Magazine and Membership Coordinator, McDonald Observatory

Responsibilities

• Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree.
• Three years of experience coordinating or administering a program.
• Strong computer skills using a personal computer, spreadsheet, database, and word processing.
• Excellent written and oral communications and proofreading skills.
• Demonstrated ability to perform customer service skills.
• Ability to work as a team member, independently, and with overlapping projects.
• Position competencies include accuracy and attention to detail, decision-making and critical thinking, effective communication, initiative, interpersonal relationships, problem-solving, and service excellence.
• An equivalent

Benefits

Additional Information

Job Posting Title: Magazine and Membership Coordinator, McDonald Observatory ---- Hiring Department: McDonald Observatory ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: General Notes The McDonald Observatory and Department of Astronomy promote excellence in research and education within the Astronomy Program. As one of the top-ranked astronomy programs nationwide, we lead innovative research in cosmology, galaxy formation and evolution, stellar development and star formation, exoplanetary systems, the Solar System, and instrumentation. We are also a key founding partner in the next-generation Giant Magellan Telescope. The Magazine and Membership Coordinator will manage StarDate magazine subscriptions and support Friends membership activities that advance the education and public outreach mission of McDonald Observatory and The University of Texas at Austin. The successful candidate will have a strong customer service focus, be a self-starter who can work independently and as part of a team to meet shared and individual goals, and have demonstrated the ability to be flexible, adaptable, and responsive. The University of Texas at Austin provides an outstanding benefits package to staff. For more details, please see https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards . Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%; family premiums at 50%) Vision, dental, life, and disability insurance options Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan) Additional voluntary retirement programs: tax-sheltered annuity 403(b) and a deferred compensation program 457(b) Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses Purpose This position manages StarDate magazine subscriptions and supports Friends membership activities that advance the education and public outreach mission of McDonald Observatory and The University of Texas at Austin. Subscription processing includes marketing, distribution, gift processing assistance, records management, and member communications. Serving as a primary point of contact for the public, this position provides excellent customer support via phone, email, and in-person engagement. This position also collaborates across observatory teams on marketing, outreach, and program initiatives to grow audiences for astronomy education and outreach.

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