferably in a marketing or communications setting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• High-level oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to elicit and communicate information clearly, informatively, and concisely.
• Demonstrated editing and writing ability with meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate on visioning, planning, and editing, and to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills to organize, prioritize, and follow through on complex, multi-deadline projects.
• Initiative and judgment to solve problems independently and prioritize competing priorities.
• Fluency with computer applications, social media platforms, and systems such as Google Workspace, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drupal, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and diversity, equity, and inclusion, and experience and comfort working with people from diverse racial, socioeconomic, and other backgrounds.

Nice To Haves

• Photography or videography experience.
• Event planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Produce stories and narrative content that communicates the impact of the Center’s programs and initiatives.
• Interview constituencies for story highlights and report on Center activities.
• Coordinate engagement and constituency-building efforts with students, faculty, staff, alumni, community partners, and other stakeholders.
• Develop and manage communications and marketing materials across social media, websites, newsletters, print materials, and promotional content.
• Support copy editing and content production.
• Perform communications administration, including logistics and systems management.
• Manage visual assets and maintain the communications calendar.
• Support Center photography and metrics reporting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level