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Working @ LaGrange
People who love a challenge love LaGrange College. Here, you'll find faculty and staff committed to providing the very best liberal arts and sciences educational experience.
If you'd like to join our caring community, browse the current open positions below.
LaGrange College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race or color, or national or ethnic origin.
Available positions and notices:
Recriutment Writer
General Description
LaGrange College is searching for a full-time Recruitment Writer, a professional writer with an interest in higher education and experience in marketing. The Recruitment Writer will work in close partnership with the College's Admission and recruitment personnel and will report to the Director of Communications and Marketing.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Creates and edits copy for a range of Admission and recruitment materials, including brochures, Web pages, advertising, multimedia and letters
- Collaborates with content providers, designers and editors to complete projects on time and within budget
- Synthesizes disparate facts, trends and data into coherent and persuasive messages
- Helps implement LaGrange College's long-term recruitment strategies
- Works with Communications and Marketing to ensure consistent positioning of the institution across platforms
- Helps create multimedia recruitment projects, including broadcast advertising
- Assists with the placement of advertising for recruitment purposes
- Serves as the primary contact with outside advertisers and secures outside services as needed
- Oversees and updates Admission- and recruitment-related content on the College's Web site
Requirements
- Exceptional skills in persuasive writing, editing copy and proofreading
- Strong verbal and organizational abilities
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a customer-service attitude
- Ability to work well under pressure, meet deadlines and manage multiple projects at a time
- Ability to think strategically and conceptually
- Demonstrated marketing orientation
- Excellent computer skills (i.e., MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint); multimedia experience a plus
- A bachelor's degree in a related field and proven experience as a writer and marketer, with a portfolio of professional work to be submitted prior to an interview
Submit letter of interest and resume to Sandra Dennis, Human Resources Coordinator, LaGrange College, 601 Broad Street, LaGrange, GA 30240 or email sdennis@lagrange.edu
Associate Director for Annual Giving
LaGrange College, a private four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church, seeks a highly motivated professional for the Associate Director for Annual Giving. The position is responsible for managing an extensive program to promote annual giving among the college's various constituencies.
Reporting to the Director of Development, the Associate Director for Annual Giving will be part of a larger advancement team focusing on philanthropic support of the College. Responsibilities include but are not limited to soliciting in person 50-100 lead annual fund donors per year, overseeing a year-long cycle of direct mail and telephone appeals, empowering volunteer leaders among the various College constituencies to promote generous and sustained support among their peers, and developing and implementing other plans and strategies to meet the College's goal for budget-supporting annual fund gifts.
The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of experience in annual fund or another related development field. He/She will also possess excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, and will be an organized self-starter and a team-player. He/She will have a demonstrated track record of meeting deadlines, the capacity to organize volunteers, and the ability to use data management resources to increase efficiency and productivity. The annual fund efforts are integrated into the overall efforts of a comprehensive campaign which is currently underway. He/She also must be willing to travel and work outside the College normal business hours.
Salary range is commensurate with the successful candidate's fund raising experience. Benefits are regionally competitive. The search will remain open until the position is filled. Send letter of application, and resume and minimum salary requirements to: Sandra Dennis, Human Resources Coordinator, LaGrange College, 601 Broad Street, LaGrange, Georgia 30240 or by e-mail to sdennis@lagrange.edu.
Director of Student Activities and Service, LaGrange College (GA)
The division of student life is seeking a creative, energetic individual to advise and assist students in developing a meaningful range of co- and extracurricular activities offerings as well as oversee student involvement in community service. Will coordinate use of student center; help plan and administer major annual events such as homecoming, family weekend, and new student orientation; and will assist student government with programming efforts and leadership development. Reports to Dean of Students. Ideal position for master's prepared graduate who seeks opportunity to develop generalist skills. Master's strongly preferred in student personnel program. The ability to develop diverse student interests and leadership abilities, a facility for working with multiple college constituents, and superb communication and organizational skills are essential.
Deadline for applications is March 28. Review of applications will begin immediately, on-campus interviews will occur by late April, start date will be approximately June 15.
Send letter of application, resume, and the names and telephone numbers of three references to Dr. Linda Buchanan, Vice President and Dean for Student Life, LaGrange College, 601 Broad Street, LaGrange GA 30240.
LaGrange College, a United Methodist-affiliated liberal arts college located an hour southwest of Atlanta, strives to challenge the mind and inspire the soul of each of its 1100 students. The hallmark of the LC community is the continual quest for civility, diversity, service, and excellence.
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