Job Description:

• Serves as lead editor for content from University news writers and campus partners, developing strategic content to drive University pillar messaging and grow engagement across University channels.
• Serves as lead writer for high-profile University events and oversees coordination of content for University events and awards.
• Manages production of the UChicago e-newsletter, including content selection and headline tactics to grow readership and increase engagement.
• Helps coordinate news pitches with University media relations team, ensuring strong alignment between the teams and the development of content with a focus on driving media interest.
• Leads monthly brainstorming sessions within University Communications to create strategic content and stories highlighting the UChicago community and develops ways to leverage innovative technology platforms to incerase audience engagement.
• Co-leads weekly meeting to coordinate the upcoming content schedule and foster alignment with our partners in Communications.
• Serves as lead editor for social media content, advancing the quality and effectiveness of the Universityâ™s social channels.
• Collaborates on digital projects with University Communications, UChicago Creative and other partners.
• Leads regular content meetings with campus partners, developing opportunities to highlight impactful UChicago research, high-profile University events and initiatives.
• Works with minimal guidance to edit complex manuscripts and other forms of copy for grammar, punctuation, spelling, style, form, sentence structure, clarity, consistency and accuracy. Creates online and/or print versions of publications. Performs quality control checking at all stages of production for all written material in an editorial group.
• Uses best practices and knowledge to write, update, and revise style notes for each assigned journal.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelorâ™s degree.

Experience:

• At least 7 years of experience in journalism or public relations.
• Extensive knowledge of news media.
• Experience working with social media and digital publishing.
• Familiarity with issues in higher education.

Preferred Competencies

• Excellent writing and editing skills and strong verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of content types and distribution channels.
• Strong project management and collaborative skills.
• Work on tight deadlines and respond to unpredictable news events.
• Explain complex ideas and materials to a general audience.
• Strong creative skills, including the desire to experiment and delve into new approaches to content and storytelling.
• Work independently with a high degree of initiative, organization and attention to detail.
• Maintain confidentiality.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

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