Embedded University Communications Storyteller

University of Miami; Coral Gables (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami, within University Communications, is seeking a full-time Communications Specialist in Coral Gables, FL. This role embeds in SONHS, serving as the unit's storyteller and content producer and collaborating with enterprise Marketing & Communications to align unit and enterprise campaigns.

You will write and edit across formats, manage the unit's website content in the CMS, and lead publications while supporting faculty on award writing and internal communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, English, marketing, or a relevant field.
• Excellent writing, editing, and copy-editing skills across formats — news, feature, web, social, and executive voice.
• Strong interviewing and story development instincts; able to translate academic and technical subject matter for general audiences.
• Experience managing organizational social media accounts and producing web content in a CMS.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills; able to manage multiple projects and deadlines independently in an embedded setting.
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to build trusted relationships with a dean, faculty, staff, and students while working within a matrixed enterprise team.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere) and social media management tools preferred.
• Experience producing newsletters or magazines and supporting grant or award writing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Content & Storytelling: Write, edit, and produce unit content: news and feature stories, faculty and student profiles, research and program highlights, and award and milestone coverage.
• Social Media: Manage the unit's approved social media accounts day to day — planning, posting, monitoring, and responding.
• Institutional Writing Support: Assist faculty and unit leadership on nominations, grant narratives, and high-stakes writing.
• Unit Communications & Events Support: Help with internal communications, announcements, town halls, and calendar entries.
• Enterprise Collaboration: Feed the enterprise story pipeline and coordinate with Enterprise MarCom for earned and owned media; escalate crises as needed.
• Supervision: Coordinate day-to-day work of unit student interns in Creative Studio standards; other duties as assigned.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Copy-editing

Interviewing

Story development

Project management

Interpersonal skills

CMS experience

Social media management

Content strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, English, marketing, or a relevant field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

CMS

Microsoft Office

PowerPoint

Canva

Job description

The University of Miami, within University Communications, is seeking a full-time Communications Specialist in Coral Gables, FL. This role embeds in SONHS, serving as the unit's storyteller and content producer and collaborating with enterprise Marketing & Communications to align unit and enterprise campaigns.

You will write and edit across formats, manage the unit's website content in the CMS, and lead publications while supporting faculty on award writing and internal communications.