Manager, Communications Job Listing at College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, NV (Job ID R0142076)

Description

The College of Southern Nevada appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application:

• Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.
• Required attachments are listed below on the posting. Your application will not be considered without the required attachments.
• Please note that applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once a recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.

If you are unable to attach the required documents to your online application or need assistance regarding the application process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team within Human Resources via email at hr.recruitment@csn.edu or call (702) 651-5800 to be directed to the appropriate Recruiter.

Job Description

The College of Southern Nevada's Marketing & Communications team seeks an excellent writer who can shift from speechwriting to crafting social media posts to creating meaningful newsletter content all in a single day.

We're here to tell people how great CSN is, and we need a talented wordsmith to help. The right candidate will be able to manage the intake, prioritization, and assignment of communications requests, ensure the implementation of brand identity and accessibility standards in all communications, and integrate the college's communication goals and objectives into all aspects of their work.

The communications manager will plan, execute, monitor, and complete college-wide initiatives that support our department's main goal: To increase certificate and degree completions by positively impacting enrollment and retention. Duties also include leading regular status meetings, assisting in promoting events, developing, and providing insight over communications plans, publications, and media, including print, web, and social.

The person we hire will have a proven history of developing and executing successful communications strategies and will hold an in-depth knowledge of best practices and technologies. Must be able to build strong partnerships with college leadership and colleagues to understand needs and prioritize accordingly. Must be capable of serving as a project lead and/or supporting others.

Key Responsibilities include not limited to:

• Curate, construct, and distribute regular college-wide communications, e.g., Weekly Events, Employee of the Month, In the News, affinity groups and holidays.

• Write and revise talking points, speeches, press releases, website posts, and other communications materials.

• Develop multi-channel communications strategies to promote the College and its various campus programs, activities, or events.

• Manage the intake, prioritization, and assignment of Communications Requests.

• Collaborate with other departments to ensure a cohesive brand message across all channels.

• Review and approve campaign artwork.

• Oversee content development for the College's website, marketing collateral, and social media.

• Manage, mentor, and create professional development pathways for junior team members.

• Analyze and report on campaign performance using data to optimize future strategies.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 4 years of professional experience as a journalism, marketing, or communications professional.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

• 5 years professional experience as a journalism, marketing, or communications leader.

• 1 year experience developing and leading a high-performing team.

• Demonstrated higher education communication experience.

• Experience with social media platforms and management of multiple social media accounts; current knowledge of social media trends; can use social media tools to engage and promote CSN programmatic initiatives.

• Experience with content management software and proficiency in writing and editing web content.

The ideal candidate should possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Comfortable writing and editing quickly.

• Ability to lead and delegate tasks thoughtfully.

• Highly collaborative within a team setting.

• Possess very strong communication and relationship building skills.

• Will take initiative, ask questions, and are accountable.

• Tech-savvy and comfortable with tools such as Monday.com, Adobe Creative Cloud, WordPress, and Microsoft programs.

• Must Include the team in decision-making processes and ask for feedback, guidance, and insight.

Salary Information:
 

Administrative Faculty D - The starting salary is $75,564.00
 

CSN offers a generous benefit package comprised of excellent health insurance including medical, dental, vison, pharmacy, basic life insurance, and supplemental options (long term care, short term disability, and legal). Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays. Comprehensive retirement plans, employee assistance program, tuition discounts at the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) institutions. As well as tuition discounts for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents.  Perks encompassing on campus employee discounts, professional and personal development opportunities; and statewide employee purchase programs.  Join a dynamic team investing in our future, Students First.

Exempt

Full-Time Equivalent 

Required Attachment(s)

To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents to your application:

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Contact information for three professional references (Name, email and phone number)

• Unofficial Academic Transcripts (Applicants who have earned their degrees outside of the United States must have their educational transcripts evaluated by an approved evaluator if their college or university is not listed in the most recent edition of the Higher Education Directory, published by Higher Education Publications, Inc. If you have any questions regarding this, please reach out to the Human Resources, Talent Acquisition & Classification team).

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

Local Search

Out of Area/State Candidates are not offered travel reimbursement.

NSHE - INTERNAL APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE

CSN employees or employees within the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) MUST use the "Find Jobs" process within Workday to find and apply for jobs at CSN and other NSHE Institutions. Once you log into Workday, type "Find Jobs" in the search box which will navigate to the internal job posting site. Locate this specific job posting by typing the requisition number in the search box. If you complete an application outside of the internal application process and apply as an external candidate, your application will no longer be considered at the time of minimum qualification review. In order to prevent the disqualification of your application, you will need to reapply as an internal candidate before 11:59 pm the day prior to the position close date.

For more details on this position, please visit our website: My Career at CSN.

CSN is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. For more information, visit http://www.csn.edu/nondiscrimination.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.  

All document(s) must be received by 11:59 p.m. the day prior to the closing date posted on the job announcement.

This position may require that a criminal background check be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.  

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.  

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.  

CSN is responsive to serving the educational needs of a diverse and ever-changing community. CSN employs only U.S. citizens and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. CSN does not sponsor aliens applying for faculty, professional staff, or management positions (H-1B Visas) in the absence of exceptional circumstances as defined by the USCIS.