Communications Specialist

Communications Specialist

We are seeking a detail-oriented part-time Communications Specialist to build, manage and enhance our digital presence. This role will focus on maintaining and updating our website, developing Eastern Shore AREC marketing materials, as well as managing and growing our social media platforms. Key responsibilities to include updating and maintaining website content to ensure accuracy, clarity and engagement. Developing content and strategies to increase visibility and engagement. Create, schedule and manage social media posts. This position will periodically attend extension events some travel may be required. Virginia Tech is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas for this vacancy.

Must have a dedicated work ethic, be personable, have attention to detail, and ability to work independently. Ability to complete required Virginia Tech trainings, including farm and laboratory safety classes, are required. Ability to interact with diverse groups to include faculty, graduate students, staff, and stakeholders.

Previous marketing and website management experience preferred.

Salary: $20.00 per hour

Hours per week: 29 hours per week/1500 per year

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Belinda Sterling at View email address on click.appcast.io during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer