How to Apply

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume.  The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly related to this position.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of fourteen calendar days.  The review and selection process may being as early as the fifteenth day after posting.  This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

Job Summary

The College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at the University of Michigan-
Dearborn (UM-Dearborn) is seeking to hire an energetic Web and Digital Marketing
Coordinator. The successful candidate will lead the development of the College's marketing
and communication materials in print, web, and other digital media in support of CECS
initiatives including student recruiting and student success efforts. This position reports to
the Assistant Dean and will work closely with faculty and staff in the college, as well as the
University's Web Services, Marketing and Communications teams in the Office of External
Relations. This position will be responsible for web content creation, editing, and curation
for CECS, using the Drupal CMS, in compliance with the university branding and social
media/web content requirements and guidelines.
The expected starting date is January 2025.

Responsibilities*

• Assist in planning and implementing marketing and promotional strategies on the web
  and through social media platforms in support of the CECS student recruiting effort.
• Review the College website, identify and implement improvements to content as well as
  organization of content.
• Design, develop, schedule, post, and analyze engagement of social media content for
  the web and for the main platforms used by the university, including photos and videos.
• Review new content for academic programs with relevant faculty and staff.
• Work with the CECS units to ensure all pages of umdearborn.edu/cecs are up-to-date;
  this includes selecting and organizing multimedia assets for each page (including but not
  limited to, photos and videos).
• Coordinate efforts with the External Relations teams. 
• Support the CECS units in terms of quality assurance with their content.
• Work with units to ensure that unpublished/draft content is needed on the site, and if
  not, work with Web Services to delete content.

Required Qualifications*

• A bachelor's degree in marketing, communication, journalism, or related fields.
• Two years of professional marketing/communications experience.
• Experience in social media applications in a corporate/educational setting (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X).
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to develop and post content, and track and perform analytics on social media
  tracking data reports.

Work Schedule

This position will be a combination of remote and in-person work based upon the operational needs of the college and subject to change.  Current requirements are 3 days per week on campus.

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.