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PROMOTIONS SPECIALIST
Job Title: PROMOTIONS SPECIALIST
Job Code: 1266
FLSA: E
Job Level: 10
Revised Date: 09/19/2003
Job Family: JF 28
Occupational Summary
Plan, develop, coordinate and perform promotional activities for products and/or services.
Work Performed
Plan, develop, coordinate and participate in the promotion of products and/or services with activities such as advertising in campus publications, distributing flyers, preparing brochures, developing video presentations and developing other promotional vehicles.
Design advertisements; prepare articles for publication in trade magazines and journals; develop, write, edit, lay out and provide graphic assistance for newsletters, brochures, booklets and other publications.
Coordinate with printers and other personnel to ensure publications are printed on schedule and according to budgetary and other requirements.
Coordinate advertisements and notices to include obtaining, establishing priorities among and scheduling announcements.
Assist with the preparation of audio-visual materials and handouts used in local, regional or national presentations.
Organize, assist with and conduct interviews and other public relations activities; photograph special events and activities; coordinate with representative of the media to place articles in local and national newspapers and magazines.
Perform various accounting tasks in maintaining, monitoring, billing and reconciling expenses associated with promoting projects to ensure budgetary responsibility.
Develop and coordinate a program for dissemination of internal information to include announcements pertaining to employee recognition, awards and recom-mendations, student appreciation week, special events and other items of interest.
Interview, hire and provide in-service training for students in the areas of design, graphic art, photography and the use of desktop publishing computer software; supervise the design and production of marketing and communications materials, including advertisements, flyers and brochures, to ensure proper focus, quality and content.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Work requires analytical, communications and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program.
Experience
Work requires one year of experience in program administration or involving academic, instructional or counseling activities to acquire skills necessary to plan, coordinate and implement a variety of program activities and events.
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Skills
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
