Marketing Specialist

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Performs technical work in the support of the marketing team.

Job Description:

• Provides administrative and project coordination support for student-facing marketing and engagement initiatives.
• Supports student recruitment efforts by assisting with outreach, communications, and event promotion.
• Responds to routine student and partner inquiries related to programs, competitions, and events.
• Assists professional staff with ongoing student engagement initiatives and program logistics.
• Drafts meeting notes and prepares materials including updated project benchmarks and research information to support marketing projects, campaigns, and work unit personnel.
• Summarizes market tracking and research data from distributed market surveys.
• Assists in developing creative marketing strategies and multimedia campaigns by creating and distributing draft materials to a variety of project participants.
• Ensures promotional materials are maintained.
• Modifies materials as directed by professional staff.
• Schedules meetings of project stakeholders, including external vendors as required to maintain project timelines and responds to initial questions.

Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

Interview Requirement:

Interview Requirements:
Any candidate who is called for an interview must notify the Department of Equal Opportunity/Regulatory Compliance in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.

EEO Statement:

The University of Mississippi provides equal opportunity in any employment practice, education program, or education activity to all qualified persons. The University complies with all applicable laws regarding equal opportunity and does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based upon race, color, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, age, disability, military status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

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