Responsibilities

• Lead Media Relations and University Communications Partnerships
• Serve as the primary media relations contact for the College of Science and Engineering.
• Identify, develop, and pitch newsworthy stories, research discoveries, faculty achievements, and institutional milestones to University Marketing and Communications and external media outlets.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with local, regional, national, trade, and higher education journalists.
• Manage media interviews, press inquiries, and reporter requests involving faculty, researchers, students, and college leadership.
• Collaborate with University Marketing Communications on institutional announcements, major research stories, and reputation-building initiatives.
• Create and distribute media materials including press releases, media advisories, backgrounders, talking points, and briefing documents.
• Develop communications planning and execution during sensitive, high-profile, or crisis-related situations in coordination with college and University leadership.
• Research, interview, write, and edit feature stories, news articles, profiles, and long-form content that highlight the college’s research, teaching, innovation, and community impact.
• Produce editorial content for print and digital publications, websites, magazines, fundraising materials, newsletters, and strategic communications initiatives.