**INTERNAL ONLY** Communications Coordinator

Details

Posted: 23-Mar-24

Location: Lawrence, Kansas

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

Categories:

Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 4914280

*This is an internal search ONLY to current KU employees *
KU Housing Administration is searching for a Communications Coordinator. This position is open for current Housing Administration staff as well as other internal KU employees. The Coordinator for Communications in Housing & Residence Life is responsible for internal and external communications and marketing efforts that engage a wide variety of constituents across multiple media platforms. Position duties include development and execution of strategic communications plans and promotional campaigns for both internal and external initiatives, with target audiences that include both prospective and current students, as well as parents, campus visitors, staff, faculty, community members, and vendors. The Coordinator is responsible for collaboratively implementing initiatives designed to recruit residents for Housing & Residence Life and that retain those students in a wide variety of housing options beyond their first year.
Reporting to the Director of Housing Services, the Coordinator serves in an external relations role as assigned and as appropriate with a variety of contacts including other campus offices, press, media, and vendors. The Coordinator for Communications must possess strong writing and editing skills; strong project management and organization skills; ability to work independently with initiative and accountability; and requires a high level of discretion, professionalism, and flexibility.
Housing & Residence Life is home to over 5500 students on the Lawrence campus in residence halls, apartments, and cooperative houses known as scholarship halls. Our office is strongly committed to promoting and supporting students from diverse backgrounds and identities through representative staff and equitable policies.