Communications Specialist

Position: Communications Specialist (Hourly)
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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

Engages with the community both within and outside of ACCJob Posting

Title:

Communications Specialist (Hourly)

Job Description

Summary:

ACC Student:
Assists in a range of communications & marketing initiatives within the Office of College Relations & Marketing.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks Works with the Office of College Relations & Marketing to support the district’s news spaces.

Supports communication that promotes the college's marketing and communications strategies.

Assists in coordinating communications strategies, media engagement, and news writing.

Writes and edits news communications including content for social media platforms, media advisories, news releases, feature stories, publications, and other storytelling opportunities.

Identifies newsworthy topics and develops news stories for students and the community.

Conceptualizes engaging content from start to finish, including conducting necessary research and interviews to writing and editing for multiple news platforms.

Knowledge Knowledge of AP style writing.

Knowledge of news-style writing.

Familiarity with the regional community.

Familiarity and working knowledge of Google Docs, Word Press Demonstrate  effective customer service and communication techniques.

Maintain an adaptive & cooperative work schedule.

Represent the college with professionalism and diplomacy.

Basic practices of media relations and public relations.

Skills Ability to locate, digest, and compile information quickly and accurately.

Ability to write quickly and effectively at a moment's notice.

Maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials.

Establish and maintaining effective working relationships.

Maintain an established work schedule.

Strong interpersonal and teamwork abilities.

Effectively using strong interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy.

Effectively using organizational and planning skills.

Enter data, maintaining files, and performing other clerical duties.

Strong verbal and writing/grammatical skills, as well as the ability to present information and ideas logically and clearly; keen eye for detail.

Effective customer orientation when working with a multicultural population.

Technology Skills Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.

Use communication platforms such as Google Docs, Google Sheets, Word, Excel Required Work Experience None Other  Requirements Reliable Transportation.

Driving between ACC Campus locations will be required.

Physical Requirements Work is routinely performed in a standard campus, office, or similar environment.

Subject to standing,…