Strategic Communications Coordinator

JOB SUMMARY

The Strategic Communications Coordinators will serve as the key drivers of strategic planning and content development for all communication pieces produced on behalf of the Office of the President at Southeastern University. Reporting directly to the Chief of Staff, this role is responsible for generating strategic ideas, identifying key topics, and shaping the overall direction for communication pieces, including articles, speeches, social media content, and internal communications. The Coordinator will collaborate closely with the President’s Office and work alongside the communications team to ensure all content aligns with the university’s mission, the president’s voice, and organizational priorities. This individual will oversee the ideation process, and aid in the creation of high-quality deliverables that effectively communicate the president’s vision and strategic initiatives.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to: Chief of Staff within the Media Relations & Communications Department

Supervisory Responsibility: N/A

Indirect Supervisory Responsibility: N/A

ESSENTIAL DUTIES - May include, but is not limited to the following:

• Written Content Creation: This position will be responsible for developing ideas and outlines for written articles for the President. This includes but is not limited to:
  • Fox and News Max articles
  • Forbes articles
  • Forbes Panel responses
  • Influence articles
• Verbal Content Creation: This position will be responsible for developing scripts and speeches for the President’s office when needed. This includes but is not limited to:
  • Word of the Year/Chapel messages
  • Miscellaneous Devotionals
  • Academic and leadership lessons and lectures
• Social Media: This Position will be responsible for managing and growing all social media platforms for the President. Collaboration with university social media accounts will be essential. This includes but is not limited to:
  • X Posts
  • Podcast scripting
• Student Worker Team Development: A key function of this position will be working alongside the Chief of Staff to develop and lead a small team of student workers. Student worker team will handle operations including but not limited to:
  • Formatting blogs, inside SEU articles, newsletters, and other media
  • Planning and writing blogs, newsletters, X posts, and leadership articles
  • Editing and uploading podcasts
• Current Events Research: A crucial function of this position is to stay up to date with the most important current events happening in the country and world. This includes but is not limited to:
  • Political events, elections, inaugurations, negotiations, policy changes, bill voting, etc.
  • Natural disasters, national tragedies, etc.
  • Major sporting events
  • Other notable events

ADDITIONAL/NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES

N/A

All remaining duties are considered "nonessential" within the context of the ADA, which means that the function could be reassigned to another employee in order to allow a disabled individual to hold the position. Alternatively, the manager could try to provide a reasonable accommodation so that the disabled individual could perform the function.

LOCATION

Lakeland Main Campus

EDUCATION

Required Education:

Bachelor's degree in business, communications, marketing, or other related field.

Preferred Education:

Master's in Business Administration, Communications

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

N/A

EXPERIENCE

Required:

A minimum of 3 Years of related work in a professional setting

Preferred:

A minimum of 5+ Years - Communications/Writing or Project Management, preferably in higher education.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Required:

• Writing
• Communication
• Organization
• Systems Development
• Leadership Capabilities

Preferred:

• Political Policy
• Article Writing
• Bible/Theology Proficiency

WORK ENVIRONMENT

All employees are responsible for maintaining an environment that is free from discrimination, intimidation, harassment, including sexual harassment.

• This position is considered non-essential for the purposes of Emergency Response.

Physical Requirements:

The ability to sit, stand, use a computer and other office equipment and technology for extended periods of time.

Travel:

No

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm, or as directed by the Chief of Staff

TRAINING

All new hires and employees transferring into a new position will have a 90-day probationary period within which to learn the functions of the job and to be evaluated. Following the probationary period, the employee can transition to regular status, have the probationary period extended in order to receive more training, or employment can be terminated. Required compliance training is as follows:

N/A

SAFETY

• SEU promotes a safe working environment. Employees are responsible for completing assigned tasks safely and efficiently, and supervisors are responsible for creating and maintaining a safe work environment.
• Employees must report any unsafe work conditions or practices, as well as any near-miss incidents, to their supervisor and Risk Management.
• Work-related injuries must be immediately reported to Security and Human Resources. When life or limb are at risk, please dial 911. Supervisors and employees should ensure that injury/accident reports are submitted to the Office of Human Resources within 24 hours of the incident.
• Emergency Employees report for or must remain at work in emergency situations. Dismissal or closure announcements do not apply to this position, unless instructed otherwise by your direct supervisor or a member of the Leadership Team.

SCREENING

All full-time positions at SEU are deemed security-sensitive and require background checks. Employees required to drive their own personal vehicle, a rental car or an SEU vehicle in performance of their duties must pass an MVR records check and meet the requirements of the University’s insurance carrier in order to meet the requirements of the position.

DISCLAIMER

SEU is an at-will employer. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. The employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

SEU is committed to providing a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment. All forms of discrimination against or harassment of a person because of his or her identification within a protected category are strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated. This prohibition applies equally to conduct by and against employees, vendors, visitors, and students.

Southeastern University is committed to equal opportunity in employment and education and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. The equal opportunity policy will apply in University programs and activities, and all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment. All employees of Southeastern University, by continued employment, agree to abide by the policies contained in the Employee Handbook and in the SEU Mission, Vision, Statement of Faith and Community Covenant.