Communications marketing manager

Job ID	37224
Location	Tampa, FL
Full/Part Time	Full-Time
Regular/Temporary	Regular

Position Details Dept Number/Name: 0-7905-000 / USF Technology Incubator College Division: Research-VP Salary Plan: Administrative Job Code/Title: 4333 / Communications & Marketing Mgr Hiring Salary/Salary Range: $64,000 - $81,000 Position Number: 00038458 ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY: The Incubation Program promotes, encourages, and enhances the research activities of USF System faculty, staff, and students, and brings together the strengths of the USF System and the region, providing a critical interface to move university and community research into the marketplace, stimulate high-tech and biotech industries, and create jobs. The Incubation Program is comprised of three components: USF CONNECT, the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, and the Student Innovation Incubator. Clients are USF faculty, staff, and students; small business owners; and technology and economic development leaders in the community, especially representatives of government, business, and industry POSITION SUMMARY: The position reports directly to the Director, USF Technology Incubator. The Communication Marketing Manager is responsible for developing an overall marketing and communications strategy for the department, as well as coordinating a wide variety of programs and activities designed to promote and publicize USF CONNECT, the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, and the Student Innovation Incubator. The position serves as a media contact and coordinates special events, including seminars and forums, press releases and events in coordination with University Communications & Marketing. This position writes and edits high profile marketing and promotional materials, such as brochures, flyers, and online and multimedia content, responsibilities. The position requires training and experience in oral and written communication in order to serve in a professional communicator role. RESPONSIBILITIES: Develops an overall marketing and communications strategy for the department. Develops, edits, and disseminates materials to publicize and promote the efforts and successes of the department. Highlights the successes of all University start-up companies, as well as all companies tenants with created materials including press releases, magazine articles, web articles, calendars, brochures, flyers, signage, photography, video productions, and additional communication tools, as necessary. Selects and recruits vendors to produce materials as needed. Serves as the department's media contact and works collaboratively with other communication positions throughout USF and Research & Innovation for the development of high profile publications, as they relate to university research. The incumbent will need to be well verse in grant writing proposals, laying out the case for why the grant will have a intended mutual beneficial affect. Detailing the governance and support of the grant staying within the mission purpose. Continuously updates the departments website with news, highlights, events, and seminars; develops and updates a calendar of events that represents upcoming deadlines for awards and conferences, uploads speaking training seminars as they are issued, monthly newsletter, uploads and updates monthly list-serve to continue constant communications with internal and external stakeholders. Organizes seminars and other forums or events to facilitate the development and education of students, researchers and entrepreneurs on early stage business development, intellectual property and series funding cap raises matters throughout the University and USF community for not only the USF CONNECT tenants, but for the Evolve program and the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, Student Innovation Incubator and helps cross promote events with USF Matching Grant Programs, Nault Center for Entrepreneurship and Research & Innovation . Coordinates speakers, secures event space, designs flyers for publicizing the event, communicates the event with potential audience members through email and other web- based distributions, creates signage, secures technology for day of the event and helps set up and cleanup after the event. Historical Data Management for Marketing Services: It is essential that accurate documentation of historical information be maintained on marketing activities for later retrieval. The Communications & Marketing Officer will be responsible for inputting Marketing Services data into Air Table database as related to activities associated with marketing campaigns and other marketing related interactions with faculty inventors, industry and the community business leaders. It will also be necessary to maintain physical copies of targeted mailing lists and campaign materials as well as other marketing correspondences. This activity requires exceptional records management on the part of the employee to ensure that all information on marketing campaigns are carried out in an efficient and professional manner. Supervises the day-to-day operations of assigned area including the supervision of department OPS staff. Provides guidance and direction to staff involved in department marketing services and programs. Provides coaching and leadership to enhance their student internship experience for future employment portfolios. Works as a leader to nurture a team environment and enhance productivity. Performs other duties as assigned. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: MINIMUM: This position requires a Bachelor's degree in communication, marketing, public relations, technical writing, digital media, or related field, with 4 years of experience in related positions; or a Master's degree in the fields listed above and 2 years of experience. FLSB1310 Equivalency:
4 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted for bachelor's degree.
6 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted for master's degree. USF Tampa Information for Applicants This position is subject to a Level 1 criminal background check. Job Opening Number: 37224 Posting Date: 06/12/2024 Posting End Date: 07/03/2024 How To Apply Click on the Apply Now button. When applying to an opening you will have the opportunity to upload a cover letter and resume. Apply online by completing the required information and attaching your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. YOUR COVER LETTER AND RESUME, PLUS ANY OTHER REQUESTED MATERIAL, MUST BE IN ONE ATTACHMENT. Only online applications are accepted for this position. Click here for additional tutorial information. To request an accommodation with the application or interview process, please contact Central Human Resources by telephone: or email . Equal Employment Opportunity USF is an equal opportunity, equal access academic institution that embraces diversity in the workplace. The University of South Florida does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sexual harassment. Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator. Reports may be made at any time either online or directly to the University's Title IX Coordinator. USF's Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Statement . Federal Rights Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) . Work Location Campus map and location overview: USF - Tampa Campus About USF The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success. Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World Report's national university rankings than USF. Serving more than 50,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF is designated as a Preeminent State Research University by the Florida Board of Governors, placing it in the most elite category among the state's 12 public universities. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference. Working at USF With more than 16,000 employees at USF, the University of South Florida is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay region. At USF you will find opportunities to excel in a rich academic environment that fosters the development and advancement of our employees. We believe in creating a talented, engaged and driven workforce through on-going development and career opportunities. We also offer a first class benefit package that includes medical, dental and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, tuition program and generous leave programs and more. To learn more about working at USF please visit: Work Here. Learn Here. Grow Here .