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DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with SquareSpace and/or Wordpress
- Demonstrated abilities for attention to detail and solving problems.
- Excellent oral and written skills.
- Communication and/or marketing experience, especially as it relates to maintaining or creating webpages/websites and/or creating graphics and digital communications pieces.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workloads.
- Ability to deliver results from conception through completion.
- Ability to share ideas and develop creative solutions and then work with others to implement approved solutions.
- Ability to search photo catalogs and select diverse, conceptually strong images to add to webpages.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with business partners to verify website content, images and links.
- Demonstrated proficiency in learning new applications, processes, and approaches.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team and with business partners.
- Demonstrated aptitude for time management, staying organized, and verbally and/or in writing, communicating about project status, deliverables, and what information is needed to accomplish your work.
- Proficiencies in both working alone and with other team members.
- Experience viewing communications using an audience-centric “lens.”
- Experience using applications to create graphic designs/artwork or to manipulate existing photos and that will display correctly across devices, such as Canva, Illustrator, Photoshop or Adobe Creative Suite.
- Experience with SquareSpace and/or Wordpress.
* - The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with internal communications groups across campus.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills.
- Capacity to synthesize materials and communicate information in a manner easily understood.
- Experience with managing projects to specifications and to meet expected deadlines.
- Ability to perform detailed work with high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES: None
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
- Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.
- Frequently stand/walk, sit, use a telephone, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, speaking.
- Occasionally grasp forcefully, writing by hand.
- Rarely sort/file paperwork.
*- Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Occasional work on evenings and weekends.
WORK STANDARDS (from JDL)
- Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
- Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors bases on training and lessons learned.
Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.
* - Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
* - As an organization that receives federal funding, Stanford University has a COVID-19 vaccination requirement that will apply to all university employees, including those working remotely in the United States and applicable subcontractors. To learn more about COVID policies and guidelines for Stanford University Staff, please visit https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/working-stanford/covid-19/interim-policies/covid-19-surveillance-testing-policy