Communications and Outreach Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Pandemic Center at the School of Public Health seeks a communications specialist to support leadership and staff of the Center in creating and disseminating materials about the Center, its work, and the work of its faculty, across platforms and formats.

Create written and visual content, including graphics, for the Pandemic Center’s social media accounts and Center-managed websites, and other purposes, (ensuring adherence to standards).

This often requires synthesizing and distilling complex scientific information and research into clear, easy to understand content to drive engagement.

Manage third-party social and internet listening platform ( Mention), track activity of all media mentions of the Center or related faculty, and monitor online communities, identifying opportunities to create content, staying aware of trends and fielding issues as they arise.

Monitor inbound communications.

Provide virtual and in-person event support, including promotion and content creation before the event (including posting events to Events@Brown, Today@Brown, and sharing details with relevant Brown departments), staffing during, and creating relevant content and tracking event statistics afterward.

Provide support (, proofreading, design) for articles, op-eds, presentations and publications from Center faculty.

Assist with the organization and management of the Center’s distribution lists.

Work Location :

Location of Position : If Remote, please specify exact working address :

Hybrid

Position Classification : Onsite, Hybrid and Remote

Remote / hybrid with potential occasional travel to Providence, RI

Preference for candidates located in RI and MA

What is the reason / justification for this need?

As the Pandemic Center is growing, our current Communications and Outreach Specialist is being called upon to fill a more strategic role and needs support with the day-to-day communications tasks that are essential to the success of the Center.

What is the estimated duration for this business need?

months with possible extension

FLSA : exempt or non-exempt?

Non-Exempt

What is the desired Start Date?

ASAP

What is the expected End Date?

August ,

What are the daily hours (schedule) for this role? ( -, -)? If part time / per diem, please specify approximately how many hours.

Job Requirements :

Type of experience needed?

Strong writing and communications skills.

Experience in communications, specifically social media execution, newsletter writing and website management.

Prior experience utilizing visual editing tools. Experience with Canva or the Adobe Suite (PS, ID, AI) preferred

Experience working in academic communication preferred.

Prior experience working on web platforms such as Wordpress, Squarespace and Drupal preferred.

Experience in copywriting and editing in short and long form strongly preferred.

Number of years of experience needed?

years

Minimum education requirement?

Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience

Job Responsibilities :

Are there any specific tools the resource will need to know how to use?

Social media platforms including X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook - potentially Threads and Bluesky as well.

Visual editing tools such as Canva or the Adobe Suite (PS, ID, AI).

Web design and management platforms such as Wordpress, Squarespace and Drupal.

Google Suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)

MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc)

What is the ideal personality for someone in this role?

Must be a team player but also be able to self-motivate and work independently. Someone who enjoys learning and is curious about the subject matter (biosecurity, epidemiology, public health).

This is a no-ego, all-hands-on-deck team that jumps in to help each other even when the work falls outside of their job descriptions.

Provide the TOP must have skills?

• Strong written communication skills.
• Social media expertise (up to date on trends, well-versed across platforms, able to contribute to and execute on social media plans).
• Top-notch organizational and follow-through skills. This person will coordinate webinars and will need to communicate with high-level individuals who may require extra details and follow ups.

Which skills are nice to haves ?

Proofreading, report-writing ( Annual Reports, donor reports), webinar management, graphic design, public and media relations.

Any Additional Information?

This is a -month temporary position with the potential to extend beyond into a permanent role.