Department:
College of Education
Special Instructions to Applicants:
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
1) A resume/CV; and
2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.
3) Portfolio: (please attach as a separate document.)
Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.
For additional information please contact:
Marsh Myers
marsh.myers@oregonstate.edu
Job Summary:
The College of Education is seeking a Communications and Marketing Coordinator. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.
For over a century, Oregon State University has been a leader in the field of education. From our cutting-edge research to our commitments to social justice and lifelong learning, we prepare and empower the next generation of change-makers as teachers, counselors, higher education leaders, and scholars. The College of Education strives to be a leader in innovative and socially-just research, teaching and engagement through responsive approaches for supporting current and future change agents in education, counseling and higher education in Oregon and beyond.
The Coordinator of Marketing and Communications is responsible for supporting day-to-day operations for communications and marketing in the College of Education, including the development and implementation of web-based content, social media posts, email and social media marketing, graphic design needs and special projects. The incumbent works under the supervision of the Director of Marketing and Communications to help support CoEd faculty and staff, students and student workers, alumni, community partners, other OSU employees and the OSU Foundation as needed. The incumbent maintains the integrity of the OSU Brand and the College of Education Aesthetic through written and visual digital, production of social media content, creation of printed materials, and related duties. The incumbent performs assessments of communication strategies, including but not limited to website user performance, social media analytics, and small-scale market analyses.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage and maintain the College website, ensuring content is accurate, engaging, current, and compliant with accessibility standards.
Develop, create, and publish content across multiple social media platforms and the College's email marketing channels to support engagement, recruitment, and awareness goals.
Create and implement an annual social media content strategy and calendar aligned with College priorities and marketing objectives.
Design and produce digital and print marketing materials, including graphics, photography, publications, promotional items, and branded communications.
Monitor and analyze website, social media, and email marketing performance, using data, emerging trends, and best practices to recommend and implement improvements.
Support College branding and promotional initiatives by implementing marketing plans, maintaining brand consistency, and collaborating with internal and external partners.
Provide communications support for College events, student recruitment efforts, outreach activities, special projects, and supervision of student marketing staff.
Qualifications:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in visual design, marketing, communications, public relations, advertising, or a related field.
4 years' professional experience in visual and graphic design for print and social media/online content creation.
2 years' professional experience using web content management systems.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to multi-task between multiple projects and deadlines.
Demonstrated commitment to the values of equity, accessibility, and inclusive excellence.
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience working with creative software such as Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, etc.) and Canva.
Experience working with Drupal.
Experience with creative arts including graphic design, photography, and creative writing.
Familiarity with working in a brand system.
Experience with creating content for a variety of social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky and LinkedIn
Working Conditions/Schedule:
Office space is available on the OSU Corvallis Campus in Furman Hall. The incumbent may work remotely when appropriate, as agreed between the employee and supervisor. A typical work week is Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. Flexibility is needed to attend events or projects in the evenings or on weekends. Travel is occasionally required to Portland, Bend and other locations for content creation, publicity, and marketing purposes.
Salary Range:
$58,300 - $64,500
Anticipated Start Date:
2026-08-10
Anticipated End Date:
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.
OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has "critical or security-sensitive" responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks (https://hr.oregonstate.edu/careers/background-checks) website including the for candidates (https://hr.oregonstate.edu/careers/candidates) section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU's Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu .
