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Oklahoma State University · 11 hours ago

Communications Coordinator AS7678

Oklahoma State University is seeking a Communications Coordinator to support the university’s enrollment management goals. This role involves leading communication and marketing efforts to engage prospective students and requires strong project management and team leadership skills.

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Responsibilities

Lead communication, marketing and outreach efforts to prospective students and their families, high school and college counselors and other internal and external audiences through emails and text messages
Plan and implement strategic email and text message campaigns that align with the team’s direct mail, web, video, digital advertising and social media strategies and campaigns, as well as OSU’s overarching brand
Project management, outlining population segments in line with communications plans for the recruitment cycle, assigning projects to a team of communications specialists, editing, writing and ensuring quality control for email and text projects
Manage and coach a team of communications specialists who are responsible for creating dynamic, engaging prospective student content
Contribute to strategic planning, including analyzing CRM data and staying up-to-date on communications best practices for prospective students
Ensure copy and design align with Brand Management standards; lead copy writing within the communications team and campus partners
Coach direct reports to success; assist in executing social media campaigns; provide leadership in carrying out special initiatives and other duties as assigned by the leadership team
Assist and provide guidance in the training of new staff members and conducting ongoing training and professional development for existing staff members

Qualification

Email MarketingCRM TechnologyProject ManagementSocial MediaContent CreationTechnical WritingAdobe SuiteHTMLCSSGraphic DesignCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's Journalism, Public Relations, Communications, Marketing or Business field (degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date)
Six months of experience in publications, news media or another closely related field. Demonstrated experience in communications and/or marketing, including, but not limited to, writing, editing, social media, video, website and content creation. Demonstrated project management and leadership/staff management experience
Excellent communication skills, including written and verbal
Ability to organize, manage and execute projects on strict deadlines with excellent attention to detail, experience using a project management system preferred
Strong technical writing skills and experience writing engaging marketing content using Associated Press style
Understanding of customer relationship management (CRM) technology, preferably within a higher education setting
Demonstrated experience leading multi-channel marketing strategies and training colleagues on best practices and use of marketing platforms
Experienced with email marketing campaigns
Ability to organize, manage, and execute projects on strict deadlines with excellent attention to detail
Experience using a project management system is preferred
Strong technical writing skills and experience writing engaging marketing content using the Associated Press style
Experience with website editing (Omni Update platform preferred)
Understanding of customer relationship management (CRM) technology, preferably within a higher education setting
Demonstrated experience leading multi-channel marketing strategies and training colleagues on best practices and use of marketing platforms

Preferred

Master's N/A
Five years of communications experience in higher education setting
Relevant experience within a higher education setting
Work within a project management system
Ability to use HTML and CSS to build and optimize emails for accessibility, cross-client compatibility, and consistent rendering across major email platforms (including Outlook, Gmail, and mobile clients)
Experience using data to inform segmentation strategy of target audiences
Demonstrated graphic design experience and familiarity with Adobe Suite products
Knowledgeable in advertising layout and design

Company

Oklahoma State University

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Oklahoma State University is a modern land-grant university that prepares students for success. OSU is America’s Brightest Orange.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$261.63M
Key Investors
State of OklahomaU.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2025-05-29Grant· $250M
2024-12-10Grant· $0.09M
2024-07-17Grant· $10M

Leadership Team

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Don Kyle
CEO, National Center for Wellness and Recovery, Oklahoma State University
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Roger Reid
CEO
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