Impact Communications Manager – Higher Education

State of South Carolina; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Life Insurance

Retirement programs

Tuition benefits

Dependent scholarships

Annual leave

Sick leave

13 paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The University of South Carolina College of Nursing seeks a Communications Manager to develop and coordinate communications across marketing and media channels, highlighting the college's impact in education, research, practice and service.

This role ensures consistent messaging aligned with university priorities and reports to the Director of Communications and Public Relations under limited supervision; experience in higher education or healthcare communications is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in higher education, healthcare, or a similarly complex organization preferred.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and verbal communication; AP Style preferred.
• Ability to develop engaging content for web and social channels.
• Collaborative, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities with deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate communications across college channels and media platforms.
• Ensure consistent messaging and branding aligned with university priorities.
• Support storytelling that highlights impact in education, research, practice and service.

Skills

Social media management

Content storytelling

Editorial writing

Project management

Multimedia content creation

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Web content management

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

CMS (Content Management System)

Job description

The University of South Carolina College of Nursing seeks a Communications Manager to develop and coordinate communications across marketing and media channels, highlighting the college's impact in education, research, practice and service.

This role ensures consistent messaging aligned with university priorities and reports to the Director of Communications and Public Relations under limited supervision; experience in higher education or healthcare communications is preferred.