Comm Mktg. Officer

• Locations 140 7th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL, 33701, US

This position reports to the Director of Communications and Marketing on the St. Petersburg campus. Responsibilities include development and presentation of news content for use in university digital and print publications, as well as media placement in television, print, radio and digital media. This job includes responsibility for participating in the overall news and communication strategy for the campus and the university.

The Communications and Marketing Officer is expected to collaborate with colleagues across USF in coordinating and developing news content. As a professional communicator, this position may be called up to make presentations to external and internal audiences.

• Develops, writes, edits, and publishes a variety of electronic and print news, and helps to disseminate news via campus channels including web, newsletters, magazines and media placement via press releases and pitching.
• Works with administration, faculty, staff, and students to identify, develop, and market compelling stories that promote and publicize the campus’s achievements, research projects, programs, student successes, community outreach efforts, events, and more.
• Working with Director of Communications and Marketing, responds to requests for information from the media, student newspapers and public; prepares and presents information to internal and external sources.
• Helps to video, photograph and visually document news content for inclusion in news stories and social media content.
• Collaborates with communication colleagues across USF campuses and within colleges on news content, media pitching and other communications.
• Maintains and/or collaborates on the maintenance of the newsroom section of the campus website.
• Oversees the coordination and delivery of internal campus messaging (ex. parking advisories, impacts from major events), as well as assists with any emergency communications as requested by the Director of Communications and Marketing.
• Performs other administrative and support duties as required in support of the mission and communication strategy of the unit.

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communication, marketing, public relations, technical writing, digital media, or related field, with two years of experience in related positions; or a Master’s degree in the fields listed above. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience. Strong writing background and demonstrated experience in writing and producing a variety of content on deadline is essential.

• Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree.
• Senate Bill 1310
  - The Florida Senate (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.
• SB 1310:
  Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements.
• A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed:
• (a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
• (b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree;
• (c) Six years of direct experience for a master’s degree;
• (d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
• (e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree.
• Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure, certification, or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.
• Minimum Qualifications that require a high school diploma are exempt from SB 1310.

Prefer candidates who have published written and/or digital content for a newspaper, television station, radio or other media outlet or educational institution, with working knowledge of multimedia storytelling and AI tools.

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