Title: Student Engagement & Outreach Coordinator_2

Position Type: Professional Tech Full time

College: Pikes Peak State College

Campus: Centennial Campus

Location: Colorado Springs

Salary Range: $52,000.00-$54,000.00

Who We Are:

Our mission is to provide high-quality educational opportunities to all, with a focus on student success and community needs. We fulfill that mission by creating affordable, flexible, and accessible pathways that help students transfer to four-year institutions, enter the workforce, advance their careers, and build better futures close to home.

As the needs of our students, employers, and communities continue to evolve, so do we. PPSC embraces innovation that is human-centered, ethical, and focused on student learning. Through strong workforce partnerships and the thoughtful integration of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, we prepare students not only for today's opportunities, but for what's next.

We're looking for people who are passionate about access, collaboration, innovation, and student success. Whether you work in the classroom or behind the scenes, your contributions help create opportunities that change lives. At PPSC, our vision is simple: Students Succeed at PPSC.

Job Summary:

The Student Engagement & Outreach Coordinator advances student engagement, leadership, and success by leading the Office of Student Engagement & Leadership's outreach, promotional, communications, and creative services efforts. Working in Close partnership with PPSC’s Marketing & Communications and in accordance with institutional brand standards and communication processes. This position develops and executes promotional strategies that increase awareness of campus involvement opportunities, student resources, leadership programs, and events across a multi-campus institution. The role combines creative content development, project management, student employee supervision, and cross-campus collaboration to support institutional priorities related to student retention, belonging, equity, and holistic student success.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Creative Services & Content Management
Coordinate departmental outreach, communication initiatives, promotional campaigns, and creative projects.
Design and produce student-facing graphic design, digital media, and written content for print, web, email, and social media.
Submit accurate, complete, and timely marketing requests to Marketing & Communications through designated submission processes and within established deadlines; communicate changes promptly to minimize production impacts.
Manage departmental social media accounts and content calendars in coordination with Marketing & Communications.
Update departmental website content and coordinate digital communications through Marketing & Communications channels, following established review and approval workflows.
Collaborate actively with Marketing & Communications and other campus partners to support integrated communication efforts, including participating in established coordination processes, responding to shared tracking tools, and following through on agreed-upon workflows.
Contribute to institutional goals related to student success, retention, equity, belonging, and an inclusive student-centered environment through strategic communications developed in coordination with Marketing & Communications.
All core responsibilities under Creative Services and Content Management must maintain consistency with institutional branding, processes, brand standards, messaging, accessibility, and communication standards as established by Marketing & Communications, refraining from producing or distributing materials that circumvent institutional practices.
Administrative Duties
General filing, data entry, record keeping, word processing, managing inventory, ordering supplies and food.
Support assessment and tracking for departments through tracking data and generating reports.
Assist with annual reports and strategic planning.
Facilitate communication with Facilities Management for maintenance and repairs and ITSS for technical issues.
Track, analyze, and report marketing and campaign performance using engagement metrics and data to inform continuous improvement.
Operational Duties
Support with managing the office email inbox, newsletters, and communication services
Support with monitoring lounge space, and assist with the development and implementation of Centers’ guidelines
Hourly Supervision
Supervise student assistants, including the development of training, delegation of projects, and assessment of performance.
Manage all hourly employees’ schedules including monitoring and tracking hours, coverage, and Timesheet Assistance.
Coach and assist student workers with student facing outreach opportunities, monitoring social media and advising students content calendaring
Supervise, train, mentor, and provide daily guidance to student employees supporting marketing, communications, and outreach initiatives.
Assign projects, monitor progress, review completed work, and provide coaching and performance feedback to student staff.
Coordinate workflows, project timelines, and deliverables while managing multiple concurrent priorities.
Finances
Prepare purchasing card reconciliation, purchase requisitions, payroll action requests, budget transfers, transaction reports, and interdepartmental billings.
Arrange travel plans including airfare, hotel, car rental reservations, ground transportation arrangements, and conference registrations.
Other duties as assigned.

Competencies/KSAs:

Cultural competence and demonstrated evidence, understanding, and commitment to the concepts of diversity, multiculturalism, and their application in the workplace.
Familiarity with relevant accessibility best practices.
Experience working effectively as a member of a team; good interpersonal skills.
Strong problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge of community referral resources.
Ability to travel between campuses and work a flexible schedule as needed.  

Minimum Qualifications:

Completed bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Graphic Design, Multimedia Production, Digital Media/Media Studies, Public Relations, Content Creation, or closely related field OR completed associate degree with two years of professional level experience performing similar duties to those described for this position, OR four years professional level experience performing similar duties to those described for this position.
One year experience with social media management, marketing, event promotion, graphic design.
Demonstrated experience working effectively in a diverse environment; must demonstrate cultural humility.
Experience with computer and software applications relating to office management, including word processing, spreadsheets, and email.
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or similar tools.
Strong writing, editing, and visual storytelling skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Graphic Design, Multimedia Production, Digital Media/Media Studies, Public Relations, Content Creation, Education, Higher Education Administration (with marketing experience), Business Administration (Marketing emphasis).
Experience working in a higher education setting with traditional and non-traditional college students, student engagement, and/or community outreach.
Supervisory Experience
Experience with Photography and/or videography
Demonstrated ability to use analytics and insights to inform creative decisions.
Familiarity with digital asset management systems, CRM tools, and content management systems.
Event promotion and project management.
Bilingual in Spanish and English

Selection Process:

For full consideration, all application materials must be received by 4:00 p.m. September 18, 2026.

Must be a State of Colorado resident or able to relocate to Colorado prior to first date of employment.

Visa support is not available for this position.

Application Instructions: 

Application must be submitted online.  Incomplete applications may not receive full consideration.  A complete application will include:

Cover letter - Address the minimum and preferred qualifications in the order listed on the job announcement.
Resume - Reflect experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities.  
Unofficial Transcripts - Unofficial transcripts for all degrees conferred.  Official transcripts are required if hired for the position.  
Professional References - Provide names and contact information for three recent professional references who can address your expertise and background for this position.

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