Employment Opportunities at Grady

Employment
Opportunities at Grady

Envision your future of educating media’s next generation by joining our Grady College faculty.

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Open Positions

IT Manager

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent plus 10 years of professional experience to include 3 years of supervisory experience

This is a specialized, highly responsible position with a broad understanding of information technologies in the modern enterprise environment. The position plans, implements and develops information technology strategies for Grady College. The position also designed information systems by setting parameters that include budgetary decisions as well as manages implementation of large, complex technology projects. Tactically, the person in the position will be capable of triaging technical issues, reconciling competing priorities, communicating effectively demonstrating exceptional customer service, exhibiting the capacity to independently research, assess and adapt to changing technologies and supervise a staff of IT professionals.

HR and Payroll Coordinator

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent

The Payroll and Position Management Coordinator manages biweekly payroll, time and absence, and HR position management for all biweekly, temporary, and student/hourly employees in Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The position also backs up monthly payroll and graduate assistantship payroll. It creates and maintains positions, prepares hiring proposals, processes payroll actions, and reconciles biweekly payroll expenses so that funding is accurate and compliant with university and sponsor requirements. The incumbent works closely with the HR and Faculty Affairs Operations Manager, the Payroll Specialist, the Graduate Office, business managers, principal investigators, department heads, and central HR and Payroll.

IT Professional Associate

Minimum Qualifications:

  • High school diploma or equivalent and 2 years of related experience

A professional level position within the Information Technology Services Unit of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The person filling this position is expected to have a broad knowledge of technical skills to diagnose and resolve issues pertaining to standalone and interconnected systems including hardware, software, peripherals, and network devices. The person in this position may be an IT generalist or an employee with multiple technical specialties such as system administration, network administration, web development, etc.

The candidate filling this position will work closely with and report to the college IT Manager.

The University of Georgia is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.

Additional Information

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Perspectives

“I didn’t have a lot of people who were like me in the classroom, so now I am able to be an example for students in the classroom to see that there is excellence at every level from a person who is a first gen student.”

Denetra Walker

assistant professor, journalism

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Perspectives

“I am always asking ‘what can we understand better to make communication more effective, more ethical, and how can we help organizations learn from their experience in order to not just protect their reputation, but more importantly, protect the health and safety of their people?’”

Yan Jin

C. Richard Yarbrough Professor in Crisis Communication Leadership

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Perspectives

“I am most comfortable prepping others. I like working behind the scenes, and I get a natural high from working with young people to help them achieve their goals.”

Joseph Watson, Jr.

Carolyn Caudell Tieger Professor of Public Affairs Communications

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Perspectives

“My goal for my students is that they will learn to brainstorm and prototype ideas rapidly, and push the edges of their own creative abilities. I want them to go out into the world with the ability to tell amazing stories in complicated ways.”

Shira Chess

Associate Professor, EMST

Contact Us

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