Job Title: Communications Associate PVN ID: PS-2412-006610 Category: Managerial and Professional Location: CUNY SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Job Description General Description As a leading online school in New York since 2006, the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) offers the most online bachelor's and master's degree options at the City University of New York, and serves as the University's first undergraduate all-transfer college. With 26 degrees and numerous other non-degree and grant-funded workplace learning programs, CUNY SPS meets the needs of adults who wish to finish a bachelor's degree, progress from an associate's degree, earn a master's degree or certificate in a specialized field, and advance in the workplace or change careers. Consistently ranked highly by U.S. News & World Report for its online offerings, CUNY SPS has emerged as a nationwide leader in online education. The School's renowned and affordable online programs ensure that busy working adults may fulfill their educational goals on their own time and schedule. As CUNY SPS moves beyond its’ 20th year, we dedicate ourselves to engendering an innovative and transformative student-centered experience. Within and created at the same time as CUNY SPS, the Office of Innovative Learning Solutions (ILS) designs custom workplace learning programs to help organizations achieve their goals. We are experts in research-based learning practices, online as well as in-classroom curriculum development and implementation. We are uniquely positioned to respond to organizational learning needs and support change management initiatives swiftly and effectively. The Academy for Community Behavioral Health (https://www.academy4cbh.org/) (the Academy) at ILS delivers training, coaching, and technical support that strengthen the role NYC social service providers play in behavioral health. The Academy builds capacity for community-centered behavioral health care through free learning programs, new collaborations, and knowledge building. The Academy was launched in 2021 with funding from the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health and Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity. Description: Reporting to the Program Director, Academy for Community Behavioral Health, the Communications Associate will help promote the Academy, engage new and existing learners, and convey the Academy’s story. This is a part-time role without benefits. Other Duties + Accurately describe the Academy’s mission, goals, and services. + Write copy for email, social media, press releases, reports, and other communications, consistent with the Academy’s style and quality standards. + Manage routine (e.g. weekly) emails to the Academy’s mailing list. + Manage the Academy’s Constant Contact account (shared with CUNY SPS marketing and other programs/departments); raise account issues or updates that may impact the Academy. + Create and post social media content to promote Academy courses and other initiatives, in coordination with Academy staff. + Monitor the effectiveness of Academy communications (e.g. mailing list sign-ups; course sign-ups; learners served). + Tailor communications to help the Academy meet performance goals, engage learners, and improve the learner experience, in coordination with the Academy team. + Update information on the Academy’s website or Learning Management System (LMS), as needed. + Ensure consistency and accuracy of visuals, content, and style across the Academy’s public platforms and communications. Other responsibilities may include: + Help expand the Academy’s audience and public presence, such as by: + Identify NYC non-profit social service providers not yet on the Academy’s mailing list, and potential ways to engage them + Track outreach efforts + Propose or develop new content that highlights the Academy’s unique services, approach, and impacts + Identify other ways to strengthen the Academy’s public presence and communications, including indicators of success and ways to accomplish them + Contribute to or review other Academy products, such as reports and funding proposals, as needed. + Other duties as assigned, based on capacity and fit. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: + Bachelor’s degree + Excellent written communications skills; demonstrated ability to produce clear, accurate, concise, and visually appealing short-form and long-form communications + Experience developing clear and effective marketing content, such as social media content, outreach emails, event fliers, and website content + Strong computer skills required, including proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), Canva, and WordPress Preferred Qualifications: + A minimum of two years’ experience in marketing, communications, advertising, or related field + Demonstrated organizational skills and proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously + Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced work environment + Experience using Constant Contact preferred + Interest in the Academy’s mission, values, goals, and services + A commitment to making complex information accessible and engaging to the Academy’s audiences, without losing the depth or uniqueness of key content + Working knowledge of and/or experience in graphic design or video editing programs Hours: To be determined with a final candidate. The Academy team operates between 8am-6pm, Monday-Friday Location: CUNY SPS, 119 W. 31st Street, New York. Hybrid remote and in-person; subject to change Diversity is a core value at the Office of Innovative Learning Solutions (ILS) at the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS). We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and faculty and believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. RFCUNY Benefits RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals About the Research Foundation The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges. RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. Key Features Department Office of Innovative Learning Solutions Status Part Time Pay Range $50.00-$50.00 Hour(s) a week 0.00-10.00 Closing Date Feb 09, 2025 (Or Until Filled) Bargaining Unit No Actions + Apply + Print + Email + Linkedin + Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.rfcuny.org/careers/postings?pvnID=PS-2412-006610&title=Careers at RFCUNY) + Google + + Twitter (http://twitter.com/home?status=Job Openings at RFCUNY+https://www.rfcuny.org/careers/postings?pvnID=PS-2412-006610)