Communications Specialist (Hourly)

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Communications Specialist (Hourly)

Job Description Summary:

Assists in a range of communications & marketing initiatives within the Office of College Relations & Marketing.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

• May work in a specialty area within a department or office.

• May coordinate, evaluate, develop, and implement specialized materials to support departmental programs.

• May provide training or support training programs.

• May review and process documents, maintain databases, and provide reports.

• May provide information to others regarding processes and procedures.

• May assist with general reporting and maintenance of databases as required.

Additional Job Specific Duties

• Creating and distributing content such as blogs, infographics, videos, and press releases as needed,

• Tracking social media engagement to identify high-performing ideas and campaigns for scalability,

• Writes and edits news communications, including content for social media platforms, media advisories, news releases, feature stories, publications, and other storytelling opportunities.

• Supports the Office of College Relations & Marketing in scheduling photography sessions at the direction of the Marketing Photographer and Associate Director of College Relations in alignment with marketing and college goals.

• Supporting team at live and online events.

Knowledge

• Processes and procedures related to the departmental work being done.

Skills

• Maintaining an established work schedule.

• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy.

• Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.

• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.

• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

• Strong interpersonal and teamwork abilities.

Technology Skills

• Demonstrated proficiency using standard office software applications and student information and database systems.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in a standard office environment.

• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.

• Use communication platforms such as Google Docs, Google Sheets, Word, and Excel.

• Occasional lifting of objects up to 30 pounds.

Other Requirements

• Reliable Transportation.

• Driving between ACC Campus locations will be required.

Safety

• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Pay Rate

$23.00/hour

Number of Openings:

2

Job Posting Close Date:

May 31, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.

For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( CleryComplianceOfficer@austincc.edu ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.