Communications Student Assistant

All Remote

-Time management/ability to meet deadlines
-Ability to write clear, concise and engaging copy
-Ability to interview sources, take accurate notes
-Ability to multitask and communicate well with supervisor and sources as projects progress
-Ability to break complex topics down into plain language terms
-Mailchimp, Wordpress, photography and graphic design experience a plus, but not required

The Communications Student Assistant will be assigned projects that include creating content for staff newsletters, general public newsletters, UW Carbone website and social media. The students will schedule and conduct interviews, write copy according to guidelines set by Communications Specialist, and work with story sources on edits to ensure accurate information is being shared. Additional projects can be explored based on student interests.

This position can be fully remote.

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UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

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Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

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