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College Relations Assistant

Position Number: 7185501
Location: Austin, TX
Position Type: Public Relations, Marketing and Communications

College Relations Assistant

Austin Community College

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Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. - AR 4.0300.01

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:
College Relations Assistant

Job Description Summary:
The College Relations Assistant reports directly to the Marketing Event Coordinator and works closely with the College Relations team to support the planning, coordination, and execution of College events, outreach activities, and community engagement initiatives, including mascot appearances. This position supports the College's strategic marketing and communications efforts by promoting brand awareness, advancing the educational mission of the College, and fostering meaningful engagement with multicultural communities, students, and stakeholders.

Job Description:

Job Description

Assists in the planning, promotion, and execution of college relations events and initiatives, including mascot appearances.
Assists with event logistics, including scheduling, setup/breakdown, transportation of materials, vendor coordination, and on-site support.
Supports research and identification of College and community events that can enhance the College's internal and external engagement.
Helps maintain mascot materials, including costumes, props, and merch or swag.
Assists in the maintenance and organization of departmental inventory and promotional materials, including fulfillment and distribution.
Assists in compiling and organizing data for departmental reports and performance tracking.
Serves as a representative of the College Relations & Marketing team at events, outreach opportunities, and community engagements.

Assists in capturing event content, photos, and audience engagement highlights for marketing and social media use.
Helps track event participation, outreach activities, and engagement metrics to support reporting and continuous improvement.

Knowledge

Knowledge of effective engagement strategies for working with audiences, communities, and stakeholders.
Knowledge of social media platforms, including experience using tools such as Canva, Facebook, Instagram, and X to support branding, outreach, and audience engagement.
Proficiency in Google Workspace applications, including Google Sheets, Docs, and Drive, for communication, collaboration, organization, and document management.

Skills

Ability to maintain an established work schedule and work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed to support events and outreach activities across multiple campus and community locations.
Ability to coordinate schedules, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines with attention to detail and follow-through.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with College departments, community partners, students, families, and multicultural populations.
Ability to represent the College in a professional, welcoming, and inclusive manner at campus and community events while supporting the College's mission, values, and commitment to belonging.
Ability to communicate effectively with audiences through presentations, outreach activities, and public engagement efforts, including presentations to K-12 student groups.
Ability to assess situations, exercise sound judgment, and respond appropriately in fast-paced or changing environments.
Demonstrated commitment to providing excellent customer service and fostering positive constituent experiences.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of work-related records, information, and materials.
Effective verbal, written, interpersonal, and organizational skills, including the ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
Ability to use standard office software, collaboration platforms, and social media tools to support outreach, communication, and event coordination activities.
Experience supporting outreach initiatives, events, marketing activities, or logistics coordination preferred.
Previous mascot or mascot team experience preferred.

Required Education

High school diploma or GED and some college coursework.

Preferred Education

Associate degree or higher, or progress toward completion.

Special Requirements

Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation needed for local Austin area travel.

Other Preferred Qualifications

Potential ability to wear the mascot costume for photo opportunities or brief engagement.

Physical Requirements

Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
Occasional lifting of objects up to 50 pounds.
Will occasionally be required to use the ACC van to provide safe transportation of the student mascot team to and from events and ensure timely arrival and departure.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors, in various weather conditions.

Safety

Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Salary Range (PG 115)

$47,840 - $47,840

Number of Openings:
1

Job Posting Close Date:
June 9, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.

For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( CleryComplianceOfficer@austincc.edu ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

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