Communication and Project Coordinator

Primary Purpose of Position

The Admissions Communication & Project Coordinator supports East Carolina University’s enrollment goals by managing communication projects, coordinating message flow across platforms, and ensuring consistency and accuracy of messaging throughout the recruitment and admissions cycle. Reporting to the Associate Director for Campus Experiences, the Coordinator serves as the primary liaison between Undergraduate Admissions, University Marketing and Communications, and Information Technology to support communication strategy, content review and project execution.

This position oversees communication planning, reviews admissions letters and recruitment materials, coordinates texting campaigns, monitors updates to digital resources, supports communication-related reporting, and ensures that information provided to prospective students remains accurate and timely. The Coordinator provides guidance to admissions staff on appropriate communication practices, tone, and standards and serves as a subject matter resource for communication-related initiatives.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Experience working with a wide range of constituencies

• Valid Driver’s License or obtained with 30 days of the date of hire. Must be maintained as a condition of employment
• Ability to rent a vehicle

• Bachelors in Communication, Marketing, or related field
• Experience in Admissions or Higher Education
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Knowledge of ECU programs and admissions policies
• Technical experience with CRM

East Carolina University ( ECU ) is consistently ranked among the nation’s top public universities for its commitment to research, innovation, social mobility, and public service. Classified as a R1 institution by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education,
ECU is among the top 5% of research universities in the United States, an elite designation reflecting the highest levels of research activity, funding, and doctoral output.

Founded in 1907, ECU is a public, four-year university located in Greenville, N.C. , which and is widely regarded as the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of eastern North Carolina. Through education, research, healthcare, community engagement, athletics, cultural enrichment, and service, ECU enhances the quality of life for its students, the state and communities around the world. It is a great place to work, teach, and learn.

ECU’s commitment to impactful scholarship is further demonstrated through its repeated Carnegie Community Engagement Classification (2010, 2015, 2024), as well as its 2024 designation as a Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose institution. These distinctions recognize the university’s leadership in translating research into meaningful community partnerships and measurable societal benefits.

Academic Affairs (“AA”) is headed by the Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs who serves as the institution’s Chief Academic Officer (“CAO”) and is responsible for administering academic policies. AA is comprised of each of the university’s colleges, schools, and libraries, along with other academic support and administrative units, to include Learner Operations, Research, Innovation and Engagement, Institutional Planning, Assessment and Research, and Global Affairs.

Academic Affairs works collaboratively to strengthen ECU’s culture of academic excellence in line with our mission to be a national model for student success, public service, and regional transformation.

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