Communications Coordinator

MSU Careers Details•East Lansing, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Communications Coordinator develops and manages communications materials for the Honors College, including content for traditional and digital media, web pages, and social media. The role also supports communications and marketing needs across the Honors College, represents the college at designated events, and may assist with training and mentoring student employees or interns. Although the position is designated remote-friendly, it is expected to be hybrid, with 1–2 days per week on the East Lansing Campus as mutually agreed upon with the supervisor. The position follows standard 8 a.m.–5 p.m. work hours. Skills in all listed areas are not expected or required to be a strong candidate.

Requirements

Knowledge equivalent to completing a four-year college degree program in Communications, Telecommunications, Journalism, Marketing, or Public Relations, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Up to six months of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in one or more of the listed areas: internal communications; news, broadcasting, and print media; marketing, advertising, and creative services; graphic design; word processing; desktop publishing; web design; presentation software; spreadsheet and/or database software; public presentation; or radio production.

Nice To Haves

Specialized experience in journalism, videography, photography, web development, social media, or graphic design.
Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, WordPress, or social media scheduling software.
Knowledge of AP Style best practices.
Strong writing and proofreading skills.
Multiple years of professional experience in a related role.

Responsibilities

Strategize, review, edit, and produce communications materials for target audiences.
Assist with web page design, maintenance, and content management.
Research and conduct interviews to generate materials for traditional and digital media.
Create and schedule social media content.
Take initiative and work independently on select projects.
Assist in training and mentoring student employees and/or interns.
Generate reports on content effectiveness and modify strategies based on data-driven insights.
Represent the Honors College at designated events.
Collaborate with other parts of the Honors College, such as the Distinguished Student Awards Office, to support their communications and marketing needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.