Helps to develop and implement email newsletter content plans.
Tracks stories and topics, writes blurbs, and sets up and sends
emails using SalesForce/Marketing Cloud.
Collaborates with other team members, both full-time and
part-time, to strategize marketing solutions that effectively blend
copy and visuals together based on the audience and medium. Attends
recurring and ad hoc meetings with colleagues, clients, and
coworkers to develop marketing and communications solutions.
Utilizes web and writing skills to build, maintain, and update
websites within the Office of Student Life. Keeps in contact with
departmental colleagues to ensure pages are updated with current
and accurate information. Ensures pages are accessible,
event-driven, dynamic, and utilize responsive design
principles.
General Responsibilities
- Writes and edits clear, informative written content for various
communications needs, audiences, and publication formats, assessing
for relevance, accuracy, and appropriateness; tailors the degree of
copyediting to a project's specific needs.
- Corrects basic and complex grammar, spelling, punctuation,
formatting, and syntax errors and performs edits that improve
overall writing quality of communications and ensure alignment with
university mission, strategies, objectives, and brand and
accessibility guidelines.
- Performs reviews of peer writing to ensure grammar, quality,
tone, and level of depth are sufficient; may also review against
requirements for specific publications, including content, length,
brand guidelines, and deadline specifications.
- Consults regularly with writers, printers, faculty, staff,
and/or other stakeholders to ensure adherence to writing and
publications deadlines.
- Identifies user and audience needs and analyzes usage of
existing content in order to identify content gaps; plans,
develops, and publishes internal and external communications.
- Drafts sample communications to be reviewed with manager at
project deadline checkpoints.
- May provide guidance to other Writing/Editing Specialists.
Qualifications
Combinations of related education and experience may be
considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be
substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum
required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelor's degree in English, communications, journalism,
public relations, or related field.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
- 2 years in relevant field.
SKILLS
Required
- Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
- Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic
environment.
- Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
- Highly thorough and dependable.
- Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under
pressure.
- Ability to work within tight time frames and meet strict
deadlines.
- Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities.
- Ability to drive multiple projects to successful
completion.
- Demonstrates familiarity with correct style and ability to
write, edit, and proof text, including ability to read for content
and correct accordingly.
Working Conditions / Demands
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to
operate a computer and other standard office productivity
equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods
of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The
person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions
with or without an accommodation.
Work Location
Indiana University Bloomington.
This is an in person position.
Advertised Salary
$55,730.00 on an annualized bases.
Advertised Salary
Priority consideration will be given to candidates who apply on or
before August 31, 2026.
Work Hours
Standard hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm.
Benefits Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide
array of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical
illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment
insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to
vesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU
courses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer
events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the
IU
Benefit Programs Brochure .
Job Classification
Career Level: Career
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Marketing & Communications
Job Family: Writing & Editing
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Posting Disclaimer
This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the
advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at
the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a
minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please
submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted
Date.
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resume when uploading attachments.
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Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of
ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring.
See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination
here which includes contact information .
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