Senior PR Writer

Senior PR Writer –
University of Missouri–St. Louis

The University of Missouri–St. Louis is seeking a dynamic, creative writer and storyteller to join its public relations and content team in the Office of Marketing and Communications.

• Write and edit content for a variety of campus media channels and student recruitment materials, including UMSL Daily and the university’s news blog, emphasizing feature writing that tells stories of success and achievement from UMSL’s students, faculty, staff, and alumni to highlight the vitality of the UMSL campus.
• Contribute coverage to UMSL Magazine, published once each semester, reaching an audience of more than 106,000 readers.
• Help initiate external media coverage of campus activities, programs and people by creating news releases and targeted pitch letters/emails/calls as needed.
• Work within a beat system with other members of the PR content team to provide regular coverage of specific colleges and departments.
• Meet and develop relationships with administrators, deans, faculty, or staff from those colleges and departments to develop story ideas and help plan and implement effective PR approaches to support strategic campus and unit goals and/or activities.
• Contribute content for UMSL websites, newsletters, and presentations as needed.
• Occasionally take photographs to complement written content.
• Help monitor news coverage and UMSL social media channels for potential communications and public relations issues.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Superior writing and editing skills.
• The ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• The ability to work collaboratively with other writers, editors, and designers and to provide guidance and oversight of their work.
• The ability to form connections with constituents across campus and learn about stories that demonstrate the university’s impact on its students and the wider community.
• Possesses expanded conceptual knowledge of the Communications function and broadens capabilities.

• A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least three years of experience that can provide comparable knowledge and skills.

• A Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field and five years of experience working as a writer or editor.

40 hours per week, Monday through Friday with occasional evening or weekend work.

Salary Range: $52,915.20–$74,484.80 per year. Grade: GGS‑010. University

Title:

Senior Strategic Communications Associate.

• Five writing samples that demonstrate skill.
• Cover letter and resume. Finalists will be asked to provide references at a later date.
• Applicants must combine all application materials into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as a resume attachment to the UMSL Careers website: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..html
• Limit document name to 50 characters. Maximum size limit is 11 MB. Do not include special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.). For questions about the application process, please email employment. If you are experiencing technical problems, please email umpshrsupport.

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short‑and long‑term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, visit https://.

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To request ADA accommodations, please email the Office of Human Resources at umslhr.

• Not Applicable

• Full‑time

• Public Relations, Writing/Editing, and Marketing

• Higher Education and Research Services

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