Marketing & Event Specialist (WCMU)

Required Qualifications

Bachelors Degree preferably in marketing, public relations, communications, events management or related field; or equivalent work experience.

Ability to maintain positive interpersonal relationships with various constituencies.

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Proficiency using Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Demonstrated organizational skills.

Self-motivated team player with the ability to inspire trust and confidence with colleagues and the public.

Ability and willingness to travel.

Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends.

Demonstrated ability to project a positive image.

Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation.Preferred Qualifications

Marketing, promotion, events, and/or public relations experience in a broadcast, new media, agency, or firm environment.

Demonstrated ability to act independently in the creation and implementing of new program concepts.

Familiarity with, and an understanding of, the mission of public media.

Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud, Constant Contact, Canva, and Google productivity apps.

Experience in social media management.Duties & Responsibilities

Receives direction from and works collaboratively with Marketing Manager to create and promote WCMU TV and Radio, community events including program screenings, PBS character appearances, fund-raising activities, and others to be determined.

Assists in the development of students to implement station marketing, promotion, and public relations activities.

Assists in the production of station e-newsletters.

Assists in the preparation and dissemination of station press releases.

Assists in creating digital content media for web and social media platforms.

Acts as an on-air host for local fundraising efforts.LocationMount Pleasant, MICentral Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 19,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, masters, specialist, and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science, and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology, and more.

Central is home to 17 mens and womens Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling, and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. Its part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the states largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more are within easy reach of the citys central location in Michigans Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state, and national norms.CMU , an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex?based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see ).

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