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Salary– Salary is Competitive. Salary is Commensurate Upon Qualifications and Experience.
Duties for the Communications Specialist include:
Communications (90%)
• Support and execute social media strategy and engagement for EarthLab channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube) including maintaining a flexible content calendar, drafting and scheduling posts, creating visuals such as graphics or short videos, and amplifying EarthLab partners’ social media content;
• Support all aspects of EarthLab events, both virtual and in-person when available (e.g., seminars, webinars and workshops), including planning (speaker coordination, maintaining shared calendars, etc.), promotion (building registration websites, designing flyers, etc.), execution (virtual or in-person set-up and day-of management); and post-event activities (uploading and lightly editing videos, maintaining attendee records, drafting and publishing event recaps, etc.);
• Assist with digital communications activities, including but not limited to: updating multiple websites; drafting and sending bi-weekly newsletters, and tracking engagement efforts
Other Duties (10%)
• Additional duties as needed in support of the EarthLab mission
REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a communications-related discipline (e.g., communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, etc.)
• 2 years of professional experience in a communications role
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing a social media presence for an organization
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing in-person and virtual events that engage broad audiences
• Demonstrated experience using marketing and communications programs for website management, such as WordPress or Squarespace, design programs such as Canva or Adobe, mailing listservs such as Marketo or MailChimp, and event registration websites such as EventBrite or Cvent
• Excellent communications skills: written, editorial, oral
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing and fast-paced environment
Equivalent education and experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except where there are legal requirements such as a license, certification, or registration.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion:
EarthLab acknowledges the systemic racism that exists in the environmental sector and within environmentalism. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. We are seeking candidates who are committed to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive work environment where all voices are considered and valued.
About UW:
The University of Washington is located in the greater Seattle metropolitan area, with a dynamic, multicultural community of 3.7 million people and a range of ecosystems from mountains to ocean. The UW acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot nations. The UW serves a diverse population of 80,000 students, faculty and staff, including 25% first-generation college students, over 25% Pell Grant students, and faculty from more than 70 countries. As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here .