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Manager of Web Communications

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Armstrong Atlantic State University, located in Savannah, GA, currently seeks a Manager of Web Communications. This position within the Office of Marketing & Communications is responsible for managing the high-level public content, organization, and structure of the university website. This position will manage and ensure timely, relevant, and current content for the university's public Web presence (currently being re-built) to advance the university's marketing communications strategies. Efforts should be made to integrate new technologies and multimedia throughout the site. In addition, the position will serve as a key liaison with other university personnel and web development resources facilitating the development of academic and administrative department-specific university web sites as well as managing the network Content Management System in collaboration with university IT staff.

This position will coordinate and produce communications regarding the activities and services of the university, including news and events postings on the website homepage. It will establish, plan, and direct implementation of the core content, user interface standards, design guidelines, page design standards, as well as site management policies and procedures. This position will also maintain and guide ongoing development of high-level content, design standards, information architecture and interface, web-client standards, web-based database access resources, web-authoring support systems (CMS) and related procedures and documentation.

Bachelor's Degree in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, information technology or related field, plus three or more years' professional experience in information design, content management, web development and technical project leadership. Experience in the creation of quality design and content for the web is required (experience managing web navigation preferred). Applicant must provide a portfolio and/or site references for web development work. Strong oral and written communication skills are required as well as strong grammatical and editing skills. Excellent ability to write, speak and use images to clearly and persuasively communicate in technical and non-technical subjects with both technical and non-technical audiences preferred. Applicant must possess strong initiative and self-starting approach, and ability to operate effectively in a climate of rapid growth and change, as well as being capable of working to deadlines. Conversant in general with Macromedia, Adobe and Microsoft software, including web-based database access technologies and web analytics measurements, and experience working with Google Analytics desired. Must be capable of integrating technical skills and strategies with business needs analysis and strategic thinking about communications; have project management and organizational skills with the ability to work in a team environment in situations in which ambiguity and multiple priorities are likely; and have experience working with web content management tools, specifically Expression Engine, as well as large scale web sites and database systems. Experience in the higher education sector is a plus, as well as proven effectiveness and ease in a multi-cultural environment.

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume, and the names, titles, and phone numbers of three professional references to:

Ms. Letty Shearer
Assistant Vice President for External Affairs
Armstrong Atlantic State University
11935 Abercorn Street
Savannah, GA 31419

Application deadline is May 25, 2009.

AA/EOE.

Armstrong Atlantic State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Georgia is an Open Records Law state.