Communications Coordinator - Division of Access and Engagement - UTK

University of Tennessee · Knoxville

The Division of Access and Engagement seeks a strategic communications professional with exceptional expertise to serve as Communications Coordinator. This position requires the exercise of advanced professional judgment in a dynamic and collaborative environment while making substantial contributions to organizational success and divisional strategic objectives. The Communications Coordinator applies sophisticated writing expertise, editorial judgment, and strategic communications planning to independently develop integrated content strategies, manage comprehensive marketing campaigns, cultivate meaningful stakeholder relationships, and advance the division's reputation with diverse audiences. This role demands the ability to work consultatively with senior division leadership and high-level campus partners, exercise significant discretion in content development and strategic messaging, navigate complex institutional and political dynamics with minimal direction, interpret ambiguous communication challenges, and apply advanced professional standards to achieve measurable communication outcomes that support divisional and institutional priorities.

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 to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.

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.

Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!

Create and execute integrated communication strategies, content, and marketing campaigns that enhance visibility, build engagement, and advance strategic priorities.

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