Events and Communications Coordinator - 997760
- Robert D. & Billie Ray Center
- Staff, full-time (32+ hours per week)
Title: Events and Communications Coordinator - 997760
Position Number: 997760
Unit/Department: Robert D. & Billie Ray Center
FTE: Full-time
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Department Summary:
The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University is thrilled to announce that we are hiring a Communications and Events Coordinator to join our team. The Ray Center maintains a strong organizational culture and is consistently recognized as one of the departments with the highest-rated culture at Drake University. Our small, dedicated team is excited to welcome someone who wants to utilize their positive attitude, initiative, energy, and expertise to positively impact the lives of others.
To learn more about the Center, please go to TheRayCenter.org
Job Summary:
The Ray Center seeks a Communications and Events Coordinator to plan and execute a large variety of events, create communications content, schedule and monitor social media, update our websites, provide graphic design for collateral materials and merchandise, manage our contact database, and provide other assistance to our Communications and Events team.
Minimum Qualifications:
• A Bachelor’s Degree in communications or a related field is required
• At least two years of event coordination and at least two years of communications experience are required
Preferred Qualifications:
• Preference to candidates with experience in Adobe Suite and WordPress
Job Duties:
- 50% - Lead, organize, and execute events, including CHARACTER COUNTS! Day with Drake Women’s Basketball, Exercising Your Character, and various Coach of the Year award presentations. Provide event assistance for The Ray Center’s signature events, including An All-Star Evening and Iowa Character Awards. Assistance includes tasks such as email marketing, web updates, guest RSVPS, and auction organization. - (Essential)
- 45% - Help execute The Ray Center’s communications plan. Projects include maintaining social media calendar, creating and scheduling social media content, posting online resources, creating and updating marketing materials, managing contact lists, executing event marketing plans, and miscellaneous graphic design projects. - (Essential)
- 5% - Other duties as assigned - (Essential)
Salary and Benefits:
The salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. This is a full-time, 12-month, exempt (salaried) position.
At Drake, we are proud to offer our employees, their spouses, and eligible dependents a comprehensive benefits package, which includes a wide range of core benefits, perks, and discounts. If you are exploring a job with Drake University, we invite you to spend a little time with our digital benefits guide: Drake Benefits Guide (Plan Year 2025).
One of our very popular policies provides a tuition waiver for Drake employees, their spouses, and eligible dependents. Drake also participates in not one, but two tuition exchange programs available to dependent children. You can learn about both the tuition waiver policy and tuition exchange programs here: Tuition Benefits.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
For consideration, you must apply online. Please include a resume and cover letter.
If you have questions about this job posting or the application process, please email us at jobs@drake.edu.
Review of Applications Begins: A review of applications will begin immediately. This position will remain open until filled.
For faculty positions, selection will depend on the receipt of recommendation confirming the candidate's scholarly achievements and teaching abilities and/or on the candidate's satisfactory passing of a teaching demonstration if selected for an on-campus interview. For staff positions, selection will depend upon careful review of each applicant’s references, education, and, if applicable, experience.
About Drake:
Drake University is recognized as a top private university in the Midwest. Drake is a midsize university in Des Moines, Iowa, with an increasingly diverse student body. We are deeply committed to equity and inclusion and creating a sense of belonging for all members of the campus community—faculty, staff, and students alike. More than 900 faculty and staff are part of the Bulldog pack, a close-knit group of colleagues enthusiastic about preparing students to be global citizens and leaders, challenging assumptions. Drake University is not only an outstanding institution of higher learning, it is also a wonderful place to work. We are enthusiastically committed to welcoming new ideas and people into the fold, and to retaining and rewarding stellar employees.
All positions at Drake provide opportunities to contribute to Drake University’s core mission of creating an exceptional learning environment that prepares students of all backgrounds for meaningful lives and professional accomplishments.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Drake:
At Drake University, we don’t just accept differences—we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our students, our employees, and our community. Drake University is proud to support an equal opportunity, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. In fact, the celebration of diversity and inclusion are embedded in our Core Values. Learn more about our DEI commitment and efforts here.
We welcome applicants of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If you are a member of a socially or historically underrepresented or marginalized group or you have actively demonstrated a commitment to diversity and inclusion, we strongly encourage you to apply. If you are a member of one of the equity groups identified by applicable law, we encourage you to self-identify, where requested in our online application system.
Drake University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. If you would benefit from an accommodation at any point in the recruitment process (including using our online application process), please contact Drake Human Resources (ph: 515.271.3133; e: jobs@drake.edu) and let us know how we can assist you.
At Drake University, we highly value a diverse, inclusive workforce. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We stand firmly against discrimination including on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, religion, age, disability, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.
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