Communications Specialist (Writing​/Editing Specialist), Office of Student Life Communications and

Department

OFFICE OF STUDENT LIFE ADMIN (BL-DSAA-IUBLA)

The Office of Student Life is focused on building a strong foundation to ensure every student's Indiana University experience is positive, safe, healthy, and meaningful. The Office of Student Life staff and multiple departments aim to help students navigate their time at IU, providing the tools they need to be successful inschool and after graduation. Students are our priority, and their health, safety, and overall well-being are our core mission.

A person in this role helps craft compelling copy that advances thestory of the Office of Student Life.

• Produces high-quality content for various platforms, supporting
  
  Student Life's marketing and communications while aligning with Indiana University's branding.
• Helps to develop and implement email newsletter content plans. Tracks stories and topics, writes blurbs, and sets up and sends emails using Sales Force/Marketing Cloud.
• Collaborates with other team members, both full-time andpart-time, to strategize marketing solutions that effectively blendcopy 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.

• 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 atproject deadline checkpoints.
• May provide guidance to other Writing/Editing Specialists.

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.

• Bachelor's degree in English, communications, journalism,public relations, or related field.

• 2 years in relevant field.

• 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 towrite, edit, and proof text, including ability to read for content and correct accordingly.

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and tooperate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves…