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Assistant Director for Marketing and Strategic Engagement, Campus Recreation – Georgetown University

Housed under the Division of Student Affairs, Georgetown University Campus Recreation plays a crucial role in providing co-curricular opportunities for the Georgetown University campus and community. Our mission is to provide the Georgetown campus and surrounding community with fun, inclusive, engaging, and educational fitness and wellness programming that promotes personal growth and the development of lifelong skill sets.

The Assistant Director of Marketing and Strategic Engagement develops and executes the overall strategy for marketing, engagement, and communications efforts at Georgetown University Campus Recreation. They oversee the design, coordination, development, production, and distribution of print, video, digital, and online advertising and promotional materials to support Campus Recreation’s programs, facilities, events, and services. In addition, they are responsible for effectively branding and communicating the Campus Recreation message to the Georgetown University community and other stakeholders; and they recognize the importance and growing role of social media and digital engagement as the department works to communicate effectively to multiple audiences over many and growing distribution channels.

The Assistant Director is also fully knowledgeable in the department’s, and by extension, the university’s, mission of providing an inclusive environment to its audience, and actively ensures the engagement and communications products are reflective of its diverse audience. Reporting to the Director of Memberships; providing oversight to the Marketing and Communications Graduate Assistant and a team of student staff who support the department’s engagement and communications efforts; and working closely with other departmental colleagues, the marketing and communications staff, as well as staff within the Division of Student Affairs and departments across the university, the Assistant Director of Marketing and Strategic Engagement has duties that include but are not limited to:

Strategic Engagement

• Create and execute a comprehensive strategy to expand Campus Recreation’s social media and digital engagement presence;
• Ensure all engagement, communications, and outreach activities are fully integrated with each other, which includes social media, internal/external communications, and marketing and visual identity.
• Define key performance indicators and implement enterprise-level measurement, analytics, and reporting methods to gauge success of digital and social engagement tactics. Report high-level takeaways to the Director of Memberships and Director of Campus Recreation, and interpret results to program leads.
• Serve as the department representative at industry events, conferences, and outreach events.
• Oversee GA and student staff team, assign projects as necessary, and actively provide growth opportunities that allow them to gradually increase their responsibilities and become knowledgeable about the industry while ensuring deliverables maintain professional-level quality

Department Liaison/Content Partner

• Assist in the creation of marketing materials for departments/initiatives within the Division of Student Affairs and Office of Communications.
• Actively participate in university committees dedicated to student engagement/experience, creating unified communications for the Division of Student Affairs, and creating and implementing guidelines and protocols for planning in-person/hybrid campus programs – specifically, the Division of Student Affairs Annual Report and the Georgetown University Parent & Family Newsletter

Communications

• Plan, create, and publish content across social media platforms, working with program leads and other university teams to keep abreast of programs, events, stories, and university announcements.
• Oversee daily management of Campus Recreation’s social media profiles, including but not limited to: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
• Plan, create, and publish/install physical and digital content through all communications tactics to notify members of upcoming facility operations changes.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

• Oversee and mentor GA and student team, including but not limited to: ensuring project assignment equity, establishing respectful office norms, and purposeful planning for skills workshops.
• Promote department’s DEI efforts through keeping inclusivity a core focus when planning and creating or capturing content.
• Maintain industry best practices for accessibility and ADA compliance, including but not limited to: adding alternative text/image descriptions to social media posts and website images, captioning video content, and ensuring all publicly accessible web pages, documents, and forms are ADA compliant.
• Attend events and/or webinars dedicated to the advancement of DEI efforts to assist in furthering the department’s mission of providing an inclusive environment for members.
• Serve as a board member on the newly formed CORE committee for community outreach. Actively contribute to creation of committee guidelines and implementation in the community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrated ability to employ both the newest and established best practices in rapidly developing field of marketing and communications
• 4+ years of demonstrated marketing and communications experience
• Understanding of digital measurement analytics
• Experience working in digital media space
• Strong understanding of social media platforms and strategies
• Experience working with a budget and demonstrated success in meeting financial requirements.
• Working understanding of technical requirements to execute digital engagement practices
• Strong interpersonal skills required to work collaboratively across many departments.
• Experience with design software programs and web platforms – for example, Canva, Surveymonkey, Mailchimp, WordPress, and Adobe CC (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere, Acrobat, After Effects, Lightroom, Bridge)
• Demonstrated success collaborating with a high performing team
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with varying deadlines and priority levels
• High energy, team-orientation, and customer-focused with a passion for excellence
• Highly organized with a self-directed approach to work

Preferred qualification

Ability to articulate rapidly changing practices and strategies to internal audience without strong professional backgrounds regarding campus recreation

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EEO Statement:

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff.  All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

Georgetown University offers a wide variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits. Benefits packages include comprehensive health, dental and vision plans, disability and life insurance coverage, retirement savings programs, tuition assistance, voluntary insurance options (including group legal, accident, and critical illness), and much more. Whatever your need, the Office of Faculty and Staff Benefits will be standing by to support you. You can learn more about the benefits offered to eligible faculty and staff at https://benefits.georgetown.edu or view the online interactive benefits guide for more information.