Rutgers University Jobs | Public Relations Specialist I Job

Rutgers University
Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Category: Admin-Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
Posting Date: 08/05/2022
Application Deadline: Open until filled

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Recruitment/Posting Title	Public Relations Specialist I
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Administrative & Support
Department	Acad Affairs-Arts & Humanities
Overview	The Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health (REACH) is neither a center nor an institute within Rutgers University but an important University-wide initiative, created through a four-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Rutgers Presidential Funds. REACH leverages the full scale of interdisciplinary collaboration made possible by Rutgers’ status as a major research university, a land grant institution, and an academic health center. REACH capitalizes on the central role Rutgers plays in promoting holistic intervention approaches to community health and serves as a mechanism to marshal the university’s core activities in service of the public good, intentionally shifting how academic research and teaching relates to communities, with the goal of improving quality of life and advancing a more just and equitable future. Through REACH, Rutgers will create new spaces for inclusive engagement with the communities surrounding its campuses. It builds upon existing university resources and expertise while developing new collaborative structures and policy recommendations that can ameliorate inequities in education, housing, food access and security, and employment, as well as a population health component that will address social determinants in the context of health care delivery. REACH supports Rutgers’ mission of community engagement in research, teaching, and service by connecting the multidisciplinary expertise of faculty to regional problems, developing research and professional skills in students, and linking the resources of higher education to communities in New Jersey. The specific projects undertaken by REACH will be guided by five objectives grounded in principles of integrity, collaboration, innovation, and social justice: (1) to engage in direct work with communities to reduce health disparities by addressing adverse social determinants of health; (2) to establish collaborative and inclusive community-academic partnerships in socially at-risk communities that develop evidence-based data, knowledge, and tools designed to support program, policy, systems, and environmental change leading to health equity; (3) to create opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations that will facilitate the translation of social science, clinical science, and public health research findings into sustainable community-focused educational, programmatic, and population health initiatives; (4) to translate community-based research to inform effective and equitable public policy at the state and local levels; and (5) to work with university leadership to ensure that the transformation brought about by REACH is sustainable and inherent long after the completion of the grant cycle.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Public Relations Specialist I for the Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health (REACH) to work broadly in the areas of content creation and editing, publicity, and digital communications, with a key focus on the initial startup of REACH and the long-term promotion of the work of REACH to both internal and external stakeholders. Among the key duties of this position are: Supporting the mission of REACH within the larger context of the University’s mission by developing and organizing content, such as fact sheets, backgrounders, features, announcements, event flyers, press releases, PowerPoint presentations, reports, brochures, and other materials through various media and tracking their success. Responsible for planning, managing and executing marketing and communications activities, including writing and pitching stories to the media, creating and managing REACH’s social media channels. Work with Rutgers’ web developers to design and launch the REACH website, then regularly updating content on the website. Raise brand awareness of REACH to REACH’s key audiences, which include Rutgers leadership, faculty, staff and students, the communities in which REACH will work directly, and local and state policy- and decision-makers.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	05
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	58867.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	73298.000
Annual Maximum Salary	87729.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	URA-AFT Administrative
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
COVID-19 Immunization Requirement	Under Policy 60.1.35 , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Prospective employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster within two weeks (14 calendar days) of eligibility . Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved for use in the United States by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Eligibility for a booster against COVID-19 varies and is explained on the University’s web site located at https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/covid-19-vaccine . Failure to provide proof of primary vaccination and booster will result in rescission of a prospective employee’s offer of employment and/or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor’s degree preferably in English, journalism, communications, marketing, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in communications or marketing that demonstrates knowledge, skill, and understanding of website content development, management, and publishing.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Demonstrable graphic design capabilities. Superior writing, editing and oral and written communications skills with ability to explain and distill complex research for a general audience. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with academic researchers. Creative thinker who has demonstrated expertise recommending and advocating for new ideas and demonstrates ownership in their ideas to see them through implementation. Organized and detail-oriented with strong planning and problem-solving experience; able to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously; and able to work effectively under pressure of deadlines while managing other duties. Ability to plan, organize, and implement both short-term and long-term communications campaigns working autonomously and as part of a group. Eye for design with experience using photo editing software, email marketing tools, and design software. Experience with digital marketing, customer relationship and marketing automation tools as well as web and content management tools, SEO, etc. Experience using website content management systems and Google Analytics. Demonstrated knowledge of developing and maintaining website content. Demonstrated success as a creative storyteller with a natural curiosity for information and news and the ability to craft content that conveys value for audiences and copy that is relatable and concise in a range of voices and styles. Committed to providing accurate information and high-quality work and persistent in researching content. Ability to craft content that conveys value for various audiences and copy that is relatable and concise in various styles, from marketing blurbs and features, to reports, presentations and scripts. Adept at tracking and measuring success of communications campaigns and adjusting outreach efforts accordingly to maximize effectiveness of efforts.
Preferred Qualifications	Experience at an institution of higher education is preferred. Background in public health, population or community health, or health delivery. Experience in content management systems to develop and publish web content preferred. Ability to create compelling graphic elements is desirable.
Equipment Utilized	Must be comfortable working in a PC environment. Fluent in MS Office 365 (including PowerPoint for presentations), Drupal or similar website content management systems, and social media platforms (including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn). Familiar with marketing and management tools such as HootSuite for social media management, Constant Contact for email marketing, Canva for design, and/or other marketing tools.
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Office environment. Occasional intercampus travel required. Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to lift 10 pounds.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	22ST2172
Posting Open Date	07/06/2022
Special Instructions to Applicants	Please upload and submit at least one sample of a web signed designed to the Required Document listed as “Other Document”
Regional Campus	Rutgers University-Camden
Home Location Campus	Rutgers University-Camden
City
State
Location Details	Camden, NJ

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Infection Control and Safety

This position is subject to all Rutgers University policies, including TB surveillance and other infection control and safety policies. Please review the Tuberculosis Surveillance Policy for additional information.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement

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