Digital Marketing and Science Communication Manager
University of Chicago (UC)
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Posted: 16-Oct-24
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: JR27797
Location: Chicago, IL
Job Description:
Create, curate, and manage social media content including text, audio, visual and multimedia formats.
Develop, manage, and execute social media campaigns, website development, listservs, newsletters and events, social posts, and communications calendar.
Translate and disseminate CEHD research findings, innovations and scientific knowledge to various audiences across email and social media platforms, with the support of research staff.
Collaborate with design, research, web and administrative staff as related to projects, maintaining a consistent âœvoiceâ for the CEHD brand.
Lead social media personnel (interns, staff, student workers) to execute and maintain media strategies.
Provide comprehensive and responsive administrative and technical support for the Director and Executive Director, including ensuring the daily completion of work products and requests as well as project management with a particular focus on the Directorsâ™ external, internal, and publication-related deadlines.
Code, edit, and prepare (in LaTeX) complex academic manuscripts and other technical documents in collaboration/consultation with the Directors, Technical Editing Director, and research team.
Prepare materials for Directorâ™s speaking engagements and classroom presentations and exams (e.g., slides using Beamer and PowerPoint).Â
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.
Accomplishes assigned duties through two or more of the following: written communications; visual/graphic media, which may include Web site development and maintenance; avenues of digital communications and social media. The incumbent is still acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills.
Performs other related work as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
Bachelorâ™s degree.
Experience:
Professional experience in a related field.
Preferred Competencies
Ability to work productively despite a heavy workload, competing priorities, complex problems, and/or tight deadlines.
Ability to handle sensitive and/or confidential information with absolute discretion.
Ability to manage projects and complete work with a high level of accuracy, strict attention to detail, and minimal supervision.
Ability to communicate with courtesy, clarity, and diplomacy in a service-oriented role.
Excellent problem-solving skills where an issue is followed through to resolution.
Ability to understand research models and writing methodology.
Knowledge of and interest in cutting-edge research on inequality and human development.
Technical Knowledge and Skills
Social Media: Data analytics, X, LinkedIn, MailChimp, WordPress, G suite.
Technical editing: LaTex, Endnote, Microsoft Office Suite.
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