Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications

The⠀Assistant⠀Director⠀of⠀Marketing⠀and⠀Communications⠀plays a⠀key role⠀in the⠀UCLA⠀Fielding⠀School of⠀Public⠀Health’s⠀Marketing⠀and⠀Communications⠀team. The⠀incumbent⠀will work⠀to⠀increase⠀the⠀profile of⠀the school⠀through⠀strategic⠀events⠀management,⠀as well as⠀conception,⠀production,⠀and⠀deployment⠀of⠀marketing⠀and⠀communications⠀collateral⠀and⠀campaigns⠀across⠀digital⠀and⠀traditional⠀platforms.

Salary & Compensation

• UCLA⠀provides a⠀full pay⠀range.⠀Actual⠀salary⠀offers⠀consider⠀factors,⠀including⠀budget,⠀prior⠀experience,⠀skills,⠀knowledge,⠀abilities,⠀education,⠀licensure⠀and⠀certifications,⠀and other⠀business⠀considerations.⠀Salary⠀offers at⠀the top of⠀the range⠀are not⠀common.⠀Visit UC⠀Benefit⠀package to⠀discover⠀benefits⠀that start⠀on day⠀one, and⠀UC Total⠀Compensation⠀Estimator⠀to⠀calculate⠀the total⠀compensation⠀value with⠀benefits.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated⠀professional⠀experience⠀managing⠀all⠀aspects of⠀promoting,⠀producing⠀and⠀hosting⠀professional⠀large-scale⠀in-person⠀and⠀livestreamed⠀special⠀events.⠀(Required)
• Demonstrated⠀exceptional⠀professional⠀writing⠀and⠀editing,⠀including⠀experience⠀in writing⠀digital⠀communications⠀and⠀marketing⠀materials⠀that are⠀accurate,⠀creative,⠀and⠀results-focused.⠀(Required)
• Strong⠀project⠀management⠀experience⠀and⠀success⠀working on⠀multiple⠀projects⠀simultaneously,⠀and⠀ability to⠀provide⠀accurate⠀deliverables⠀by⠀deadlines.⠀(Required)
• Experience⠀defining,⠀developing,⠀producing,⠀and⠀achieving⠀strategic⠀goals with⠀digital⠀and⠀traditional⠀communications⠀and⠀marketing⠀campaigns.⠀(Required)
• Demonstrated⠀experience⠀in dealing⠀with⠀confidential⠀and⠀sensitive⠀information⠀with tact⠀and⠀discretion.⠀(Required)
• Demonstrated⠀experience⠀working⠀independently,⠀efficiently⠀and⠀effectively⠀in a⠀fast-paced,⠀deadline-driven⠀environment.⠀(Required)
• Experience⠀meeting⠀tight⠀writing⠀deadlines⠀and⠀providing⠀project⠀deliverables⠀on-time,⠀without⠀sacrificing⠀superior⠀writing,⠀grammar or⠀syntax, or⠀commensurate⠀level of⠀experience.⠀(Required)
• Working⠀knowledge⠀of⠀marketing⠀mediums⠀and best⠀practices.⠀(Required)
• Working⠀knowledge⠀of⠀communication⠀principles,⠀media,⠀marketing⠀and social⠀media best⠀practices.⠀(Required)
• Demonstrated⠀knowledge⠀of current⠀AP style.⠀(Required)
• Demonstrated⠀problem-solving⠀skills,⠀ability to⠀analyze⠀and⠀interpret⠀information⠀and⠀situations,⠀and⠀propose⠀alternative⠀solutions.⠀(Required)
• Strong⠀verbal,⠀written,⠀and⠀interpersonal⠀skills to⠀establish⠀and⠀maintain⠀cooperative⠀working⠀relationships⠀with⠀staff,⠀faculty,⠀senior⠀university⠀administrators,⠀donors,⠀and⠀volunteers.⠀(Required)
• Proficiency⠀in web⠀content⠀programs⠀and⠀knowledge⠀of social⠀media best⠀practices.⠀Strong⠀proficiency⠀in⠀Microsoft⠀Office⠀Suite⠀including⠀PowerPoint,⠀Word and⠀Excel.⠀(Required)
• Must⠀be⠀organized,⠀professional,⠀inclusive,⠀respectful,⠀and⠀collegial⠀at all⠀times.⠀(Required)
• The⠀individual⠀must⠀understand⠀and⠀actively⠀support⠀the⠀School's⠀values and⠀mission,⠀including⠀equity,⠀diversity⠀and⠀inclusion.⠀(Required)
• Must⠀be willing⠀to work⠀as-needed⠀for events⠀that may⠀take place⠀in the⠀evening⠀and/or⠀weekends.⠀(Required)
• Demonstrated⠀ability to⠀conceptualize⠀and⠀supervise⠀visual⠀projects⠀such as⠀videography⠀and⠀photography.⠀(Preferred)
• Knowledge/familiarity⠀and⠀interest⠀with⠀disciplines⠀in the⠀field of⠀public⠀health.⠀(Preferred)

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

• Master's⠀Degree in⠀communications,⠀media,⠀journalism⠀or related⠀field.⠀(Preferred)

Special Conditions for Employment

• Background⠀Check:⠀Continued⠀employment⠀is⠀contingent⠀upon the⠀completion⠀of a⠀satisfactory⠀background⠀investigation.