Part-Time Newsletters & Internal Communications Lead

Virginia Tech; Blacksburg (VA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Virginia Tech's College of Architecture, Arts, and Design seeks a part-time Internal Communications Specialist to produce and distribute newsletters for faculty and staff, coordinating with the Director of Marketing and Communications to align with editorial and brand standards.

The role gathers content from college leadership and units, writes, edits, formats, and distributes content using Adobe Campaign, ensuring content is clear, timely, audience-appropriate, and consistent with university

Qualifications

• Demonstrated excellence in written communication, including editing and proofreading content.
• Experience managing newsletters or recurring digital communications from collection to distribution.
• Experience coordinating communications projects, schedules, and deadlines.
• Knowledge of email marketing platforms and digital communications tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills across roles.

Responsibilities

• Manage production and distribution of regular college newsletters for faculty and staff.
• Gather content from leadership, schools, and units; clarify and refine submissions as needed.
• Write, edit, format, and proofread newsletter content for internal audiences.
• Use Adobe Campaign to build, test, and distribute newsletters; maintain schedules.
• Provide writing and formatting support for other internal communications as needed.

Skills

Written communication

Newsletter management

Editing

Content gathering

Microsoft Office

Interpersonal skills

Project coordination

Tools

Adobe Campaign

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Virginia Tech's College of Architecture, Arts, and Design seeks a part-time Internal Communications Specialist to produce and distribute newsletters for faculty and staff, coordinating with the Director of Marketing and Communications to align with editorial and brand standards.

The role gathers content from college leadership and units, writes, edits, formats, and distributes content using Adobe Campaign, ensuring content is clear, timely, audience-appropriate, and consistent with university