Editorial Writer & Communications Specialist

University-of-Illinoi; Springfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid time Off

Tuition waivers

Job summary

University of Illinois Chicago is seeking an Editorial Writer in Springfield, IL to support DSCC’s external and internal communications. You will write, review and edit copy, develop content for the organization’s digital channels, and ensure all messaging is clear, accurate, accessible and aligned with DSCC’s mission and goals.

This full-time, hybrid role requires a Bachelor’s degree in communications or a related field and at least two years of professional writing experience for public

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in communications, public relations, journalism, English, or a closely related field.
• Two (2) years (24 months) of experience writing for a newspaper, magazine, trade publication, news organization or writing in a public relations, research, or business communications environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, write and post content for the website, social media, internal SharePoint site and Microsoft Teams, including news posts, events, resource listings, family stories, announcements and more.
• Review, edit and write copy for email blasts, newsletters, reports, forms, letters, promotional materials, reports, and other documents for both internal and external audiences, ensuring proper grammar, clarity, brand voice, accuracy, readability and accessibility
• Maintain and update the organization’s email distribution lists, and coordinate the translation of digital communications as needed.
• Support the organization’s community outreach efforts by helping share outreach event opportunities with team members, coordinating staff participation as needed, staffing events and providing guidance on available promotional materials, outreach supplies and more.
• Assist with curating and scheduling social media and website content, monitoring social media channels and tracking the organization’s posts by content type, and helping maintain the organization's content calendar and messaging schedule.
• Help coordinate responses to website inquiries and form submissions.
• Help maintain and update the organization’s communications style guide, ensuring that all DSCC communications and documents follow its best practices, and provide guidance and feedback to staff as needed.
• Assist with photography, video and graphic design needs for the organization’s website, social media, publications and digital channels.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Writing experience

Content creation

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications/public relations/journalism/English

Job description

University of Illinois Chicago is seeking an Editorial Writer in Springfield, IL to support DSCC’s external and internal communications. You will write, review and edit copy, develop content for the organization’s digital channels, and ensure all messaging is clear, accurate, accessible and aligned with DSCC’s mission and goals.

This full-time, hybrid role requires a Bachelor’s degree in communications or a related field and at least two years of professional writing experience for public