Communications Specialist

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communication, marketing, journalism, or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 1 year experience in a communications role or educational role involving strategic communications.
• Experience in creating and editing content for wide variety of audiences and channels (e.g., published stories, social media posts, promotional materials, talking points, video scripts, etc.) as well as developing communication campaigns and plans.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, with proven ability to effectively meet deadlines.
• Experience working in a team-based setting where consultation, flexibility, and collaboration are essential. 
• Ability to think and plan across channels and develop effective communication strategies.

• Exceptional attention to detail, including copy-editing and following a style guide.
   

   
   

  Desired Qualifications: 

• Skilled in photography and videography. Familiarity working with Microsoft Office as well as Adobe Creative Cloud photo editing (Photoshop, Lightroom) and video (Premiere Pro) software.
• Experience in managing and creating content for social media accounts.
• Experience with planning and implementing events.
• Experience creating and distributing email newsletters.

• Experience working in a higher education environment.

   

   

  
  Application Details: 
  Applications are only accepted through the Jobs@UIOWA website.

  In order to be eligible for interview, applicants must upload the following and mark them as “relevant files” when you upload the documents. All three items are required as part of the application process.

  1. Cover letter that clearly addresses how you meet each of the required and any desired qualifications of this position. To ensure strongest consideration, applicants are encouraged to review all required qualifications and state directly how they meet each of them.
  2. Current resume
  3. Three examples of your work or provide a URL to online examples as part of the application process.

   

  This job ad will be posted for a minimum of 14 days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after that date. Please contact andrea-rost@uiowa.edu if you have any questions about the position.

   

   

  The hiring salary range for this communication specialist position is $54,000 – $64,000.

   

   

  Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

   

   

  This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

   

   

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