Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. 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.

Communications Coordinator:Participating in the development of internal and external communications plans, campaigns, and projects. Designing, producing, distributing, coordinating, and maintaining print and electronic newsletters, brochures, flyers, social media, and similar collateral and promotional materials. Designing school promotional materials and merchandise and working with licensed vendors as required by campus.

Researching, gathering, and analyzing information and preparing reports in support of targeted communications and outreach efforts. Identifying and developing opportunities to promote the school and its programs, projects, news, events, and exhibitions. Photographing and video recording school events, including affiliated events, and providing faculty/staff headshots. Editing videos and creating montages of school projects and exhibitions. Supporting alumni-related event preparation through the AlumniQ event management and invitation platform.

Managing the school’s Drupal-based website and tracking the analytics. Serving as the main point of contact for web accessibility compliance and issues. Providing document remediation to comply with accessibility requirements. Developing graphic design content and some text for web pages. Providing daily review and improvement of the website as needed. Performing need analyses and content-specific updates for school;

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication Design or related field 

The job requires experience or coursework in each of the following:

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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.