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Posted: 02-Jun-25
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
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We are a proud equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and we seek applicants with deep connections to the cultural communities to which our students belong. We actively seek and encourage applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.
Classification: Communications Specialist
Unlimited, Full-time
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (Monday – Friday)
*A flexible work schedule may be approved with up to two days remote work per week (if applicable)
Salary Range: Hourly from $28.82 to $42.31; Annually from $60,176 to $88,343
*Salary placement is dependent on education and experience
The vacancy is posted on-line from May 30, 2025 to June 15 at 11:59pm
THE POSITION AND THE DEPARTMENT
The Communications Specialist will lead all communication plans for Normandale students through planning, design generation, and distribution across various media platforms (web, print, email, text etc.). This position will develop and implement policies, procedures, guidelines, and goals for strategic student communication that protects and enhances the College's image and identity and ensure factual, appropriate, and timely information.
The Communication Specialist will lead the College to develop, clarify, edit, and publish content for student communications throughout the educational life cycle. This position will be responsible for creating content that is accurate, timely and in line with the College's mission, vision, values, and brand. The Communications Specialist will work to review content and messaging to ensure the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are included and reflected. This position will develop and implement a strategic communication plan that supports the College's strategic plan. The Communications Specialist reports to the Director of Student Services.
This position will actively advance the college’s strategic goals, including to achieve equity in educational outcomes and to support a culturally responsive and service-oriented culture, through individual and departmental efforts.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Two (2) years of related experience including one (1) year of experience working with communication technology platforms, including customer relationship management (CRM), content management system (CMS), texting platforms, enrollment management or communication software. An associate degree may sub for six (6) months experience, bachelor’s degree may sub for twelve (12) months professional experience.
Other KSAs we will be interviewing/or:
- Best practices in communications to plan, design, write, and edit print and electronic communications material
- Strong organizational and technical skills to develop and maintain a cyclical communication calendar and just-in time communications while maintaining high standards of accuracy, clarity, and sensitivity
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex ideas in plain language to relevant stakeholders including students.
- Demonstrated commitment to enhancing diversity through inclusive design and l
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Communication, Business, Education, or a related field
- Experience configuring, implementing, and filtering data to establish specified groups within technologies for the purpose of communication plans.
- Experience working in higher education
- Experience analyzing data to evaluate communication strategies and campaigns to determine effectiveness
- Experience with marketing or communication plan development
- Experience developing strategies for improving email and SMS campaigns in a high-volume, fast-paced, customer service-oriented educational institution.
WHY NORMANDALE
Normandale is the largest community college in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, annually serving almost 15,000 students from a diverse set of backgrounds, 42% of whom are students of color and nearly 25% are first-generation. We offer opportunities for individuals to grow, learn, and advance their careers while working for an organization that is committed to providing an inclusive and equitable space for students and employees to learn. We are passionately committed to achieving racial equity in student outcomes and in advancing cultural competency in the classroom and services provided.
GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE
As an agency of the State of Minnesota, Normandale offers a comprehensive benefits package including low cost medical, dental, vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, generous vacation and sick leave, 11 paid holidays each year, employer paid life insurance, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, and tax-deferred compensation plans. Additional benefits include tuition waivers available for yourself and eligible dependents once certain criteria are met.
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For more information on retirement benefits, please view the retirement brochure through MMB.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants should submit their resume and cover letter to this job posting: https://minnstate.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Minnesota_State_Careers/job/Bloomington/Communications-Specialist-2---Student-Communications-Specialist_JR0000002484.You can also search for this job and more on the State of Minnesota careers website at http://www.mn.gov/careers. Refer to Job Code JR0000002484. If you are unable to apply online, please contact the job information line at 651.259.3637.
If you are a current State of Minnesota employee, please log into Self Service, click on the Careers section and search for the Job Code.
The College regrets that it is unable to offer H-1B sponsorship at this time. The successful candidate, under U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations, must be able to accept work in the U.S. by the day employment begins.
An offer for this position may be contingent upon the completion of a background check.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Normandale Community College is committed to honoring human differences and cultivating inclusion of different values and ideas in employment and education opportunity. The college is committed to the principle that all individuals are to be treated with equality and dignity.
No person shall be discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment, personnel practices, or access to and participation in, programs, services, and activities with regard to race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. In addition, discrimination in employment based on familial status or membership or activity in a local commission as defined by law is prohibited.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance, please contact Human Resources at (952) 358-8269 or jobs@normandale.edu. Please indicate what assistance is needed.