Responsibilities

• Serves as HERL’s primary contact for and liaison with all media and public relations entities.
• Designs, produces and publishes multimedia products, to include videos, still photography, podcasts and related materials.
• Identifies, tracks and fulfills all sponsored project communications requirements.
• Maintains the HERL website.
• Manages HERL social media accounts.
• Designs, edits and publishes HERL’s quarterly newsletter and annual calendar.
• Assists with coordination of HERL special events.
• Promotes opportunities for human subject trial participation in HERL research.
• Catalogs and curates the online publication of HERL academic research.
• Adheres to legal, regulatory and policy requirements required of the VA and University of Pittsburgh.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree is required, with a degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Digital Media, English, or a related field strongly preferred.
• The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience in one or more of these fields.

Preferred

• Media relations, to include responding to inquiries, arranging interviews and site visits, and providing informational background materials.
• Professional photography and videography.
• Digital and physical production of newsletters, flyers, posters and related materials.
• Management of organizational social media accounts, including LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
• Experience maintaining and updating an organizational website.
• Special event coordination.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Bridge, Premiere Pro, Audition and Acrobat.