Communications, Website, and Graphic Design Specialist

Location: Remote
Job : 82403

This position works remotely, requiring a telecommuting agreement and adherence to the UCSC Telecommuting/Remote Work Guidelines. The employee shall be available in a full-time capacity during assigned telecommuting work hours (specific hours to be discussed with supervisor). While telecommuting/remote working, the employee is responsible for ensuring a worksite environment suitable for accomplishing their regular job duties during scheduled hours of work and, if applicable, arranging for dependent care just as they would if they were working at the regular UCSC worksite.

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The IRD for this job is: 11-24-2025

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The Communications Specialist serves as a collaborative member of the external affairs team in a remote context to support external communication projects and to facilitate business development and member‑related events, and correspondence. The incumbent utilizes a sound understanding of communications tools and platforms, website design, organizational skills, and attention to detail to manage and track multiple communication and marketing‑related tasks with limited supervision.

Budgeted Salary: $88,830 – $95,250/year. Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.
Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits.
Schedule Information:

• Full‑time, Fixed
• Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week
• Days of the Week:
  Mon‑Fri
• Shift Includes:
  Day

Employee Classification: Career appointment
Job End Date: None
Work Location: Remote
Union Representation: Non‑Represented
Job Code Classification: 007477 (COMM SPEC
3) – Grade 22
Travel: Up to 25% of the time

30% – Communications and Design

• Leverages communication and design best practices to create compelling collateral that meets the communications, marketing, business development, and member needs.
• Coordinates with Smarter Balanced staff to translate communication objectives and concepts into on‑brand designs that effectively convey the intended messaging for the target audience.
• Authors, designs, and delivers multi‑format digital communications, including emails, technical documents, and short‑ and long‑form assets to support key programs according to style, content, and…