Riverland Community College of Minnesota is currently hiring for an Interactive Media Coordinator and welcomes applications for the full time position of Information Officer 2 from individuals who are passionate about helping students succeed. The college is committed committed to supporting diversity in all of its forms. Applicants representing diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2021
Position Purpose: The Interactive Media Coordinator position is designed to manage the college’s social media activity and to carry out the projects, initiatives, and tactics set forth by the Communications and Marketing department. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, managing various social media accounts, developing and executing social media plans, utilizing social media to generate insights, acting as the college videographer and photographer, assisting with traditional media, marketing campaigns, events, and other college and community awareness activities as assigned.
Responsibilities include:
• Serve as a key and contributing member of the Communications and Marketing team and work in tandem to ensure that goals, objectives, and projects of the department are aligned and carried out to completion.
• Plan, create, produce, edit, publish, and measure digital media communications.
• Plan, create, produce, edit, and publish various digital media for college use.
Application Procedure:
Applicants must apply online at https://www.mn.gov/mmb/careers. Search for Job ID 45038
A complete online application will include the following attachments. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the search committee. Please upload the following information with your application:
• Letter of Interest
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae
Links:
To learn more about Riverland Community College, please visit https://www.riverland.edu
Carie Statz is a marketing and sales instructor. She began teaching at DCTC in 1998.
Carie is pursuing her doctorate in business administration (DBA), has a master's degree in mass communications from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has a bachelor's degree in from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where she minored in Spanish and majored in mass communications with an emphasis on advertising and public relations.
At the Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico, she pursued general studies in Spanish and anthropology. She also attended the Grantsmanship Training Program at Marquette University.
Carie continues her education through software upgrades and Web applications. She also attends seminars, courses, and conferences covering new trends in marketing and graphic design.
Her nonprofit marketing experience includes supervisory positions at DCTC, UWM, and the Community Action Program of Janesville, Wisconsin. Her for-profit experience includes work for Walt Disney World, Oscar Mayer Foods, and TCF Bank of Wisconsin.
Carie published "How the News Media Affects the Public's Perception of Crime" as her thesis.
In 2003 and 2007, Carie was nominated as "DCTC Instructor of the Year." As DCTC's marketing director, she won several awards for marketing materials, including radio and television commercials as well as viewbooks and catalogs. In 2003, she won the Silver IABC Award for designing the college's 2002-2003 viewbook.
Regarding her teaching philosophy, Carie strives to "bring the real world into the classroom as much as possible so students are prepared for work upon graduation."
The best part of her job as a DCTC instructor is hearing from internship supervisors about how they would rather hire a prepared student from DCTC than another student from a four-year college.
Carie is a member of the American Marketing Association and does volunteer work for Treasurers of the Heart and Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.
