Prospectus: Developer of Digital Communications, University Strategic Communications

D E CEMBER 2021

Developer of Digital Communications University Strategic Communications

University of the Pacific C ALIF OR NI A'S FIR S T UNI V ER SI T Y University of the Pacific is a nationally

in California’s state capital is home to the

ranked comprehensive university and

McGeorge School of Law, the new School of

California’s first chartered institution of

Health Sciences and an array of graduate

higher learning. Established in 1851, Pacific

programs while the renowned Dugoni School

has nearly 6,100 students and nine schools

of Dentistry is based on the downtown

and colleges across three campuses in

San Francisco Campus. Pacific takes pride

northern California. The majority of students

in providing the highly personalized and

and the NCAA Division 1 athletics program

caring educational, social and residential

are based on the Stockton Campus, often

environments of a small college combined

cited as one of the nation’s most beautiful

with the choices and opportunities of a

college campuses. The Sacramento Campus

major comprehensive university.

Top 2%

14:1

In alumni earnings

Student/faculty ratio

(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce)

#

19

Best Universities in the West (Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, 2022)

A B OU T PACIFIC

The University has three campuses— in Sacramento, San Francisco and Stockton—placing us in three of the most diverse and dynamic cities in the nation.

University of the Pacific was established

rankings designate University of the

offering undergraduate, graduate

in 1851 as California's first chartered

Pacific as a Top 100 national university

and accelerated professional degree

institution of higher learning. It has a

and #19 Best University in the West.

programs: Arthur A. Dugoni School of

history of firsts including California’s first music conservatory and California’s first university to open its doors to women.

The university has three campuses— in Sacramento, San Francisco and Stockton—placing us in three of the most diverse cities in the nation with some of the fastest growing and most dynamic industries in the country. The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education

University of the Pacific’s mission is to provide a superior, student-centered learning experience integrating liberal arts and professional education and preparing individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and communities.

We strive to accomplish this goal through nine schools and colleges

Dentistry, Benerd College (education), College of the Pacific (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, fine arts, performing arts), Conservatory of Music, Eberhardt School of Business, McGeorge School of Law, School of Engineering and Computer Science, School of Health Sciences, and Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy.

Student Body Profile

909 Sacramento

4,480 Stockton

AS OF FALL 2021

3,306 Undergraduate 1,586 Professional

1,174 Graduate

677 San Francisco ENROLLMEN T BY C AMP U S

2% 52% Female

48% Male

0.3%

8.8% 35%

4.4%

UND ERGR ADUAT E E T HNICI T Y BR E AK DOW N American Indian/Alaskan Native Asian

21%

Black, non-Hispanic Hispanic/Latino Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander White, non-Hispanic Multi-ethnic

0.5% GEND ER

23

4%

International Unknown/Other

24%

AV ER AGE CL AS S SI Z E

14:1

S T UD EN T/ FACULT Y R AT IO

Student Life Pacific students receive personalized education in small class settings, allowing them to form meaningful relationships with professors and engage deeply in their field of study. In addition, students at University of the Pacific enjoy a vibrant campus life, with activities and events for a diversity of interests, including: Student Organizations: more than 150 student-led clubs

Greek Life: 11 social fraternities and sororities, 15

and organizations on the Stockton campus alone, in addition

professional fraternities; Multicultural Greek Council

to professional organizations across our three campuses NCAA Division I Sports: 10 women’s teams and seven men’s teams, competing in the West Coast Conference Arts and Culture: theatre productions in Long Theatre, concerts in Faye Spanos Concert Hall, exhibitions in Reynolds Art Gallery, movies in the Janet Leigh Theatre

Student Government Arts & Entertainment: provides exclusive and fun activities for students such as TigerLands, Brickyards, off-campus excursions and more Guest Speakers: recent presenters include former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, former

Athletic Recreational Activities: 11 active sport clubs,

Cisco CEO John Chambers, and Dr. Philip Ewell (music

variety of intramural sports

theory professor and author of “Confronting Racism and Sexism in American Music Theory”)

Our Values Our students come first in everything we do. Student impact is an important consideration in every decision we make.

We have high academic standards with a focus on teaching, scholarship and experiential learning.

We invest in individualized attention and long-term relationships that build human potential.

We are committed to learning from and enhancing our communities.

We share a sense of purpose and pride in what we accomplish together.

We respect all individuals and embrace the richness that our diversity brings to us as an educational community.

We recognize and honor differences, creativity and bridging what is distinct to create an inclusive environment.

We demonstrate integrity in our actions.

We strive to always do the right thing and hold ourselves and others accountable.

We demonstrate authentic respect for others and a willingness to engage in genuine discourse.

We seek to establish common ground and ways to connect with others.

We honor and value one another.

The Position

The Department

The Developer of Digital Communications is responsible

University Strategic Communications advances and

for developing website content for the University of the

promotes awareness, understanding and support of

Pacific’s various websites and for developing, manag-

the university’s mission, vision and accomplishments.

ing and executing content managed templates (and

Our award-winning team of writers, editors, designers,

other assets) in the university’s content management

photographers/videographers, digital professionals and

system. In partnership with the Senior Director of Digital

communications leaders creates inspiring content and

Communications, the Developer of Digital Communi-

engaging experiences that elevate Pacific’s unique brand

cations, ensures all digital experiences align with and

of personalized learning and professional pathways.

support the university’s mission, vision, values, brand, reputation and strategic goals.

Our role leverages our expertise in external and internal communications, media relations and issues

As the developer for all digital channels and touch-

management, community relations, digital and social

points for Pacific’s three campuses, the developer of

media and web strategy. We oversee the university’s

digital communications brings a deep and diverse

brand identity including graphic design, photography/

understanding of new and emerging digital technolo-

videography and print and digital publications.

gies and best practices, web design, development and management. The developer demonstrates working knowledge of contemporary content management systems, project management and web analytics.

Position Qualifications

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to effectively set priorities and manage multiple tasks

MINIMUM

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Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline (Two (2) years of full-time

using PM tools such as Asana, Jira, Basecamp, etc.

• •

school education coursework).

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One (1) year of professional experience

Experience working with senior leaders on strategic initiatives.

experience in the same/similar position is equal to one (1) year of completed post-high

Superior project management skills, including ability

Experience training non-technical audiences on ITrelated concepts, processes and methods.

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working in Drupal.

Familiarity with the fundamentals of graphic and web design including responsive/adaptive displaying of information and accessibility.

P R E FER R ED

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Experience in the following front-end and serverside web technologies and programming platforms: HTML 5, XHTML/XML/XSL/XSLT,

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Understanding of higher education environment.

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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to express complex concepts clearly and

Javascript, JQuery, AJAX, CSS 3.0, ASP, ASP.NET, MVC, PHP, APEX and Visualforce.

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Ability to work in a variety of web-server

effectively.

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Positive attitude, proven ability to work successfully with diverse populations and demonstrated

environments/frameworks such as: IIS 7.0/Ingeniux

commitment to promote and enhance diversity

CMS, Apache/Drupal and Salesforce/force.com.

and inclusion.

President's House, Stockton Campus

How to Apply University of the Pacific is currently accepting applications for this position. Applicants will be required to upload a cover letter and current resume, as well as provide contact information for three professional references with their online application.

SUBMIS SION P OR TAL

R EQ UIR ED

Pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings Cover letter Current resume

University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression or mental or physical disability. The university will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability.

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