Casual Hire - Marketing Specialist - WVAPDC

University of Hawaii • Various Locations, HI

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About The Position

The Marketing Specialist creates, writes, designs, and produces graphic artwork and promotional materials for the Wahiawa Value Added Product Development Center (WVAPDC). The role plans, designs, creates, and maintains the WVAPDC website, including its content, course schedules, promotions, faculty resources, intranet, calendars, and other online resources. It also coordinates and approves vendor work, organizes participation in community events, maintains relationships with community partners and referring agencies, and supports faculty and staff with graphic design, visual media, and website design. Assignments may take place on or off campus and may include work outside normally scheduled hours, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays, as directed. This is a temporary, part-time Casual Hire appointment, scheduled for up to 19 hours per week, expected to begin approximately November 2026, subject to funding and staffing requirements.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree in Fine Arts, Graphic Arts, Marketing, or Communication and 3 years of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for graphic design and program promotions, or an equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience.
• Considerable working knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques in graphic design, web design, promotions, and visual media creation.
• Considerable working knowledge and understanding of applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations, theories, and systems associated with graphic design and marketing.
• Ability to resolve wide-ranging complex problems using creative reasoning and logic to determine causes and effective, innovative, and timely resolutions.
• Ability to interpret and present information and ideas clearly and accurately in writing, verbally, and through reports and other materials.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team leaders and members, and individuals.
• Ability to operate a personal computer and use word-processing software.
• For supervisory work, ability to lead subordinates, manage work priorities and projects, and manage employee relations.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the University's non-credit programs and offerings.
• Experience designing and laying out flyers, catalogs, and brochures, particularly for educational programs.
• Experience authoring and writing media content for websites, print media, or public service announcements.
• Experience designing and creating promotional displays for job fairs and community events.
• Experience working in a community college setting.

Responsibilities

• Create, write, design, and produce graphic artwork, including brochures, flyers, posters, catalogs, academic information, newsletters, direct mail, and advertising material for WVAPDC.
• Plan, design, create, and maintain the WVAPDC website, managing content, course schedules, special promotions, faculty resources, the WVAPDC intranet, calendars, and other online resources.
• Coordinate, monitor, and approve work performed by contract vendors and suppliers, including production of print materials and marketing supplies.
• Schedule, organize, and manage participation in community events, including job fairs and public outreach forums.
• Maintain relationships with community partners and referring agencies.
• Work with WVAPDC faculty and staff to support instruction requiring graphic design, visual media, or website design.
• Perform assignments on or off campus as assigned by the supervisor, including work outside normally scheduled hours when directed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time