Ensured Consideration Date: June 24th, 2026
Michigan Technological University is an R1 technological research university founded in 1885 in Houghton. Our rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's scenic Upper Peninsula and is home to nearly 7,500 students from more than 60 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan's flagship technological university offers more than 185 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Research focus areas include defense, health, energy, automotive, environment, and aerospace.
The area's waters, forests, and snowfall support year-round recreation, including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, and paddling. The University is an integral part of the region, supported by a friendly and welcoming community that takes pride in being a true college town. We embrace our size, climate, sense of adventure, and originality.
Summary
The Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC) provides comprehensive research support to faculty and professional research staff through the Institute and GLRC affiliated Centers at Michigan Tech. Services include pre- and post-award proposal development, project implementation and management, and outreach and promotion of scholarly activities and the impacts these activities have on benefiting the world. The GLRC is seeking to hire a full-time Communications Associate or Communications Coordinator who will contribute to the outreach and marketing of research activities through social and digital media, graphic design services, content development, and provide pre- and post-award research support services.
Responsibilities and Essential Duties
1. Develop content for use in outreach activities, and for the promotion of research capabilities and the broader impacts of scholarly activities
2. Provide graphic design support for proposal and publication graphics, trade show material, logos, and for other research-focused marketing platforms
3. Develop and maintain boilerplate descriptions of core capabilities and facility and laboratory descriptions for use in a variety of marketing, outreach, and proposal material
4. Work collaboratively with other communication personnel to support a vibrant social media presence that showcase researchers, on-going research projects, facility and equipment capabilities, and positive societal impacts of research outcomes
5. Provide photography services to ensure a repository of images for use in social, digital, and print materials
6. Provide editing and proofreading services as assigned
7. Support the development of scripts for videos, podcasts, and other audio/visual products
8. Contribute to the development of brand identity guides for Centers and initiatives affiliated with the GLRC Institute
9. Work collaboratively on reports and external marketing materials, press releases, and outreach materials; and internal communications including Tech Today.
10. Support the brand recognition of external partners contributing to the educational and research mission of the University through partner recognition initiatives
11. Provide marketing and outreach support for events including meetings, technical workshops, and conferences, as assigned
12. Support the recognition of researcher success and accomplishments
13. Provide pre-award proposal development support to researchers
14. Contribute to a collaborative team environment to support research growth and the growth of GLRC and affiliated centers
15. Develop and maintain positive working relationships with students, staff, and faculty from diverse backgrounds, create a sense of belonging, and foster a fair, objective, welcoming place to work for people with a wide variety of personal characteristics and viewpoints
16. Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work. Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.
17. Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.
Required Education, Certifications, Licensures
* Bachelor's degree in scientific and technical communications; graphic design,
marketing and outreach, or similar discipline
Required Experience
* Minimum of 2 years of experience in marketing
* Experience developing content, and proofreading and editing content created by others, for marketing and outreach materials
* Experience in website development and maintenance
* Creation and management of content for a variety of social media platforms including Facebook; Instagram; LinkedIn; and YouTube
* Ability to work independently, managing multiple projects for a variety of clients
* Experience editing research content including proposals, technical reports, and Journal articles
Desirable Education and/or Experience
* Master's degree or higher
* Experience working in higher education providing creative material for outreach activities
* Experience promoting University-based research
* Experience providing pre-award proposal development support
* Experience developing and managing budgets
* Experience working with diverse clients including federal, foundation and industry
* Photography and video production experience
Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities
* Competence in Adobe Suite, Canva, Google Suite, and Microsoft Suite
* Excellent written communication skills
* Ability to create graphics for proposals
* Familiarity with boilerplate content for higher education and research
* Ability to lead marketing and outreach projects
* Competence in Modern Campus CMS
Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities
* Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience with, Michigan Tech specific... For full info follow application link.
Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
