Academic Visibility Strategist

Middlebury College; Bread Loaf (VT); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Vibrant community

Job summary

Middlebury College seeks an Academic Visibility Strategist & Content Producer to lead end-to-end strategy, content design, and social media for an academic visibility initiative designed to elevate faculty expertise.

This part-time, hourly role is 10 hours per week with a set end date of June 30, 2027, and a starting rate of $28.98 per hour. You will partner with campus stakeholders to ensure content quality and brand alignment across channels.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing, copy-editing and proofreading across formats.
• Interpersonal skills with faculty, leadership, and communications teams.
• Strong ability to collaborate and manage editorial workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive communications strategy to raise visibility of faculty research and work.
• Design, write, and produce engaging digital and print content highlighting faculty expertise and ongoing projects.
• Oversee social media content creation, scheduling, publishing, and cross-platform distribution.
• Maintain an editorial calendar coordinating content planning and publication timelines.
• Collaborate with faculty and communications to identify compelling stories across disciplines.
• Manage content intake, tracking, and review to ensure accuracy and brand alignment.
• Identify opportunities to showcase faculty contributions and scholarly work.

Skills

Writing

Copy-editing

Proofreading

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design and Communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Academic Visibility Strategist & Content Producer(004146)

Description

Coordinates and executes the end-to-end strategy, content design,and social media for an academic visibility initiative designed tofaculty expertise. Managing the complete publishing lifecycle-fromeditorial scheduling to multi-channel production -this rolepartners with campus stake holders to elevate scholarly work acrossthe Middlebury community while maintaining content quality,accuracy and brand alignment.

This is considered a part-time, hourly, non-benefitseligible position. The minimum starting rate for the position is$28.98 per hour. This is a 10 hour per week role, with a set enddate of June 30, 2027

Core Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive communications strategy toincrease the visibility of faculty research, scholarship, andartistic creation.


• Design, write, and produce engaging digital and print contentthat highlights faculty expertise, accomplishments, and work inprogress.


• Oversee social media content creation, scheduling, publishing,and cross-platform distribution to maximize audience reach andengagement.


• Develop and maintain an editorial calendar to coordinatecontent planning and publication timelines while maintaining sharedworkflows that streamline production and support efficientcollaboration.


• Collaborate with faculty, academic leadership, andCommunications to identify compelling stories and showcasescholarly and creative work across disciplines.


• Manage content intake, tracking, and review processes to ensureaccuracy, consistency, and alignment with institutional brandstandards.


• Identify opportunities to strengthen academic visibility andcelebrate faculty contributions, research processes, and creativeaccomplishments across the Middlebury community.


• Autonomously lead day-to-day initiatives and digital resourcemaintenance, engaging academic and communications partners asneeded for strategic alignment and final sign-off.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design and Communication


• High level of proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite


• High proficiency across different Social Media platforms


• At least five years of marketing experience across sectors


• Excellent writing, copy-editing, proof-reading skill and trackrecord


• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectivelywith faculty, academic leaders, and communicationsprofessionals

Benefits

• As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part ofa vibrant supportive community.

Come join us and be a part of ourteam!

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer wherediversity, equity, and inclusion are core values.

To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and studentsfrom across the United States and around the world.

MiddleburyCollege encourages applications from women, people of color, peoplewith disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities.

The College also invitesapplications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitmentto advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in theworkplace.