Marketing and Communications Manager

CLOSING DATE: Until Filled

*Ilisagvik College is rooted in the ancestral homeland of the Iñupiat. As an institution, we are "Unapologetically Iñupiaq." This means exercising the sovereign inherent freedom to educate our community through and supported by our Iñupiaq worldview, values, knowledge, and protocols. The Iñupiaq way of life is woven into our curriculum, programs, activities, and daily interactions within Ilisagvik College and our community partners.*

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Marketing and Communications Manager is responsible for the development and delivery of college-wide communications and marketing strategy to align with the mission and strategic plan of Iḷisaġvik College. This role also manages and directs the department workflow, including the design and development of promotional materials, presentations, brochures, and advertisements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares various reports that include Cabinet Report, Year End Strategic Report, and compilation of the Annual Report.
• Advises the President, Deans, and other Iḷisaġvik employees on marketing and promotional materials.
• Supervises Communications & Social Media Coordinator and Marketing interns.
• Coordinates and maintains Iḷisaġvik College's overall marketing program, including the design, development, and production of the College's web page, instructional announcements, general announcements, Iḷisaġvik College Foundation materials, catalogs, course schedules, annual report, budget presentations, and special projects.
• Serves as primary point of contact for online accessibility; ensures materials, images, and overall content uploaded to the College website meets accessibility and compliance; defers materials back to the necessary department, divisions, and staff to ensure website compliance is met.
• Assists in disseminating College/community-wide communications.
• Develops, implements and evaluates tactical and innovative marketing and communications strategies through various platforms.
• Write, format, edit, review, and proof procedural and technical information for technical and nontechnical users. Provide editing support for all document types, as requested.
• Ensures consistent and optimal branding is maintained throughout all promotional and informational materials produced by the college.
• Coordinates the review process of all promotional and informational material released by the College to the public to ensure that the message is consistent with the College's mission and the information is accurate.
• Works closely with all departments and divisions with specific focus to Recruitment, Registration, Academic Affairs, and Workforce Development departments to ensure marketing strategy maintains relevancy to the target audience.
• Ensures consistent monthly internal meetings with the Communications & Social Media Coordinator to support a robust sharing of updated College communication, offerings, news, and resources. Photographs activities and events throughout the year and maintains photo database for use in marketing materials.
• Maintains and updates the College website via Wordpress and with third-party vendor as needed.
• Communicates with staff, students, College Board of Trustees members, College Foundation Board of Directors members, and community members to gather appropriate marketing information.
• Works closely with the Office of the President & the External Affairs Manager to support external communication materials including drafting of communications (i.e. newsletters, press releases, white papers) to support external outreach and communications to external stakeholders, and the public.
• Ensures the executive level management approves any external news articles with including President approval.
• Develops and maintains marketing records, including marketing files, contracts, and the Marketing Division standard operating procedures.
• Complies with College policies, procedures and administrative directives, as well as state, federal, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances.
• Performs other related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated initiative, energy and ability to do productive work on a continuing basis.
• Ability to provide professional portfolio showing at least five examples of graphic design work.
• Proficient with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Proficiency with Mac and PC platforms. Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to check all technical material for consistency and accuracy. Demonstrated ability to prepare quality reports, proposals, and correspondence.
• Experience in developing and monitoring departmental budget.
• Ability to interact effectively with senior-level executives and academic officials.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to meet shifting priorities and tight deadlines.
• Ability to balance several projects at one time.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively with minimal supervision
• Comprehensive understanding of photography.
• Demonstrated computer skills in digital photography and Internet research.
• Demonstrated web design experience.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment background check.
• Demonstrated knowledge in one or more of the following areas: post-secondary educational systems, North Slope Borough [NSB] institutions and organizations; Iñupiat culture, language, values, and traditions.
• Ability to interpret and represent North Slope community values, customs, and beliefs for the College.
• Ability to interpret and represent College actions and western institutions to the North Slope community.
• Ability to support Iḷisaġvik College's mission.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATES/EXPERIENCE [Required]:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Graphic Design, Marketing or related field.
• Minimum of five years demonstrated successful professional design experience.
• Three years supervisory experience.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATES/TRAINING [Preferred]:

• Master's degree or equivalent in Graphic Design, Marketing or related field.
• 10+ years demonstrated professional graphic design or marketing experience.
• Experience working in a postsecondary education environment.
• Valid driver's license.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear; The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, and may occasionally drive a vehicle. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: The environmental conditions described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and the employee is regularly required to work indoors with a usually moderate noise level in the work environment.

BENEFITS:

Leave - 16 paid holidays and up to 36 days of paid leave

Retirement - Ilisagvik College is a public employer whose employees contribute to the State of Alaska, Public Employees Retirement System.

Health Insurance - Ilisagvik College is self-insured and Meritain Health is the health insurance third party administrator. Ilisagvik College offers health insurance to our employees with a no cost premium, and $50/pay period for each additional dependent and a low cost annual deductible of $200 for employee only and $600 for family.

Life Insurance - Ilisagvik College offers Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage through Guardian Life to employees at no cost to the employee in the amount of $100,000/per benefit.

Additional supplemental or voluntary retirement, life insurance, disability benefits offered.

If any questions, please contact jobs@ilisagvik.edu

Ilisagvik College is a Drug Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer