Responsibilities

• Updates content on the DIL website on a regular basis to ensure information is precise, accurate, current, well-organized, optimized for user experience, and compelling to target audiences, including policymakers, partners, donors, and other stakeholders.
• In coordination with senior leadership, help develop new digital features for the DIL website, including new project and event pages.
• Plans and drafts regular social media posts aligned with new research results, project updates, and evolving organizational priorities, primarily on LinkedIn and X.
• Identifies and executes creative ways to highlight students, staff, and alumni on digital channels.
• Develops and tracks communications metrics to quantify website and social media reach and engagement and inform recommendations for improvement.
• Boosts DIL participation in external events by coordinating, creating and disseminating event-related content, including through press releases, multimedia, and social media.
• Supports field teams to engage local photographers and ensure regular production of visual content.
• Writes and edits content that translates complex research into engaging, plain-language summaries suitable for broad audiences on DIL’s website, social media platforms, and targeted emails, in collaboration with internal subject matter experts.
• Coordinates production of press releases for DIL team members and dissemination to targeted media outlets, both in the US and overseas.
• Supports the creation of funding pitch decks, donor communications, reports, and other projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
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Preferred

• Demonstrated experience communicating complex research findings and policy recommendations. Candidates may be recent graduates with related internships, or with past experience in communications, research, and/or international development.
• Masters degree in economics, public policy, communications, journalism or a related field.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Familiarity with design tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Suite) and content management systems (e.g., WordPress).
• Coursework in economics and/or demonstrated success communicating evidence-based policy.
• Intermediate-level training in economics and/or public policy (econometrics, statistics, quantitative analysis training).
• Experience translating complex research into plain-language content for a mainstream policy audience.
• Demonstrated success supporting multiple-platform engagement strategies.
• Ability to write engaging content with close attention to detail, precision, and accuracy to research findings.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across international teams and locations and adapt working style to different professional contexts.

Benefits

• Benefits Eligible Yes The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook .