Business Process Specialist, Sr. jobs in Santa Maria, CA

Job Summary

The Communications Specialist is part of a two-person team reporting to the Dean.  This position collaborates with various stakeholders within the college to develop, write, and edit content for diverse communication channels, including websites, social media, digital signage, and email. Additionally, this role is responsible for designing graphics for both digital and printed materials, ensuring alignment with university branding guidelines. The Communications Specialist monitors and reports out on analytics for various communication channels, coordinating student assistants, and managing equipment organization and maintenance.

Department Summary

The vision for the Orfalea College of Business (Orfalea) is to be a transformational leader in experiential business education. Orfalea’s mission is to educate career-ready future business leaders in a polytechnic learn-by-doing environment and produce research that positively influences business and society.

Key Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge of general practices, methods and procedures related to public affairs, media relations, and/or marketing. 
• Working knowledge of protocols and institutional etiquette related to public and media relations.
• Basic knowledge of applicable copyright and other laws pertaining to written materials, news media and confidentiality.
• Knowledge of basic web communication techniques, vehicles and formats.
• Strong writing and editing skills to quickly produce clear and concise standard documents for internal and external publication.
• Demonstrated experience using graphic design software (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud), social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook, and mass email design, production and distribution systems.

Education and Experience

• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university and two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in marketing and public relations, or a related field. A graduate degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Salary and Benefits

Anticipated Hiring Range: $47,000 - $65,000 Per Year

Classification Range: $40,056 - $67,836 Per Year

Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees. See our benefits website for additional information. 

Cal Poly

Cal Poly is a nationally-ranked public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, and known for its Learn by Doing philosophy. Each year more than 20,000 top-tier students come to San Luis Obispo to put knowledge into action, taking their learning outside the classroom as they prepare for careers in engineering, agriculture, science, business, humanities and the built environment. Cal Poly’s hands-on philosophy, small class sizes and close student-faculty mentorships result in graduates ready from day one to impact their communities, California and the world. For more information, visit calpoly.edu.

Diversity Statement

At Cal Poly, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. Bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly's values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility.

Cal Poly's commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. Cal Poly is an equal opportunity employer. 

Supplemental Information

Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with Cal Poly. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo is not a sponsoring agency for staff positions (i.e. H-1B visas).

Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.