Strategic Engineering Communications Lead

Purdue University; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Job summary

Purdue University is seeking a communications specialist to support Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Education within the College of Engineering. The role creates on‑brand content for digital and print, collaborates with writers, designers, photographers, videographers, and web developers, and ensures brand consistency across platforms.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in a related field, at least 3 years of design experience, and a portfolio demonstrating digital storytelling across

Qualifications

• Portfolio examples required.
• Bachelor's degree in a communications‑related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of design experience.
• Experience working across digital mediums.
• Experience creating compelling messages/graphics for varied target demographics.

Responsibilities

• Serve as communications specialist for NE and ENE, producing strategic, audience‑appropriate content from concept through implementation.
• Collaborate with creative teams across the College to ensure brand consistency across all mediums.
• Manage and update school websites, faculty/lab pages, and digital platforms (FB, LI, X, IG, YT).
• Create and curate engaging digital content; coordinate video and animation production with College videographers.
• Monitor, track, and report social media engagement and website analytics to drive continual improvement.
• Develop and manage integrated strategic communications plans for both schools.
• Write and edit marketing collateral, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, flyers, news articles, and press releases.
• Coordinate with Purdue News Service and campus partners on news and media content.
• Conduct research on industry practices, peer institutions, competitors, and target audiences to inform strategy.
• Perform other communications‑related duties as assigned.

Skills

Graphic design

Content strategy

Storytelling

Project management

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a communications‑related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Canva

HTML

CSS

Web CMS

Job description

Purdue University is seeking a communications specialist to support Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Education within the College of Engineering. The role creates on‑brand content for digital and print, collaborates with writers, designers, photographers, videographers, and web developers, and ensures brand consistency across platforms.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in a related field, at least 3 years of design experience, and a portfolio demonstrating digital storytelling across