Job Posting Title:

Director or Executive Director of Marketing and Communications (depending on experience) for the School of Civic Leadership

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Hiring Department:

School of Civic Leadership

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Civic Leadership prepares a rising generation to thrive in life and in service to others. SCL is home to a community of scholars and students who draw on the Western tradition and American constitutionalism to gain insight on what it takes to live well and lead well.

The University of Texas at Austin provides an outstanding benefits package to staff, including: 

Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%; family premiums at 50%) Vision, dental, life, and disability insurance options Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan) Additional voluntary retirement programs: tax sheltered annuity 403(b) and a deferred compensation program 457(b) Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses Training and conference opportunities Tuition assistance Athletic ticket discounts Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital Metro buses with staff ID card 

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards 

Purpose

The Director or Executive Director of Marketing and Communications will formulate and implement a comprehensive branding and marketing strategy to position the new School of Civic Leadership as a national leader in civic education and academic excellence. Advance college priorities, including driving applications and yield of prospective students, recruiting world-class faculty, and establishing a strong national reputation.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy for the School of Civic Leadership. Establish the brand voice, ensuring consistent and memorable tone, style and branding across platforms. Develop a strategic marketing and communications plan. Serve as the school’s liaison with UT Austin's central communications office and participate on university-wide committees as needed. Serve as a member of the senior leadership team of the School of Civic leadership, providing communications and marketing guidance for all strategic efforts of the school. Advise dean's office leadership on opportunities related to image, marketing and branding, and high-level communications issues. Work closely with Admissions to coordinate student recruitment communications. Advise on materials and communications associated with fundraising efforts and selected high-profile events. Coordinate crisis and emergency communications and response when necessary.

Serve as creator, editor, and reviewer for website, social media, advertising, e-mail, and publication content. Coordinate in-house team members and outside contractors to provide consistent content that features high impact, engaging text and visuals adapted to different audiences: students, alumni, donors, faculty, and the public. Be knowledgeable of and enforce best practices across team members. Determine, assign, and coordinate asset delivery from designers, illustrators, videographers, photographers, copywriters, podcasters, and marketing agencies to achieve brand building goals and position the School of Civic Leadership as a center of academic excellence in the growing civics movement. Determine content and designate writing assignments for SCL’s Forum magazine.

Develop and evaluate yearly marketing and communications plan based on ROI and allotted budget. Manage and maintain the budget including contracts, vendors, events, and publications.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

At least five years of experience in communications and marketing with increasing levels of responsibility

Ability to develop original messaging that advances School of Civic Leadership vision and themes. 

Passion for the mission of the School of Civic Leadership

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

More than the minimum education and experience

Degree specialization in an academic field relevant to civic leadership (political theory, government, philosophy, economic thought, constitutional democracy, etc.)

Salary Range

$90,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Typical office environment.

Work hours may include occasional evenings, weekends and some holidays during peak periods to meet deadlines.

On site work is the general expectation for School of Civic Leadership staff.

Required Materials

Resume/CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.