Job Description:

• Writes and publishes editorial feature articles about student life, academics, student achievements and College news for the Collegeâ™s quarterly student and parent newsletter.
• Collaborates with the University News team and partner units to cross-promote College content.
• Attends weekly content meetings with University Communications team and provides updates on upcoming stories from the College.
• Connects with campus partners to identify potential storylines, events and news that can be leveraged across College channels.
• Manages the Collegeâ™s editorial calendar, tracking upcoming events/activities, key dates and deadlines.
• Creates concepts, writes, edits, publishes and monitors social media content.
• Attends campus and student events such as Orientation Week and Convocation to ensure social media coverage, when necessary.
• Contributes to quarterly metrics reports.
• Assists with the oversight of the College Editorial Team, including attending weekly meetings, editing student feature stories and approving social media posts.
• Arranges photo shoots for stories, either through student photographers or through UChicago Creative.
• Develops copy and new pages for the College website and assists College partners with publishing updates to their respective pages.
• Assists with press release development in media relations efforts.
• Assists with other areas of communications, as needed.
• Plans, develops and disseminates information designed to keep the public informed of the organization's programs, accomplishments, or point of view, with moderate levels of guidance and direction.
• Continues to build higher level knowledge of the University, processes and customers.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelorâ™s degree in a related field such as creative writing, journalism, marketing, English or communications.

Experience:

• 2-4 years of experience in journalism, public relations, or corporate communications.
• Editorial or journalism experience.
• Familiarity with website content management and social media scheduling tools.
• Experience managing social media accounts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Basic computer proficiency.

Preferred Competencies

• Writing and editing.
• Organization.
• Problem-solving.
• Collaboration and teamwork.
• Flexibility.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover letter (required)
• Writing sample (required)
• References Contact Information (required)

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