Responsibilities

• Writing feature stories and news briefs promoting QPSi projects for internal audiences (UF and UF Health) as well as external audiences in both digital and print media
• Assisting in maintaining the editorial calendar for QPSi-related content for the UF College of Medicine social media channels (Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn)
• Creating written and multimedia social media content
• Assisting in building out e-newsletters and loading stories to the web using WordPress
• Supporting communications planning for QPSi events and initiatives
• Concepting and executing paid social media campaigns in close partnership with the QPSi and College of Medicine communications teams
• Interfacing with graphic designers and/or assisting with graphic design as able (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite)
• Analyzing communications and marketing performance for digital and print content

Requirements

• Undergraduate or graduate student at UF studying public relations, journalism or related communications field
• Successful completion of reporting class, if applicable to major
• Provide a current resume and at least two previous writing samples
• Between 15-20 hours of in-person availability per week for the duration of the internship
• Must maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average

Preferred

• Experience producing content for and managing social media channels
• Interest in or experience writing about scientific topics for general audiences
• Experience with public relations, feature writing and/or news writing
• Experience drafting social media content and managing newsletters
• Experience with paid social media ad campaigns
• Familiarity with audience engagement strategies and analytics
• Familiarity with content management systems (WordPress)