Marketing & Event Coordinator II (Hybrid)

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Georgia Tech's Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) and Institute for Materials (IMat) are seeking a Marketing & Event Coordinator II. IEN and IMat are two Interdisciplinary Research Institutes that are merging to create a new organization on July 1, 2024.

The Marketing & Event Coordinator will be the primary point of contact for departmental events, especially those supporting our research centers, programs, and initiatives. The role will also support our departmental marketing & communications efforts. This position will collaborate with a variety of teams and research groups to support exciting initiatives.

Some examples of events that we have supported:

• Atlanta Science Festival:
• Georgia Tech CHIPS Day:
• Georgia Tech Energy Materials Day:

Provide primary support to a unit's marketing efforts through development of communications materials and planning and conducting marketing related events. Marketing efforts are normally directed towards promoting attendance at unit sponsored events (e.g. workshops, symposium, course offerings, etc.) and other programs or services offered by the unit. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: unit faculty and staff, students, guests and event attendees, facilities staff and vendors. This position typically will advise and counsel: unit marketing management, students and event attendees. This position will supervise: NA.

Job Duty 1 -
Prepare promotional materials to include writing and editing for print, website, newsletters, etc.

Job Duty 2 -
Participate in event planning and preparation to include coordinating/making space reservations and other arrangements, assist in the registration process, materials production and distribution, etc.

Job Duty 3 -
Maintain and update the unit's website content; or portion of site content, devoted to marketing efforts.

Job Duty 4 -
Provide prompt and informed responses to customer inquiries.

Job Duty 5 -
May provide direction and guidance to lower-level Marketing & Event Coordinators.

Job Duty 6 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Four to six years of job related experience

• Experience with web platforms like Mailchimp, Qualtrics, Constant Contact, and web conferencing software
• Experience collecting and proofreading information for articles and other externally-distributed communications
• Event management experience, both for small and large events, such as workshops or conferences

SKILLS
This job requires working knowledge of event planning and coordination. Included are skills in communications, customer service delivery, website maintenance and the application of marketing concepts and practices. Use of office related computer applications is required.

EEO Statement

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

All members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, which consists of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values shape and fundamentally support our Universitys work. Additionally, all faculty, staff, and administrators must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents and Georgia Institute of Technology's policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. More information on these policies can be found here: .

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening