Manager of Digital Communications, Chicago Quantum Exchange
University of Chicago
Department
About the Department
Job Summary
Responsibilities
- Creates, updates, and executes long-term and short-term strategic plans for digital content in collaboration with the Director of Communications.
- Develops, deploys, and manages the day-to-day operations of the CQE website, including creating daily content updates and monitoring new and existing pages for consistency in tone, content, design, imagery, brand identity, and architecture.
- Creates, develops, and curates content for social media, including LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter, maintaining knowledge of social media trends and best practices.
- Develops, deploys, and manages other digital materials, including weekly listserv emails, a quarterly digital newsletter, CQE slide decks, handouts, and multimedia digital assets. Manages mailing lists for listservs and newsletters and maintains brand identity and visual consistency across materials.
- Works with outside web developers on upgrades, design, and technical changes to the existing website, and identifies and resolves technical problems in collaboration with outside web developers.
- Conceives, plans, and promotes functionality changes to the website.
- Ensures that posted content complies with CQE and University policies, including accessibility requirements.
- Builds and strengthens relationships with CQE members and partners to significantly enhance the CQE web and social media communications efforts, including by sharing and soliciting content for amplification and identifying and pursuing opportunities for collaboration.
- Helps train and support CQE constituents in social media and digital communications.
- Oversees planning, production, and editing of video and audio projects, including video and closed caption uploading and integration into website and social media channels.
- Develops, plans, and disseminates information designed to keep the public informed of the organization's programs, accomplishments, or point of view.
- Solves moderate to complex problems related to the writing, preparation, and/or delivery of information from or about the unit.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, public relations, or relevant field.
Experience:
- Managing web, social media, and multimedia communications.
- Working within an academic unit and/or complex research university environment.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
- Adobe Creative Suite, content management systems, and Drupal.
- Web development and project management experience in an academic setting.
- Working in Windows and Mac environments.
- Experience and skill in graphic design.
- Demonstrated knowledge of digital audio and video editing.
Preferred Competencies
- Demonstrated leadership, time management skills, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and the organization and coordination skills to handle multiple concurrent tasks with deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including outstanding judgment, discretion, a strong ethical approach to decision-making, a demonstrated ability to resolve conflicts fairly and diplomatically, and maintain confidentiality.
- Excellent writing, editing, interviewing, and creative problem-solving skills.
- High levels of collegiality in working with faculty, departmental, and university colleagues.
- Work independently, take direction, and achieve consensus.
- Edit and proofread documents at an advanced level.
- Handle public contacts with courtesy, clarity, and diplomacy.
Working Conditions
- Office environment.
- Occasional extended work hours and some weekend days.
- Flexible hybrid office/remote environment.
Application Documents
- Resume/CV (required)
- Cover Letter (required)
When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
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