Responsibilities

• The Research Communications Specialist is an integral part of the team that leads communications and marketing efforts for the Office of Research and Innovation (R&I).
• The team promotes research, scholarly and creative endeavors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and ensures that the university researcher community is aware of the resources, opportunities and support available through R&I.
• The position is geared toward a strong writer and editor who is able to translate complex information and convey the impact of Nebraska researchers’ work in an engaging and accessible manner.
• The Research Communications Specialist is responsible for writing and editing content that is used across a variety of platforms, including news releases, websites, reports and newsletters.
• This position also executes communications and marketing tasks for lectures, conferences, workshops and other events hosted by R&I.
• Additionally, the specialist regularly updates website content on research.unl.edu.
• The ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional attention to detail and works well in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, marketing, communications or related field plus three years of relevant professional communications experience in newsroom, university, agency, public relations/communications, government, or nonprofit environments, or equivalent.
• Experience in writing and editing news stories and/or other types of content that adhere to journalistic standards for accuracy, clarity and style.
• Demonstrated professional writing and editing skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience applying Associated Press (AP) style.

Preferred

• Ability to interview subject-matter experts about their research, scholarship and/or creative work and translate that information into engaging stories for the intended audience.
• Flexibility, adaptability and skills to simultaneously work on multiple projects.
• Experience writing about complex topics, especially those related to research, scholarship and/or creative endeavors for lay audiences.
• Professional communications experience in a university or government setting.
• Experience using a content management system, such as WordPress, Drupal or similar.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience in promoting events and/or outreach activities for an organization.
• Experience using website analytics to gather information and inform content strategy.
• Photography and/or videography skills