COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST SENIOR

Birmingham, AL (Hybrid)

$53K/yr – $70K/yrSenior Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive unit communications from research through distribution, coordinating cross‑team content creation and tracking impact to ensure brand‑aligned, measurable results.

  • Own projects from planning to distribution
  • Analyze engagement data for continuous improvement
  • Collaborate across teams to align with brand standards

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Identifies, researches, and supports proactive unit-wide communications initiatives by gathering information, preparing materials, and coordinating distribution using university-approved platforms and tools.
  • Drafts, edits, and produces content for channels that may include web, email, social media, video, newsletters, and print publications.
  • Tracks and reports on engagement metrics to evaluate communications effectiveness and analyzes performance data for continuous improvement.
  • Manages complex communication projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, on brand, and with measurable results.
  • Collaborates across teams to ensure communications align with unit goals and institutional brand standards.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Communications, English, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field, and two (2) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for the education requirement.

Preferred

  • Demonstrated experience in marketing and/or communications, including, but not limited to social media, video, web, writing, editing and content creation preferred.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a part of the University of Alabama System, is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center with over $700 million in research awards annually, as well as Alabama’s largest single employer, with some 26,000 employees, and has an annual economic impact exceeding $7.15 billion on the state. The pillars of UAB’s mission include education, research, innovation and economic development, community engagement, and patient care. Learn more at www.uab.edu.

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