Project Coordinator

Business Coordinator

The Student Centers enhance the daily lives of students by creating environments that build community. We are committed to providing the campus community with high-quality services, programs, activities, and facilities that complement the University's academic mission. Reporting to the Assistant Director, Business Operations, and Student Retail, the Project Coordinator has several functions that help bridge the various teams within the Student Centers department. The Project Coordinator oversees the Student Centers and Coffee Shop website(s), social media, listservs, digital signage, bulletin boards, and other methods of department communication. This may include some graphic design work to keep our website and communications looking professional and engaging. The project coordinator also helps with administrative responsibilities and duties for the team, including processing bills and invoices, ordering office supplies, printer management, and other related services. The project coordinator will assist with assessment projects, including overseeing any surveys and data gathering initiatives. This role also plans occasional events throughout the year, both for department staff, and for the university community.

Responsibilities include serving as the primary brand ambassador for the Student Centers in all marketing and communication initiatives, ensuring digital accessibility, designing and managing content for digital signage and bulletin boards, assisting with the creation and maintenance of building signage, ensuring all marketing and communication initiatives meet departmental and university brand and identity standards, curating or creating programming and installations, assisting with procurement responsibilities, liaison with dining regarding point of sale systems, ordering office supplies and equipment, taking notes in meetings, preparing and analyzing data to support departmental initiatives, and performing other related work as needed.

Minimum qualifications include vocational training, apprenticeships, or equivalent experience in a related field, and 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline. Preferred qualifications include a bachelor's degree, one year of demonstrated experience in communications, advertising, marketing, public relations, event programming, graphic design, or related field, demonstrated success in working with diverse populations, excellent oral and written communication skills, experience with the Adobe Creative Suite and template-based website layout and design, and the ability to understand the needs of the University of Chicago community and work with students, faculty, and staff in various situations.