Marketing Specialist I

The University of Mississippi — fondly referred to as Ole Miss — stands as a premier public research institution with a proud legacy of academic distinction. We are devoted to nurturing a vibrant, inclusive community where every member — student, faculty, and staff — can achieve their fullest potential.

About the role

Performs technical work in the support of the marketing team. The addition of a full-time Marketing Specialist will strengthen the school’s ability to engage a broad and diverse set of audiences consistently and effectively, while creating a more sustainable and scalable marketing team structure aligned with the school’s growth and strategic priorities.

Marketing and communications efforts within the School of Applied Sciences support:

• Current students (school and department level)
• Prospective students
• Alumni
• Parents and families
• Faculty and staff
• Donors and external partners

Responsibilities

• 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 and 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.
• Weekly website updates and content management.
• Social media management across 7–10 active accounts.
• Photo and video coordination and production support.
• Development and distribution of school-wide communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (required).
• 3 years of experience in Marketing or a related field (preferred).
• Relevant experience is not required.

Pay

$46,904.00 - $70,366.40