Marketing & Communications Director

Purdue University is a vast laboratory for discovery. The university is known not only for science, technology, engineering, and math programs, but also for our imagination, ingenuity, and innovation. It’s a place where those who seek an education come to make their ideas real — especially when those transformative discoveries lead to scientific, technological, social, or humanitarian impact.

Manage and direct all of Civil Engineering's marketing and communications (annual reports, magazines, program brochures, scripts, publicity pieces, etc.), promotions, and public relations activities, working with faculty and staff, school development staff, colleagues across campus, and vendors. Serve as point person for social media and manage the external web presence for the School.

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field.
• Three years of experience writing, editing, designing, planning, and delivering communication and/or public relations.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques and the coordination of people and resources.
• Strong oral and written communication, planning, public relations, proofreading, drafting, editing.
• Excellent customer service skills and professionalism in dealing with external business partners, students, faculty and staff.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and build working relationships among a diverse workforce at all levels.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with emphasis on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Motivated individual with ability to efficiently multi task, work under pressure, handle frequent interruptions and meet deadlines.
• Ability to identify and determine problems, analyze information and implement solutions.
• Capable of taking initiative, assuming responsibility and handling confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to work independently and contribute to a team environment.
• Must possess a learning orientation to changing technology.
• High proficiency in software: Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, and Outlook (Electronic email/Calendaring) layout/design software, Facebook and Twitter.
• Valid Drivers License.

Master’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field.