Part Time Communications Manager

Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $80K/yrMid LevelPart time

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Summary

The role owns the Center’s web presence, content production, and multi-channel communications, driving accessibility, audience-specific messaging, and strategic plans for digital engagement and media relations across internal and external stakeholders.

Owns and evolves LCH web presence, content, and analytics
Leads strategic communications plans and social media campaigns
Coordinates with IT, Communications, and media relations to disseminate policy briefs and publications

Job Description

Responsibilities

Oversee, develop and manage the LCH website as a dynamic tool to communicate to various stakeholders the activities and impacts of the Center
Create and develop content for LCH’s website, keeping it up-to-date with the most current statistics, reports, and pertinent news stories and publications, as well as measureables of its usage
Continue to develop and enhance the user experience of the website to increase targeted traffic
Make the website more accessible for Latinx communities (Spanish-speaking, etc.)
Work to create a library of community photos for the website and other communications
Post and share news stories and Latino health-related information on LCH’s social media sites (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube)
Respond to questions, comments, and messages that come up in LCH’s social media sites
Track social media traffic and engagement; identifying measures of success and providing quarterly reports
Develop a strategic plan for communications and social media campaigns within the first 4 months
Develop clear and appropriate messaging to different target audiences and stakeholders, including elected officials, leadership and students of the University of WA, community leaders and organizations across the state, and health officials, with the aim to increase followers and engagement

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Communications or related field
Two years of experience writing internal and external communications materials such as brochures, press releases, summary reports
Applicants who do not meet these qualifications WILL NOT be forwarded to the Hiring Manager.
Intermediate experience using WordPress for website content development
Intermediate experience using Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn for communications, outreach, and/or engagement purposes
Keen attention to detail
Intermediate experience with Canva and Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
Strong writing skills with ability to quickly craft news stories and summaries of the Center’s varied research and public activities.
Experience using graphic design tools for tasks including publication layouts.
Able to work independently to identify and solve problems

Preferred

Demonstrated commitment to health equity and/or promoting the health and wellbeing of Latinx communities
Experience engaging elected officials/policy makers and impacting health promoting policies
Fluent in English and Spanish
Interest/experience in visual design, content layout

Benefits

Benefits:\n
For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

University of Washington

Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest state-supported institutions of higher education on the West Coast and is one of the preeminent research universities in the world. Located minutes from downtown Seattle, the main UW campus provides gorgeous views of the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges and, every spring, attracts visitors from all over to world who come to witness the blooming of its cherry blossom trees.As the state’s flagship university, the UW serves more students than any other institution in the Northwest. In addition to its Seattle campus, the University has thriving campuses in Tacoma and Bothell and a robust professional and continuing education program. Anyone can enjoy and be enriched by all the UW has to offer, including world-class libraries, art, music, drama, sports and the highest quality medical care in Washington state.Being public also means being engaged with our communities, and through knowledge and discovery we are elevating the quality of lives of others.

Founded in 2010

Seattle, Washington, USA

32K employees (527 in marketing)

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