Communications, Marketing, & Academic Advising Specialist
B.A. in Communication – Integrated Marketing
chelsea.martinez@wichita.edu
316-978-5950
Administrative Component
This component focuses on coordinating activities and resources to ensure an effective
management of the project. This includes managing and maintaining an efficient system
of internal controls such as computerized budget systems, purchasing processes, program
inventory, human resource processes and student assistant supervision.
Communications & Marketing Component
This component focuses on creating strategic and efficient marketing and publicity
tactics to build strong relations with the Wichita State faculty, staff, students,
and community. The communications and marketing of SSS is a collaborative effort to
inform the WSU public of our departmental mission and promote the free services we
offer to first-generation and income-eligible students and students of disability
status through print and digital media, campus events, orientations, meetings, and
social media.
This includes working closely with other campus departments to give them tools and
resources about our services and student eligibility requirements. The partnership
and information sharing amongst departments helps publicize services offered by the
program to eligible participants and the campus community and initiates student referrals.
Advising Component
This component emphases advising active SSS participants in academics, graduate school
advice, Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application assistance, comprehensive
and personalized degree planning, and financial and economic literacy. This includes
scheduling monthly advising appointments with a caseload of students during the Fall
and Spring semesters and documenting each advising session in an online database for
record-keeping and program evaluation.
About Chelsea
Mrs. Chelsea Martinez graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Arts
in Communication with an emphasis on Integrated Marketing in 2017. She has more than
six years of experience in the banking industry where she was did everything from
teller line work to loan origination. She also has experience working as a freelance
social media management specialist managing multiple client accounts and strategically
producing industry-leading social media content
