JOB SUMMARY
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) is the academic core of Connecticut’s flagship public research university. It offers a transformative liberal arts and sciences education while advancing research and public engagement that strengthen Connecticut and beyond. Spanning the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and interdisciplinary fields, CLAS serves more than 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students and provides an extraordinary breadth of opportunities for learning, discovery, and collaboration.
The CLAS Office of Communications seeks a Communications Coordinator (Publicity/Marketing Coordinator) to help elevate the College’s visibility and impact through strategic storytelling, digital communications, and audience engagement. Reporting to the Director of Communications, the Communications Coordinator will develop compelling content across multiple platforms; identify and promote stories that showcase the College’s research, teaching, public engagement, and student success; and build collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, students, and campus partners. The position also leads the College’s social media strategy, manages editorial publications, and supports communications initiatives that advance the College’s strategic priorities.
The ideal candidate is a strong writer and communications professional with excellent editorial judgment, exceptional organizational skills, natural curiosity, and the ability to build collaborative relationships across a large and diverse academic community.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful incumbent will:
- Develop, write, and edit feature stories, news articles, announcements, social media content, marketing copy, and other editorial materials that promote the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and its units.
- Develop and manage an editorial pipeline by identifying, researching, and coordinating content opportunities aligned with communications priorities.
- Build and maintain relationships with faculty, staff, students, and University partners to identify, develop, and amplify stories that showcase the impact of CLAS.
- Manage the College’s social media strategy, including content planning, scheduling, publishing, community engagement, and performance assessment.
- Serve as lead editor for digital publications, including the faculty and staff digest and alumni newsletter.
- Monitor and report analytics for news stories, social media, newsletters, and other communications initiatives to evaluate performance and inform future strategy.
- Advise academic units on communications strategies, promotional opportunities, and best practices to enhance visibility and engagement.
- Provide communications support for College events, including promotional materials, event coverage, presentations, and other communications needs.
- Assist with supervising student workers on editorial and social media projects.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, English, journalism, marketing, public relations, or a related field.
- Two to three years of professional experience in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, digital communications, or a related field; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated professional writing and editing experience for multiple audiences and communication channels.
- Demonstrated experience translating complex information into clear, engaging, and accessible content for broad audiences.
- Experience creating and managing content for organizational social media platforms.
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and meeting deadlines.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in a related field.
- Experience working in higher education.
- Experience with WordPress or other web content management systems (CMS).
- Experience using Google Analytics, social media analytics, or other tools to measure and evaluate communications performance.
- Experience with Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar graphic design and content creation software.
- Experience with photography, video, or other visual storytelling.
- Experience managing editorial calendars, newsletters, publications, or digital communications projects.
- Experience with best practices for web accessibility and digital accessibility standards.
- Experience with search engine optimization (SEO) and digital content strategy.
- Interest in the mission of a liberal arts and sciences institution.
- Experience engaging, connecting, and working with diverse student, administrative, and faculty populations and providing a commitment to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in an educational setting.
APPOINTMENT TERMS
This is a full-time, in-person, permanent position. The University offers a competitive salary, outstanding benefits including employee and dependent tuition waivers at UConn, and a highly desirable work environment. Salary will be commensurate with the successful candidate's background and experience. Other rights, terms, and conditions of employment are contained in the collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut and the University of Connecticut Professional Employees Association (UCPEA).
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check.
TO APPLY
Please apply online at Faculty and Staff Positions, Search #499723 to upload a resume, cover letter, and contact information for three (3) professional references. Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they meet the stated minimum qualifications, and any preferred qualifications they may possess, in their application materials.
This job posting is scheduled to be removed at 11:55 p.m. Eastern time on August 28, 2026.
All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics.
All members of the University of Connecticut are expected to exhibit appreciation of, and contribute to, an inclusive, respectful, and diverse environment for the University community.
The University of Connecticut aspires to create a community built on collaboration and belonging and has actively sought to create an inclusive culture within the workforce. The success of the University is dependent on the willingness of our diverse employee and student populations to share their rich perspectives and backgrounds in a respectful manner. This makes it essential for each member of our community to feel secure and welcomed and to thoroughly understand and believe that their ideas are respected by all. We strongly respect each individual employee’s unique experiences and perspectives and encourage all members of the community to do the same. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disabilities, veteran’s status, status as a victim of domestic violence and/or sexual assault and/or trafficking in persons as defined by Connecticut law, prior conviction of a crime, workplace hazards to the reproductive systems, or gender identity or expression.
The University of Connecticut is an AA/EEO employer including for Disability and Veteran status.