Student Assistant - Communications Assistant

Classification Title:

STU-AST - CLERICAL & ADMIN

Classification Minimum Requirements:

This position is open to all UF students who are eligible to work on campus and will be employed through student STAS and must maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average. Registered students are employed on a part-time basis, up to 20 hours per week.

Job Description:

The UF College of Medicine communications team produces internal and external content to maintain and strengthen the college’s reputation. This student assistant will specifically support communications efforts for the college’s Quality and Patient Safety initiative (QPSi), with a focus on storytelling, digital content (including for web and social media), and strategic messaging related to AI, quality Improvement and patient safety initiatives.

Visit qpsi.med.ufl.edu to learn more about the QPSi. Visit news.drgator.ufl.edu and floridaphysician.med.ufl.edu for a closer look at content from the UF College of Medicine.

Key responsibilities:

• Writing feature stories and news briefs promoting QPSi projects for internal audiences (UF and UF Health) as well as external audiences in both digital and print media.
• Assisting in maintaining the editorial calendar for QPSi-related content for the UF College of Medicine social media channels (Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn).
• Creating written and multimedia social media content.
• Assisting in building out e-newsletters and loading stories to the web using WordPress.
• Supporting communications planning for QPSi events and initiatives.
• Concepting and executing paid social media campaigns in close partnership with the QPSi and College of Medicine communications teams.
• Interfacing with graphic designers and/or assisting with graphic design as able (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite).
• Analyzing communications and marketing performance for digital and print content.

Expected Salary:

$17.34 per hour

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate or graduate student at UF studying public relations, journalism or related communications field
• Successful completion of reporting class, if applicable to major
• Provide a current resume and at least two previous writing samples
• Between 15-20 hours of in-person availability per week for the duration of the internship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability or interest to continue internship for at least two semesters
• Experience producing content for and managing social media channels
• Interest in or experience writing about scientific topics for general audiences
• Experience with public relations, feature writing and/or news writing
• Experience drafting social media content and managing newsletters
• Experience with paid social media ad campaigns
• Familiarity with audience engagement strategies and analytics
• Familiarity with content management systems (WordPress)

Special Instructions to Applicants:

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter, resume and at least two work samples.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required:No