College Writer Media Relations Spec
College Writer Media Relations Spec
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$ 57000 - 62000
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Job Description
Knox College a nationally ranked liberal arts college seeks a College Writer & Media Relations Specialist to join its Communication team and help share the stories and amplify the brand of this historic College on the prairie. The College Writer & Media Relations Specialist is responsible for researching and writing highquality content for external and internal audiences across digital and print publications including news and feature stories; press releases and media advances; profiles of Knox students faculty and alumni; stories for the biannualKnox Magazine; and enewsletters among other communications. This position will also help build the Colleges reputation across local regional national and industryspecific media.
The College Writer & Media Relations Specialist will ensure that communications across all media support the Colleges strategic priorities and key marketing messages through creativity and innovation while maintaining a strong commitment to the authenticity and integrity of the educational program. Daily project management ensuring key College publications and announcements are produced on time and shepherded through appropriate review processes is expected. This position will also manage the daytoday activities of student writers and assist with coverage of major College events.
Primary Duties:
Write prepare and/or review articles and other content to be used in publications for external and internal audiences.
Produce and edit the monthlyGizmogramenewsletter as well as the Knox Family Connect parent newsletter and portal.
Develop relationships and communicate effectively and collegially with colleagues and stakeholders across the College.
Write news releases media advancers and pitches to promote Knox College news thought leadership or faculty/staff/student/alumni accomplishments.
Create and distribute student hometown news stories using Merit Pages.
Monitor media coverage track relevant news and trends anddevelop and maintain relationships with local regional national and industryspecific media outlets.
Conduct research for communications projects including interviewing subject matter experts.
Assist with crisis communications and rapid response efforts.
Manage multiple concurrent projects and assignments for timely delivery utilizing the offices project management system and Make sure all work follows editorial policies and standards.
Participates in identifying appropriate key performance indicators (KPIs) and evaluating the success of communication projects.
Engage in approved professional learning as needed to grow and adapt to ongoing developments within the organization and industry
Participate in initiatives to define/refine and communicate organizational processes practices and tools.
Hours must be flexible and may include night and weekend hours to meet deadlines and cover campus events.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree preferably in communications English or journalism. A minimum of three years of experience in communications or journalism including copywriting on deadline. A solid understanding of the media landscape including how to identify newsworthy stories and build relationships with journalists. Excellent writing ability; high level of attention to detail especially in proofreading; ability to gather and synthesize a large volume of information quickly and translate it into a coherent marketable and newsworthy form; ability to clearly communicate College mission and messages in stories news releases and marketing materials is essential. The ideal candidate will have a general familiarity with visual design programs such as the Adobe Creative Suite as well as a basic understanding of HTML or Web publishing programs; and have experience with Asana or other project management systems.
Please submit writing samples or a portfolio along with your application.
Summary Pay Range: Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market location jobrelated knowledge skills individual performance and experience. Please note that pay is only one component of total compensation.
Benefits:
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
FSA/ HSA/ FSA Dependent Care
Employer Paid Basic Life & LTD
Voluntary Life
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
Employee Assistance Program
Parental Leave
Notice of NonDiscrimination
In keeping with its commitment to equal rights since it was founded in 1837 Knox College particularly welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups. Knox College does not discriminate on the basis of sex pregnancy gender identity or expression race color creed national or ethnic origin religion or religious affiliation sexual orientation or preference age marital or family status disability veteran status or other status protected by applicable federal state or local law in admission financial aid employment athletics or any other aspect of its educational programs or activities. In addition Knox College is prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its accompanying regulations from so discriminating on the basis of sex.
The College official responsible for coordinating compliance with this Notice of NonDiscrimination is the Director of Title IX and Civil Rights Compliance. Any inquiries regarding Title IX or the Colleges policies that prohibit discrimination and harassment should be directed to the Director of Title IX and Civil Rights Compliance identified below. The coordinator will be available to meet with or talk to students staff and faculty regarding issues relating to this Notice of NonDiscrimination and the Colleges policies and procedures.
Director of Title IX and Civil Rights Compliance
Old Jail 12 Campus Box K209
337 South Cherry Street
Galesburg IL 61401
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Employment Type
Full-Time
