Manager, Digital Communications, Chicago Quantum Exchange

Department

PME Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

About the Department

The Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) is an intellectual hub in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana that advances the science and engineering of quantum information, prepares the quantum workforce, and drives the quantum economy in collaboration with leading universities, national labs, and industry partners. The CQE is based at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and is anchored by the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Northwestern University, and Purdue University. The community includes more than 50 corporate, international, nonprofit, and regional partners.

Job Summary

The Manager, Digital Communications develops, plans, and disseminates timely and informative content via website, social media, video, graphic, etc., that clearly communicates the mission, accomplishments, and activities of the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) and its members. Reporting to the Director of Communications, the Manager of Digital Communications works on both content and technical matters and collaborates on executing a robust strategy for digital storytelling.

Responsibilities

• ​Develops, deploys, and manages the day-to-day operations of the CQE website under the direction of the Director of Communications. This includes creating daily content updates and monitoring new and existing pages for consistency in tone, content, design, imagery, brand identity, and architecture. 
• Creates, develops, and curates content for social media, including LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter, maintaining knowledge of social media trends and best practices. 
• Develops, deploys, and manages other digital materials, including weekly listserv emails and a digital newsletter. Manages mailing lists for listservs and newsletters and maintains brand identity and visual consistency across materials. 
• Develops, deploys, and manages basic graphic design assets, including updating print materials in Canva or InDesign, creating basic flyers in Canva, and creating social media and website graphics in Canva. 
• Manages and organizes multimedia digital assets including CQE photo and video library, slide decks, handouts, and more. 
• Develops, deploys, and manages communications materials to support grant proposals.  
• Works with Director of Communications and outside web developer on upgrades, design, and technical changes to existing website, and identifies and resolves technical problems in collaboration with outside web developer. 
• Conceives, plans, and promotes functionality changes to website. 
• Ensures that posted content complies with CQE, PME,  and University policies, including accessibility requirements. 
• Builds and strengthens relationships with CQE members and partners to significantly enhance the CQE web and social media communications efforts, by sharing and soliciting content for amplification and identifying and pursuing opportunities for collaboration.