Assistant Director of Marketing and Communication

🇺🇸 Starkville, Mississippi 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Communications 🗓️ September 20th, 2026

Higher Ed

Edtech.com's Summary

Mississippi State University is hiring an Assistant Director of Marketing and Communication to run marketing and communications strategy for the Division of Student Affairs. The role blends social media strategy, storytelling, and divisional website content with photography, videography, and brand oversight for departmental publications. It also supervises graduate assistants and student employees who support the marketing team.

Highlights

Develop and execute social media strategy across the Division’s channels
Write and produce stories and communications for websites, email campaigns, newsletters, and social media
Oversee visual design and creative execution of Division publications, including photography and layout
Manage content strategy and updates for the Divisional website
Coordinate Division photography and videography production, from planning through digital asset management
Build communication plans and marketing strategies with departments across the Division
Train departmental staff on content creation and management best practices
Run Divisional marketing projects from timeline-setting through stakeholder communication and delivery
Track social media and digital communication benchmarks and report on performance
Recruit, hire, train, and supervise graduate assistants and student employees
Requires a bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, English, or Journalism and three years of directly related experience