Recruitment/Posting Title

Senior Public Relations Specialist

Job Category

Staff & Executive

Department

Marketing & Communications

Overview

Rutgers University–Camden is a diverse, research-intensive campus of approximately 7,400 undergraduate and graduate students and 1,100 faculty and staff members located in Camden, N.J., directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. The campus thrives with a supportive culture that helps students achieve their goals and fosters collaboration among employees. The university is recognized as a national model for civically engaged urban universities and was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its Community Engagement classification. Washington Monthly magazine consistently ranks Rutgers University–Camden among its “Best Bang for the Buck” universities and best national research universities. Recently, Rutgers–Camden earned Carnegie classification as an R2 research university.

Posting Summary

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Public Relations, this position manages from beginning to end a broad range of high-profile publications that promote Rutgers University–Camden to key audiences. This staff member exercises broad independent judgment, demonstrating a high level of initiative and appropriate decision-making in the conceptualizing, planning, and producing all aspects of these key publications.

The position requires extensive knowledge of reporting, writing, editing, and publishing, as well as a deep understanding of issues specific to higher education communications and alumni relations. Keen research ability and problem-solving skills are important aspects required to handle this role. These publications, including but not limited to, include the biannual Rutgers–Camden Magazine in print and online, the biannual Arts and Events brochure, and the annual commencement program. This staff member is often called up on to create additional publications promoting various programs and aspects of the university, as well as some online content. This staff member is responsible from the first stages of planning through the creation, production, and ultimate delivery of all of these publications.

The position has strong influence on the strategic direction of the publications. The position impacts all elements of the publications that inform and influence alumni, faculty, staff, students, other key external audiences, such as donors and legislators, as well as prospective students and parents.

This position collaborates with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and frequently delegates and oversees tasks to departmental team members, providing oversight on a routine and project-based basis, as well direction of outside freelance writers, designers, photographers, and printers. The position also formulates, maintains, and communicates policies and procedures regarding the publications to team members and external stakeholders.

Position Status

Full Time

Hours Per Week

Daily Work Shift

Work Arrangement

FLSA

Exempt

Grade

06

Position Salary

Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, within university policy and salary schedules, as well as departmental budgets.

Annual Minimum Salary

67500.000

Annual Mid Range Salary

84097.000

Annual Maximum Salary

100694.000

Standard Hours

37.50

Union Description

URA-AFT Administrative

Payroll Designation

PeopleSoft

Benefits

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment

Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility

ABP

Minimum Education and Experience

Requires a bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Marketing or other relevant field and a minimum of five years of relevant experience. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities for multiple constituents. Strong organizational, project management, and interpersonal skills. Proficient with MS Office applications including, Word, Excel, and photo editing tools. Experience with web content management system Word Press.

Certifications/Licenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Extensive knowledge of writing style guides, such as the Chicago Manual of Style and Associated Press Style Guide.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in relevant field preferred, and 7-10 years of experience in communications or public relations, preferably within an academic environment.

Equipment Utilized

WordPress, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, photo editing, and Adobe Acrobat

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Special Conditions

Posting Number

23ST0484

Posting Open Date

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus

Rutgers University-Camden

Home Location Campus

Rutgers University-Camden

City

State

NJ

Location Details