Student Worker - Director, Inkblot Marketing

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Job Description

Inkblot Marketing at the University of Nevada Reno is seeking to hire a Director.

Consequences of Error/Responsibility for Decisions

The Director of Inkblot is responsible for the quality of Inkblot as a whole. Since Inkblot is responsible for the brand management and promotion of ASUN, the quality of work coming out of Inkblot will be directly linked to the quality of ASUN as a whole. We are a student-funded organization so we always want to be using our resources toward the benefit of those students. Wastefulness is not encouraged.

Supervision of Others

The Director is directly responsible for all Inkblot employees. Assistant Director of Marketing, Lead Designer, Photographer, Videographers, and Social Media Manager are direct reports; Designers and Account Coordinators report to the Lead Designer and Assistant Director of Marketing respectively. The Coordinator of Marketing and Publications supervises director.

Responsibilities

35% Planning Future Promotions

• Maintain good relations with other department heads to know what is coming up.

• Work with or without the Assistant Director to adapt promotions to emerging platforms and the growing campus.

• Plan, prepare, and evaluate promotions to understand strengths and weaknesses.

• Communicate Inkblot’s position and stance within ASUN to other departments.

• Facilitate and run weekly staff meetings with entire Inkblot staff

32.5% Inkblot Front-end Management

• Work with staff to ensure all promotions for every order are addressed and completed

• Motivate staff to work efficiently and effectively

• Decide what ads are chosen for The Nevada Sagebrush

• Distribute the work load (sometimes working with the Assistant Director)

• Make purchases or delegate purchases whenever necessary

• Make sure Inkblot is operating within ASUN, University and Inkblot policies

• Work with team to make sure the work order timeline is met

• Maintain integrity of ASUN brand

• Ensure that the right information has been given to the right people. (Client, Account Coordinators, Assistant Director, Photo, Video, Social Media, Designer)

• Facilitate weekly staff meetings

32.5% Inkblot Back-end Management

• Record Inkblot’s receipts, CC requests, IPO’s, Print Releases, etc.

• Track the budget (identify how much each organization gets and how much we have)

• Employee evaluations once a semester

• Hire/fire employees whenever necessary (work with supervisor)

• Keep office organized digitally and physically (Basecamp, OWA, App., NevadaBox)

• Reward or punish employee’s performance through the 3-strike policy (verbal warning, written warning, progressive discipline)

• Assist employees happily wherever needed

• Manage employee’s timesheets

Responsibilities also include:

• CC Account coordinators when communicating with copy center

• Track projects on whiteboard

• Periodically make sure to have up to date promotions.

• Weekly correspondence with PR Director

• Monthly updates with all directors on the different departments within ASUN.

• IPO Procedure

  • Form can be picked up at Central Station

  • $400 limit (can be changed)
     

• Develop a structured weekly meeting template

• Make purchases and provide receipts to Central Station Accounting

• Email the Copy Center for orders

• Collaborate with all teams in order to produce holistic promotion

• Be an expert on ASUN, Inkblot, and University policies and reasons for them

• Understand the ASUN, Inkblot, and client working environments

Required Qualifications

• Candidate must be enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno

• Candidate must be able to impartially reward and reprimand employees

• Candidate must be able to see the big picture (ex. How everything works together and the repercussions of every action)

• Candidate must be able to utilize the physical and electronic assets of Inkblot

• Candidate must be able to work within deadlines and be self-motivated

• Candidate must have a general understanding for the logistics and process of design

• Candidate must have a general understanding for Apple computers

• Candidate must have a general understanding for Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Candidate must have respect for ASUN and its affiliate organizations

• Candidate must demonstrate excellent organization, communication, and leadership skills

• Candidate has the ability to prepare reports and proposals when necessary

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidate has the ability to maintain the Center for Student Engagement brand

• Candidate has knowledge of social media and marketing

• Candidate has excellent communications skills

• Candidate is self-motivated, organized and a creative problem solver

Schedule

Expected hours to work per week: 15 – 20

Compensation Grade

Student Employee Level 3

$12.50/hr

Exempt

Full-Time Equivalent

Required Attachment(s)

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at [email protected] .

Attach the following attachment(s) to your application

Resume/CV – (required) List a detailed description of the major duties that you performed as part of each job. You must demonstrate that you qualify for the position and your education and experience must be clearly documented.

Cover Letter – (required)

Contact Information for Two References – (optional) Please include name, contact information, and relationship.

This posting is open until filled

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Lists of eligible candidates will be established and hiring may occur early in the recruiting process. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified, HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty member’s first day of employment.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E-Verify.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

For positions that require driving, evidence of a valid driver's license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes). 

About Us

The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading American public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s original land-grant university, the University serves 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.

Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (“Very High Research”) university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the “Best National Universities” and “Best National Public Universities.” It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times’ “Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.”

Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada’s first medical school – the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine – and it delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.

The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. In recent years, the University has expanded to include two additional locations: the Redfield Campus in south Reno and the Wayne L. Prim campus in Incline Village, which is the home of the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe.

 As part of the Nevada System of Higher Education – comprised of two research universities, one state college, four community colleges and an environmental research institute –  the University is committed to developing strong partnerships with each of these institutions for the benefit of all Nevadans.

Through its commitment to high-impact education, world-improving research and creative activity, and outreach that’s transforming Nevada’s communities and businesses, the University continues its nearly 150-year tradition of benefitting our state, nation and world.

The University recognizes that diversity promotes excellence in education and research. The inclusive and engaged community on campus recognizes the added value that students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds bring to the educational experience.

Today, the University delivers on its original land-grant mission of access to education and knowledge by investing in the academics, facilities, support, engagement and vibrant campus life that promote our diverse students’ cognitive growth and academic achievement – all while remaining one of the best values in American higher education.

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