Responsibilities

• Media Relations and Public Relations Develop and maintain relationships with journalists, editors and media outlets.
• Identify and pursue media opportunities for faculty experts, interviews, commentary/op-eds and institutional achievements.
• Research, compile and maintain accurate media contact lists.
• Pitch news stories, feature articles and expert sources to relevant media outlets.
• Monitor, share and archive media coverage.
• Support institutional messaging and reputation management efforts during emergencies or sensitive communications matters for content development and storytelling.
• Research, write, edit and publish stories highlighting faculty, student, alumni and institutional accomplishments, new programs, cutting-edge research.
• Collaborate with deans, directors, faculty, administrators and students to generate story ideas, particularly for TCOP, TouroCOM and GSSW.
• Create content for University and school websites, newsletters, president's reports, alumni publications, special supplements and other communications materials.
• Develop story outline/manage publication production and write content for school-specific communications, including the pharmacy school's Dean's Update.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, English, Marketing or a related field required.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in communications, journalism, public relations, higher education communications or related field.
• Experience developing media relationships and securing earned media coverage.
• Experience writing for multiple audiences and platforms, including web, print, news and social media.
• Experience using content management systems and social media platforms.
• Excellent written, editing, proofing and verbal communication skills. Strong interviewing, storytelling and content development abilities.
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Knowledge of media relations strategies and public relations best practices.

Preferred

• Master's degree a plus.
• Relevant certificates a plus, i.e., AI for PR, digital marketing
• Familiarity with higher education communications preferred.