Remote Communications Associate – HigherEd Marketing

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Minnesota's Department of Political Science and the Center for the Study of Political Psychology (CSPP) seek a Communications Associate to manage communications and marketing. You will coordinate content for websites, email, newsletters, and social channels, edit materials, and collaborate with faculty, students, staff, and external partners to ensure timely, accurate messaging.

The role requires strong writing, editorial judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to manage

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree, or a combination of related education and work experience to equal four years.
• Strong written and verbal communication across multiple platforms.
• Experience with content creation and editing in academic or professional settings.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point-of-contact for communications and marketing in the department and CSPP.
• Coordinate content creation for websites, newsletters, social media, and outreach materials.
• Edit materials and collaborate with faculty, staff, and external audiences to ensure timely, accurate messaging.

Skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Attention to detail

Organizational/time-management

Editorial judgment

Project management

Collaborating with diverse groups

Independent work

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

Drupal CMS

Bluesky

X (Twitter)

LinkedIn

Instagram

YouTube

Microsoft Office

Google apps

Zoom

Adobe Creative Cloud

Canva

Asana

UMN Systems: CCS

Coursedog

LiveWhale

Job description

The University of Minnesota's Department of Political Science and the Center for the Study of Political Psychology (CSPP) seek a Communications Associate to manage communications and marketing. You will coordinate content for websites, email, newsletters, and social channels, edit materials, and collaborate with faculty, students, staff, and external partners to ensure timely, accurate messaging.

The role requires strong writing, editorial judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to manage