Direct Wage - Clerk

Department:
Public Relations and Marketing

General Statement of Job The Public Relations and Marketing Clerk will perform routine clerical duties in support of the Public Relations and Marketing department.

• Provides a positive, friendly and knowledgeable impression of the College.
• Assists with front office tasks such as answering the phone; mailroom delivery and pickup; folding brochures, labeling and mail outs; filing and copying; running errands, shredding documents and updating approval logs.
• Assists with documenting print and electronic coverage in local media outlets.
• Assists with collating and organizing printed materials in packets for news conferences and other media events.
• Assists with promotional item inventory and completing requests for promotional Items.
• Assists with preparing and setting up materials for special events or community outreach programs.
• Assists with maintaining office supply and stock, once a month.
• Assists with database and inventory of printed collateral; once a month.
• Assists with video and photo shoot photo releases.
• Assists with digital filing, scanning, tagging and photo storage.

High school diploma or GED required.

• Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
• Ability to work with digital image files.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team player within department and with others.
• Ability to adapt to constant change and periods of fast-paced, high-intensity work situations.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to apply practical understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to apply practical understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to apply practical understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

All applicants are subject to a national criminal background check under South Texas College policy.

• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, discrimination in sound.
• Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
• Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
• Visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
• Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as,…