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Position Number:
124551
Title:
Program Management Specialist
Functional Title:
Marketing & Communications Assistant
Category Status:
20-Nonexempt,Regular
Applicant Search Category:
Staff
University Authorized FTE:
1.0
Unit:
ARHU-College of Arts & Humanities
Hiring Range Minimum:
43404
Hiring Range Maximum:
52085
Benefits Summary
Top Benefits and Perks:
Nonexempt Benefits Summary
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship institution in the University System of Maryland. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland seeks a marketing and Communications Assistant to join the college’s MarCom team. Under general supervision, the assistant provides complex administrative support to the assistant dean for MarCom and the overall MarCom office. Work requires comprehensive knowledge of the college; skill in working with issues related to policy, procedures and confidential matters; and involves considerable participation in the work of the supervisor. The assistant also supports publications production, assembles reports, updates stakeholder databases and mailing lists, tracks spending and provides administrative and logistical support for events, social media and grassroots marketing. Reporting to the assistant dean for MarCom, this position partners with the college’s finance and administration staff to manage MarCom spending and interacts daily with members of the MarCom team.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelors degree.
Experience: Two years experience in administrative staff work.
Other:
Other:
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Elementary knowledge of reference and research methods and techniques used in collecting, compiling, and organizing data and information; of basic methods and techniques used in organizing and conducting studies and analyses or programs, procedures, and organizations; of basic analytical and statistical principles and techniques. Skill in the use of office automation software and its application; in operating manual and automated office equipment. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships; to present ideas and information clearly and concisely both orally and in writing; to perform mathematical computations; to present statistical material in chart and graph form.
Other:
Except for qualifications established by law, additional related experience and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of the work of the job class may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience.
Preferences:
Preferences:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, preferably in marketing, communications, journalism or related field
- Experience in arts, humanities/or higher education settings. Interest in/knowledge or appreciation of the performing, visual or creative arts; language(s), literatures or culture(s).
Additional Certifications:
Additional Information:
Job Risks
Not Applicable to This Position
Physical Demands
Expected to attend and work some events, which require some night and weekend hours. Typical office environment.
Posting Date:
02/29/2024
Closing Date:
03/14/2024
Open Until Filled
No
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
