Marketing Coordinator

Job Type: time type
Full time

Job Number: job requisition
id
R0077143

Location: Fayetteville
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Closing
Date:
10/01/2025

Type of Position:
Marketing

Workstudy
Position:

No

Job Type:
Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift
(United States of America)

Sponsorship Available:

No

Institution Name:
University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville
Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation
among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance
the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills,
fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations.

The University of
Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region
surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation’s strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also
quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life.

As an employer, the University of
Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes
university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official
holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee
salary.

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions, you should review
before applying for the opening.

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Department:
Marketing and Public Relations

Department’s
Website:

Summary of Job Duties:
The Marketing Coordinator serves as a key member of the Division of
Student Affairs’ Marketing and Communications shared services team, dedicated to supporting University Recreation + Wellness (UREC). Within
the shared services framework, this position plays a vital role in shaping and elevating the department’s brand through dynamic marketing
initiatives, with a strong emphasis on social media strategy and execution. The Marketing Coordinator leads the development and management
of comprehensive campaigns that increase awareness, engagement, and participation among students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the broader
Northwest Arkansas community. In addition, this role supervises a team of social media managers, ensuring consistent, creative, and
impactful storytelling that aligns with departmental and divisional goals.

Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an
essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with
others.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in communication,
  Journalism, Business, Marketing, or a related field from an accredited institution of higher education
• Experience related to social
  media management
• Must obtain CPR/First Aid/AED Instructor certification within first year of employment

Preferred
Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in communication, Journalism, MBA, Marketing, or Higher Education from an accredited institution
  of higher education
• At least two years of social media management
• At least two years of employee supervision
  experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Knowledge of media management
• Knowledge of the principles
  and practices of communication and marketing
• Knowledge of graphic design software
• Knowledge of campus recreation
• Has
  a sense of their own agency and social responsibility that includes others, their community, and the larger global context
• Excellent
  written and verbal communication, customer service, and supervisory skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced office
  environment
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to create environments that foster equitable participation of all
  groups while seeking to address and acknowledge issues of oppression, privilege, and power
• Ability to balance multiple work
  assignments, deadlines, and tasks

Additional Information:

Salary Information:

$46,383 (Commensurate
with education and experience)

Required Documents to Apply:

Cover Letter/Letter of Application, List of three
Professional References (name, email, business title), Resume

Optional Documents:

Proof of Veteran
Status

Recruitment Contact Information:

Lindsay Smith, assistant director for marketing and public relations for
University Recreation + Wellness

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

Special Instructions to
Applicants:

Pre-employment Screening Requirements:
Criminal Background Check, Sex Offender
Registry

The University of Arkansas is committed to providing a safe campus community. We conduct background checks for applicants
being considered for employment. Background checks include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. For certain
positions, there may also be a financial (credit) background check, a Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) check, and/or drug screening. Required
checks are identified in the position listing. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication or adverse financial history information
alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information
will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

The University of Arkansas seeks to
attract, develop and retain high quality faculty, staff and administrators that consistently display practices and behaviors to advance a
culture that embeds equal opportunity, educational excellence and unparalleled access for all.

The University of Arkansas is an equal
opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and
employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion,
protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy. Questions or concerns about the
application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University’s Title IX Coordinator and to the
U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the
first day of employment.

All Application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information
Act.

Constant Physical Activity:
Hearing, Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Talking,
Walking

Frequent Physical Activity:
Grasping, Lifting, Sitting, Standing

Occasional
Physical Activity:
Balancing, Climbing, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching

Benefits Eligible:
Yes