at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50532
Department: MED-Physical Med & Rehab
Salary/Grade: EXS/5
Target hiring range for this position will be between $50,000-$60,000 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Executive Director of the NU Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC), the Communications Coordinator is responsible for coordinating a wide variety of writing, editing, proofreading, formatting, and fact-checking assignments for NUPOC and the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. The successful candidate will prepare written materials for academic, education, research, outreach, and branding including content that will expand NUPOC’s web presence and social media impact. Specifically, the individual will prepare content for publications, maintain websites and social media feeds, and execute NUPOC’s overall communications strategy.
S/he will also be responsible for organizing and coordinating education and research events, and will provide technical support for departmental events that such as lectures, meetings, and conferences. This role will plan, coordinate and execute NUPOC events as well as provide information and/or tours of departmental resources, common facilities, and general information on NUPOC.
Specific Responsibilities:
Online communications support:
- Develops web and print articles on NUPOC related topics based on academic publications, news, honors, awards, events, and research-related summaries and short articles. Frequently updates websites.
- Prepare and lay out content for the NUPOC News biannual newsletter. Maintain stakeholders’ email distribution list.
- Enlists members of the NUPOC’s community to provide source material and technical content for story and news ideas. Often adapts existing content to other digital media and print formats.
