DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Position

The Director of Marketing and Communications provides marketing and communications leadership to the college community. Advises and assists the President, Vice Presidents, and the heads of academic and administrative units in establishing goals, developing suitable strategies and tactics, implementing programs, and evaluating results. Designs, coordinates, and evaluates college-wide marketing and communications programs. Manages department budget. Supervises three positions - media relations coordinator, web coordinator, and creative services coordinator. The Director reports directly to the President. This is a full-time, 12-month position, with attractive fringe benefits package.

The College

Eureka is a small residential liberal arts college located equidistant between the cities of Peoria and Bloomington/Normal. The campus is situated on 65 wooded acres with 24 academic and residential buildings in the city of Eureka, Illinois. Focused on excellence in learning, service, and leadership, Eureka graduates include forty-two college presidents, seven governors and members of Congress, and the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan. Eureka currently has almost 800 students enrolled in 25 degree programs. The College has been recognized on US News “Great Schools, Great Prices” and “Least Debt” lists, on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, and by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute as one of fifty national “All-American Colleges.” Chartered in 1855 to provide a “non-sectarian liberal arts” education by abolitionists who were members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Eureka was the first college in Illinois and the third in the nation to admit men and women on an equal basis.

Position Requirements

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited four-year college or university and three-five years of post-baccalaureate professional marketing and communications experience is essential. Previous supervisory experience required. Graduate degree and marketing/communications experience in higher education preferred. Experience with budget management desired.

Application Materials

Application period is closed.