Student Assistant - Communications Assistant

University Of Florida; Gainesville (FL); Hybrid; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The UF College of Medicine communications team is seeking a student assistant to support storytelling, digital content, and strategic messaging for the Quality and Patient Safety initiative (QPSi) at the UF Main Campus in Gainesville. This part-time role is open to UF students eligible to work on campus.

You will write feature stories, manage social channels, assist with WordPress and newsletters, and collaborate with designers to measure performance.

Qualifications

• Undergrad or grad UF student studying public relations, journalism, or communications.
• Resume and two writing samples required.
• 15–20 hours per week on campus.

Responsibilities

• Write feature stories and news briefs for internal and external audiences.
• Maintain the editorial calendar for QPSi content on social channels.

Skills

Writing

Social media

Editing

Education

Public relations or journalism major

Tools

WordPress

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Job no: 541177
Work type: Student Ast
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Communications/Public Relations/Marketing
Department: 29012800 - MD-ADVANCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS

Classification Title

STU-AST - CLERICAL & ADMIN

This position is open to all UF students who are eligible to work on campus and will be employed through student STAS and must maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average. Registered students are employed on a part‑time basis, up to 20 hours per week.

Job Description

The UF College of Medicine communications team produces internal and external content to maintain and strengthen the college’s reputation. This student assistant will specifically support communications efforts for the college’s Quality and Patient Safety initiative (QPSi), with a focus on storytelling, digital content (including for web and social media), and strategic messaging related to AI, quality Improvement and patient safety initiatives.

• Writing feature stories and news briefs promoting QPSi projects for internal audiences (UF and UF Health) as well as external audiences in both digital and print media.
• Assisting in maintaining the editorial calendar for QPSi-related content for the UF College of Medicine social media channels (Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn).
• Creating written and multimedia social media content.
• Assisting in building out e-newsletters and loading stories to the web using WordPress.
• Supporting communications planning for QPSi events and initiatives.
• Concepting and executing paid social media campaigns in close partnership with the QPSi and College of Medicine communications teams.
• Interfacing with graphic designers and/or assisting with graphic design as able (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite).
• Analyzing communications and marketing performance for digital and print content.

$17.34 per hour

Required Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate student at UF studying public relations, journalism or related communications field
• Successful completion of reporting class, if applicable to major
• Provide a current resume and at least two previous writing samples
• Between 15-20 hours of in‑person availability per week for the duration of the internship

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability or interest to continue internship for at least two semesters
• Experience producing content for and managing social media channels
• Interest in or experience writing about scientific topics for general audiences
• Experience with public relations, feature writing and/or news writing
• Experience drafting social media content and managing newsletters
• Experience with paid social media ad campaigns
• Familiarity with audience engagement strategies and analytics
• Familiarity with content management systems (WordPress)

Health Assessment Required

Health Assessment Required: No

Advertised: 31 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 14 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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