Health Sciences Writer, Office of Strategic Communications-Health Sciences

Pittsburgh, PA (Hybrid)

$54K/yr – $76K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the content engine for a university health sciences comms function, turning complex science into multi‑channel stories with brand consistency and cross‑school relevance.

  • Responsibilities: multi‑channel storytelling that aligns with six schools and elevates Pitt Health Sciences nationally and internationally.
  • Ownership: branding and messaging across web, print, social, and media relations.
  • Impact: collaborate with SMEs and creative teams to deliver high quality materials under deadlines.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develops complex web and print content and marketing.
  • Acts as strategic contributor for communications team and creates marketing materials for marketing team.
  • Participates in meetings designed for content planning and development.
  • Ensures consistent messaging and maintains University brand and style.
  • Produce a wide range of content—short and long form—across multiple channels (websites, social media, alumni magazines, press releases, thought leadership).
  • Identify stories that align with and advance the strategic goals of the communications department, working with stakeholders across six schools.
  • Expand an integrated communications and marketing infrastructure to elevate Pitt Health Sciences’ national and international profile.
  • Provides high-level content and marketing development for web and print media (writing, editing, research, web graphics, social media, emails, reports).
  • Serves as a strategic contributor for communications team in content creation, ensuring design and branding consistency.
  • Supports marketing team in producing and editing marketing materials, including promotions, advertising, and publicity.
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The University of Pittsburgh is a top-ranked, public institution in Pennsylvania and a member of the Association of American Universities of leading research universities. With our discoveries, we are recognized as one of the most innovative universities in the world. We invent the paths of the future and forge ahead.Pitt is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), which comprises 62 preeminent doctorate-granting research institutions in North America.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
19K employees (777 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$377.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.9%
Direct
52.5%
Referral
7.9%
Social
0.8%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~19.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
588 (3% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$143.3M
Last Raise
$2.5M
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2024
    Grant • $2.5M
  • Aug 2024
    Grant • $250K
  • Mar 2024
    Grant

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