Communications & Events Specialist - Hybrid

Georgetown University; United States; Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgetown University is seeking a Communications and Events Associate for the O’Neill Institute in Washington, DC. This hybrid role supports event planning, content creation, and outreach to raise the Institute's profile.

As part of the core team, you will maintain contact databases, monitor media requests, and help track communications KPIs while coordinating social events, conferences, and meetings with colleagues across centers.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years professional experience coordinating, managing, communications, journalism, marketing, and/or events.
• B.A. degree required; degree in communications, journalism, marketing preferred.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support event planning and execution across multiple platforms.
• Create and distribute content; manage outreach to build brand awareness.
• Maintain contact and publication databases; monitor media requests; track KPIs.
• Plan, coordinate, publicize, and implement events such as social events, conferences, and meetings.

Skills

BA degree

Communications experience

Event planning

Content creation

Media outreach

Social media

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Education

B.A. degree

Preferred: communications/journalism/marketing

Tools

WordPress

Slack

Canva

Sendible

Mailchimp

Job description

Georgetown University is seeking a Communications and Events Associate for the O’Neill Institute in Washington, DC. This hybrid role supports event planning, content creation, and outreach to raise the Institute's profile.

As part of the core team, you will maintain contact databases, monitor media requests, and help track communications KPIs while coordinating social events, conferences, and meetings with colleagues across centers.