Marketing and Communications Coordinator – School of Dentistry

What we do here changes the world! UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.  

 

UTHealth Houston’s School of Dentistry is hiring a Marketing and Communications Coordinator to join their team of professionals. The ideal candidate will have experience with providing design and copy for stories, memos, social media, various external communications, and more. Website maintenance experience and professional experience writing in AP style is preferred. This is a great opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects within the UTHealth School of Dentistry.

 

Location: 7500 Cambridge, Houston, Texas 77054

 

Once you join us you won’t want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:  

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees  
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year) 
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue! 
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service) 
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan! 

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as… 

• Free financial and legal counseling 
• Free mental health counseling services 
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs 
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc. 
• Resources for child and elder care 
• Plus many more

 

Position Summary:

Responsible design, marketing, communications, and branding; and initiatives with various departments plus external vendors, constituents. Creates and executes a comprehensive social media strategy that creates content that promotes the clinical enterprise and programs. Provides a broad range of marketing and communication support services.
 

Position Key Accountabilities:

1.    Coordinates project workflow, timelines, and daily operation processes. Traffics and manages multiple creative, communications, and event projects. 
2.    Facilitates design and communication project requests with internal clients.
3.    Assists with the printing, assembly, and distribution of publications to faculty, staff, and alumni. 
4.    Uses desktop publishing software to create various print and electronic publications. Assists with design production, photo/image editing, and document layout/editing.
5.    Writes and/or edits and proofs copy for promotional, event, and collateral materials as needed.
6.    May assist in updating the department website with new photographs or site content.
7.    Designs and establishes a content plan for social media to support marketing initiatives. Creates content for social media platforms including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, SnapChat, and Instagram. 
8.    Develops strategic campaigns that help drive traffic for various target positions.
9.    Performs other duties as assigned.
 

Certification/Skills:

Exceptional organizational and project management skills. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with Microsoft Office required.
Experience with Adobe Creative Suite.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, or other related occupational field.

Minimum Experience:

Two (2) years of experience required in branding, marketing, writing, communication arts, and/or graphic design. 
 

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
 

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215