Planning Specialist, Marketing and Communications (Full-time)

About the position

Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) is Wisconsin's largest and most diverse technical college, offering 170+ high-quality programs that connect students to a career in as little as one to two years. The college also offers a less expensive path to a four-year degree. MATC is transforming lives, industry and our community by preparing students today for the careers of tomorrow. Together, we are meeting the needs of the community we share and are focused on students with the greatest needs. We are seeking passionate individuals to join our team who shares the same passion in serving this purpose. Learn more about MATC at www.matc.edu. Under the leadership of the Chief Marketing Officer, the Specialist, Marketing & Communications Planning, manages the flow of department projects including events, helps plan the annual budget including agency expenditures and plans meetings for the department and its leaders. Connects with identified stakeholders throughout the college to help them understand the project process, how to request projects and understand where a project stands. Assists in the flow of external rental contracts. Work is performed with considerable independent judgment, creativity and ingenuity to analyze and to resolve problems. Supervision received is general consistent with established goals and college procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manages the flow of department projects and events; this includes project requests, intake meetings, prioritization, assignment of project lead, and mapping future projects.
• Provides administrative support to the leaders of the department and supports the project process as well as other things that are needed.
• Supports the Coordinator, College Events with event workflow.
• Assists with promotional communications about events such as assisting with promotion of events through the college's communications channels.
• Works closely with the Chief Marketing Officer to manage the department's budget including expenditures through the college's marketing agency of record.
• Establishes, maintains, and enhances positive work relationships with staff, faculty, administrators, and external agencies including auditors and regulatory agencies.
• Practices honesty by demonstrating a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles, values, truthfulness and accuracy in all actions.
• Maintains current knowledge of marketing, event planning and project management best practices and standards in higher education with an emphasis on community Colleges.
• Actively organizes and/or participates in applicable workgroups, trainings, workshops, seminars, committees and professional associations or conferences to promote continuous learning.
• Performs other related duties within the scope of the position as required for the efficient operation of the division and to support institutional objectives.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Administrative Assistant, Communications, Event Planning, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or related field.
• Two (2) years of work experience in supporting marketing or events teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Two (2) years of progressively responsible work experience in supporting marketing, events teams, and or project management.