Job No. 156347
- Job Title:
- Marketing Specialist - VolShop - UTK
- Employer:
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The University of Tennessee
- Location:
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Knoxville , TN
- Posting Date:
- 05-Sep-2025
- Description:
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Job Description
This position supports and coordinates specialty communications and marketing functions. Tasks vary from day to day. The employee has input as to how tasks are completed by choosing the best option from those available as defined by policies, procedures, and standards. Work is reviewed for accuracy and overall acceptability. Non-routine tasks are referred to a higher level. Policies, procedures, and standards largely define how tasks are performed. This position is required to perform occasional communications support after normal business hours. This position also requires work on football Saturdays during season.
Responsibilities
Monitor all social accounts and engage with customer base.
Create graphics using Adobe Suite Products: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, etc.
Create signage, communication collateral, marketing pieces with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work well in a team environment.
Proficiency in website photography and editing digital photos.
Ability to work on a deadline and handle multiple projects concurrently.
Assist marketing team with content creation for in-store promotions / signage, social media, the website, marketing campaigns, and the app.
Work closely with the buying team to promote products and create engaging content.
Identify audience / customer trends.
Analyze campaign success.
Adding items to the website from photographing images to writing copy for the item descriptions.
Shooting and editing video.
Qualifications
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
High School diploma or GED
Bachelor’s degree preferred
1 year experience in marketing and /or design environment
Demonstrated experience using Adobe Suite products for project development/design
1 year retail experience
Experience with creative design: photography, graphics, copy writing, etc. preferred
Experience in professional use of social media
About Us
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.
UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.
UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices that attract and retain a diverse community and that support a culture where everyone matters and belongs.
The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.
- Contact information:
- The University of Tennessee
- Knoxville, TN 37996
- United States
- Employer's Website:
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