Communications Coordinator

Senior Director of Government Relations and Communications

Full Time;
In-Person/Hybrid

Salaried, $55,000 - $65,000, Commensurate with experience. Exceptional benefits package including health, vision and dental insurance, paid holidays and time off, generous 401k contributions, life insurance, short/long-term disability insurance, and health savings account.

The Communications Coordinator supports the Michigan Community College Association's communications, marketing, and brand engagement efforts by creating compelling content, managing digital communications, designing publications and marketing materials, coordinating event communications, and helping tell the story of Michigan's community colleges.

Working closely with the Senior Director of Government Relations and Communications, the Communications Coordinator helps execute MCCA's communications strategy across digital, print, and in-person platforms. This position collaborates on ideas, creates engaging content, manages communications projects, and helps tell the story of Michigan's community colleges. Serving as the organization's primary day-to-day communications lead, the communications Coordinator helps strengthen engagement with member colleges, policymakers, partners, and the public while advancing MCCA's mission to support student success and economic prosperity through Michigan's community colleges.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an early-career communications professional to build experience across writing, graphic design, website management, and strategic storytelling while supporting statewide initiatives that advance Michigan's community colleges.

The ideal candidate is a creative, organized, and detail-oriented communicator with excellent writing skills, an eye for design, and enthusiasm for higher education.

• Write, edit, and produce newsletters, email communications, website content, publications, reports, and other organizational communications.
• Develop and/or amplify compelling stories that highlight the impact of Michigan's community and tribal colleges, students, faculty/staff, employer partnerships, and MCCA initiatives.
• Create content that supports advocacy efforts, member engagement, conferences, and organizational priorities.
• Partner with the Senior Director on the development and design of MCCA's Annual Report and other signature publications.
• Develop presentations and slide decks for meetings, conferences, legislative briefings, and other presentations.

• Maintain the MCCA website, including content updates, navigation, page design, and user experience while supporting accessibility and search engine optimization best practices.
• Coordinate MCCA's social media platforms by creating, scheduling, and monitoring engaging content.
• Maintain the organization's customer relationship management (CRM) system to support communications, member engagement, event promotion, and marketing campaigns.
• Create and distribute email marketing campaigns and newsletters.
• Monitor website, email, and social media analytics and recommend strategies to improve engagement and effectiveness.

• Design digital and print communications, including infographics, reports, presentations, social media graphics, marketing collateral, and branded materials.
• Ensure consistency with MCCA's brand standards across all print and digital communications.
• Assist with maintaining and evolving the organization's visual identity.

• Coordinate communications activities before, during, and after conferences, meetings, webinars, and special events.
• Coordinate event branding, signage, printed materials, and presentation templates to ensure a consistent and professional attendee experience.
• Develop post-event communications highlighting key announcements, presentations, and member engagement.
• Capture photography and visual content at MCCA events for use in digital and print communications.

• Monitor news related to MCCA, Michigan community colleges, higher education, and state policy to identify opportunities for member communications and social media engagement.
• Track member college news and successes for inclusion in newsletters, social media, and other MCCA communications.
• Coordinate communications projects with MCCA staff, member colleges, and external partners.
• Manage multiple communications projects and editorial calendars to ensure timely, high-quality delivery of organizational priorities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, graphic design, or related field.
• One to three years of professional experience in communications, marketing, or a related field (internships and relevant student leadership experience may be…