Content Specialist, Sr. jobs in Fairbanks, AK

Do you understand how social media works and why it’s valuable? The Interior Alaska Campus (IAC) is looking for a Content Creators program Coordinator. You will be part of a team that increases access to higher education through advising and other types of student support.

The Interior Alaska Campus (IAC) is recruiting for a Program Coordinator for an exciting program in digital content creation! IAC is seeking a creative individual with expertise in online content creation and social media. The IAC Content Creators program provides students with the skills and knowledge to create, publish and manage their own sites on popular online platforms. This position will represent the program to the public and generate interest in the program, provide student support and build partnerships.

IAC provides a friendly work environment.

This position is for someone who understands and enjoys managing social media sites. This position will work best for an outgoing person who enjoys working with the public and aiding students. A marketing or communications background is a plus.

IAC is a unique campus due to the area served, the teaching formats used, and the integration of cultural knowledge and practices into the courses offered.

IAC provides higher education to a remote and largely roadless area that covers almost 200,000 square miles and 48 rural communities in Interior Alaska. The vast majority of IAC’s service area is an immense wilderness that is roadless and isolated.  

The main administrative and educational center for the campus is located at the Harper Building in Fairbanks. IAC seeks to keep connection with the communities we serve through in person and digital contact. This position will work out of Fairbanks and occasionally travel to villages in IAC’s service area.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate degree in technology, management, communications or a related field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Effective experience working with and providing outreach with the public. Knowledge of student support services. Effective experience in collaborating with communities.

Due to the fast-paced developments in the technology industry, IAC supports continuing education and professional development opportunities for this position.

Position Details:

This position is located on the Interior Alaska campus in Fairbanks, AK. This is a full-time, non-exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 78, based on education and experience.

Applications will be accepted for review on April 30, 2024 to ensure consideration, please apply by 11:55 PM, Alaska Standard Time on DAY BEFORE REVIEW DATE (April 29, 2024). Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient and viable number of qualified candidates have been identified.

Applicant Instructions:
Please attach a resume, cover letter, and contact information for three (3) professional references with your application.

This position is a term-funded position and is reviewed annually for contract renewal at the University's discretion.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Stasia Craddick, CRCD HR Coordinator, at uaf-crcd-hr-dept@alaska.edu or 907-474-6569.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.