Communications Support Specialist A&S - 100050

Drake University•Winnipeg, MB

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About The Position

Drake University’s College of Arts and Sciences is excited to invite applications for a Communications Support Specialist position to manage and coordinate website and social media for the college while offering administrative support to our departments of English and Anthropology and Sociology, as well as Women and Gender Studies (WGS) program and the Humanities Center (HC). Responsibilities will include maintaining external/internal website and social media accounts for the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as develop, write, and edit content for the A&S newsletter. The position also supports updates to programmatic brochures and recruitment materials. Core duties include administrative support to faculty, class schedule building and classroom reservations, setting up student auditions, student recruitment and admission activities, monitoring of supplies and equipment, managing calendars, event and department facilities, maintaining databases, generating reports, maintaining websites, and other duties as assigned. Day-to-day clerical and public-facing duties will vary.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent previous work experience

Nice To Haves

Previous work experience in higher education
Website design & maintenance
Social media and marketing experience

Responsibilities

Maintain external/internal website and social media accounts for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Develop, write, and edit content for the A&S newsletter.
Support updates to programmatic brochures and recruitment materials.
Provide administrative support to faculty.
Build class schedules and manage classroom reservations.
Set up student auditions.
Assist with student recruitment and admission activities.
Monitor supplies and equipment.
Manage calendars, events, and department facilities.
Maintain databases and generate reports.
Maintain websites.
Perform other duties as assigned.