Communications Specialist

Ann Arbor, MI (Hybrid)

$60K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 4 hrs ago

Job Summary

Lead university communications by shaping plans, producing stories, and coordinating cross-campus campaigns across web, email, social, and executive channels.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner with leadership and university communicators to develop and execute a comprehensive communications plan across web, email, social media, and executive channels.
  • Research, write, and produce high-impact stories, web content, and promotional materials that showcase multi-dimensional well-being programs, research, and community impact.
  • Manage an inclusive, end-to-end storytelling pipeline from interviewing students, faculty, and clinicians through final approval and cross-platform distribution.
  • Oversee website content, organization, and digital accessibility to maintain an engaging, functional front door for events, grants, and resources.
  • Act as the primary communications liaison to academic departments, health centers, and campus organizations to build collaborative, co-created campaigns.
  • Create and distribute event-related content, including invitations, speaker bios, promotional copy, presentation decks, and post-event highlight summaries.
  • Build and manage a unified partner toolkit complete with ready-to-use social copy, visual assets, FAQs, and brand guidelines to streamline campus-wide messaging.
  • Maintain visual identity and editorial standards across all channels while coordinating media inquiries with central communications offices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, digital media, health communications, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 2+ years progressively responsible work experience in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, or content development, including adapting content for multiple audiences and platforms, and familiarity with developing communications materials.
  • Experience using website content management systems, email marketing, and newsletter platforms.
  • Excellent written, verbal, editorial, and interpersonal communication skills, and the ability to communicate complex information in clear, engaging, and plain language for diverse audiences and leadership teams.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments, partners, review processes, and deadlines.
  • Technical proficiency using collaborative software tools, and learning/content management systems.

Benefits

  • - Paid time off, including family leave.
  • - A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions.
  • - Many choices for comprehensive health care.
  • - Life insurance.
  • - Long-term disability insurance.
  • - Flexible spending accounts for health-care and dependent-care expenses.
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The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving, and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.Why Work at Michigan?Being part of something greater, of serving a larger mission of discovery and care — that's the heart of what drives people to work at Michigan. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. It's adding a purpose to your profession. Work at Michigan and become a victor for the greater good.

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$60K/yr – $75K/yr

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Communications Specialist

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