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Job Requisition ID:R00016244Job Category:Institutional Services (Non-Faculty Only)Organization:Director of CommunicationsLocation/s:Main Campus JacksonJob Title:Editor/Writer - Communications - FTJob Summary:TO COLLABORATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION PROJECTS FOR DISSEMINATING NEWS ABOUT UMMC AND FOR PUBLICIZING THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, FACULTY, STUDENTS, STAFF, ALUMNI, AND HOSPITALS.Education & ExperienceBACHELOR'S DEGREE IN JOURNALISM, COMMUNICATION, OR RELATED FIELD AND TWO (2) YEARS OF RELATED EXPERIENCE. EXPERIENCE MAY NOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED: NA
Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:Knowledge, Skills & AbilitiesKNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENT AND STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE INCLUDING THE MEANING AND SPELLING OF WORDS, RULES OF COMPOSITION, AND GRAMMAR. KNOWLEDGE OF MEDIA PRODUCTION, COMMUNICATION, AND DISSEMINATION TECHNIQUES AND METHODS. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF GRAPHIC DESIGN, PAGE LAYOUT, AND PRINT AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTION AND PUBLICATIONS. VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS. ABILITY TO EXPRESS IDEAS CLEARLY AND LOGICALLY. UNDERSTANDING FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- GATHERS INFORMATION THROUGH PERSONAL OBSERVATION, RESEARCH, INTERVIEWS AND/OR OTHER MEANS AND ORGANIZES IT FOR USE IN VARIOUS COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLES.
- RESEARCHES AND WRITES NEWS AND FEATURE STORIES FOR CAMPUS PUBLICATION AND THE ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA AND FOR DISSEMINATION TO SELECT CONSTITUENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND THE PUBLIC.
- DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH NEWS MEDIA, ORGANIZATIONS, UNIVERSITY FACULTY, DEANS, AND ADMINISTRATORS. FACILITATES AND PROMOTES THE DISSEMINATION OF NEWS AND PUBLICITY FOR THE UNIVERSITY.
- EXAMINES PROPOSALS AND SELECTS MATERIAL FOR PUBLICATION. EDITS AND REWRITES EXISTING COPY FOR CAMPUS PUBLICATIONS AND NEWSLETTERS AND SUBMITS FOR APPROVAL.
- PREPARES AND WRITES TEXT AND OVERSEES WEB CONTENT AND SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT AS APPLICABLE.
- ASSISTS WITH LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF VARIOUS REPORTS, TO INCLUDE PUBLICATIONS AS APPLICABLE FOR HOSPITALS OR OTHER AREAS. MAINTAINS PHOTOGRAPHS, ARCHIVES, RECORDS, AND DATABASES.
- THE DUTIES LISTED ARE GENERAL IN NATURE AND ARE EXAMPLES OF THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES PERFORMED AND ARE NOT MEANT TO BE CONSTRUED AS EXCLUSIVE OR ALL-INCLUSIVE. MANAGEMENT RETAINS THE RIGHT TO ADD OR CHANGE DUTIES AT ANY TIME.
Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires frequent travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 10 pounds, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)
Time Type:Full timeFLSA Designation/Job Exempt:YesPay Class:SalaryFTE %:100Work Shift:DayBenefits Eligibility:Benefits EligibleJob Posting Date:09/7/2021Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):