Written Content Coordinator

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• A personal commitment to Christ
• An understanding of the mission and goals of Dallas Baptist University 
• Demonstrated administrative and project management skills
• Strong written communication skills
• Must have adequate knowledge, talent, and skill necessary to perform duties
• Must be willing to work within a creative team structure for all projects
• An understanding of the relationship between design, social media, and digital components in the content space
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Communications, English, Digital Media, or related field preferred

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Help to develop plans to consistently increase DBU’s presence in local and national media
• Help respond to media inquiries in consultation with the Director of Marketing and Communications
• Generate ideas for stories and content that will reflect the University’s mission in a variety of formats
• Write news and information stories as directed by the Director of Marketing and Communications
• Send press releases and stories to the local and national media as directed by the Director of Marketing and Communications
• Send press releases and stories to denominational media as directed by the Director of Marketing and Communications
• Provide written content for various marketing and information-related items for the University
• Help to produce video content related to news stories
• Oversee the management of the dbu.edu/news website and be responsible for the upload and maintenance of all stories
• Produce and distribute the DBU News
• Produce and distribute the University Hill eBlast
• Help to produce and distribute other DBU eBlasts as needed
• Help to maintain a brand tone and voice through all written content
• Monitor DBU’s media presence through appropriate monitoring software, and provide consistent reports regarding DBU’s media reach
• Collaborate with DBU Alumni to generate compelling stories
• Work with the Institute for Global Engagement to build up engagement and content as needed
• Oversee a team of student workers by delegating projects and content assignments
• Serve as Managing Editor of The DBU Report and support the Director of Marketing and Communications throughout the production process
• Other duties as assigned

WORK SCHEDULE:

This is a full-time position. 

WORK LOCATION:

This position will work on the main campus, located at 3000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX 75211

• Must be a Christian who is a member of a church that holds Jesus Christ to be their Savior and Lord, and who holds solely the Old Testament and the New Testament as sacred Scriptures.  
• DBU requires employees to follow all University policies and procedures, which exist to support the Christian mission of DBU and includes, but is not limited to, a Christian Code of Conduct. Click here to read