Yale University · 1 month ago
Communications Officer (Law School - Liman Public Interest Center)
New Haven, CT
Part-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$65K/yr - $101K/yr
4+ years expYale University is dedicated to contributing to a better tomorrow and is seeking a Communications Officer for the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law. This role focuses on increasing awareness of the Center’s initiatives and supporting its mission through effective communication strategies and outreach.
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Responsibilities
Work with current and past Fellows to highlight their experiences and achievements, develop shared themes that reflect the Center’s mission, and circulate their stories across multiple platforms
Foster connections with alums, partner organizations, and the broader public to increase awareness of the Center’s initiatives
Work with other Center faculty and staff to write, produce, and distribute the annual Liman Reports and other publications
Bring the work of the Center to a range of arenas and audiences through expanding and diverse modes of communication, including printed materials, website content, a bimonthly e-newsletter, social media posts, press engagement, and the Seeing Solitary website
Write and edit press materials, maintain relations with the media, and develop new outlets and relationships; maintain social media presence
May perform other duties as assigned
Develops and executes public relations strategy, output, and performance for the department with the goal of increasing media impressions in local, national, industry-specific and alumni media
Creates communications strategy to showcase top technologies available for license
Ensures consistent look and tone for all department communications, including written content, website and social media
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with media representatives
Identifies opportunities to work with other the departments, university publications and the Office of Public Affairs to develop and publicize stories
Assesses the University faculty inventions and student startups for newsworthiness and create compelling news and public relations content
Creates engaging, dynamic content for the public, including press releases, blog articles, website updates, newsletter articles and social media
Manages delivery channels for newsworthy content, including updating and maintaining the department websites, social media accounts, and articles for email newsletters, and creating video, print, and on-campus events
Creates websites that embed existing content from Yale and external sites (publications related to the technology, videos featuring inventor, profile on Yale Bulletin and Calendar innovators webpage)
Seeks out, negotiates with and recommends external organizations that can provide services that optimize both the cost and functionality of the new communications strategy
Ensures that all communications conform to the University guidelines
Hires student workers as needed to assist in producing copy
May perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Excellent writing skills and an ability to communicate complex topics clearly and succinctly to general and specialized audiences including donors and the academic and legal communities
Graphic design/visual communications knowledge
Familiarity with various social media platforms
Experience with website maintenance and knowledge of content management systems
Bachelor's Degree in a related field and four years of experience in website design, production, marketing, project management or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Preferred
Experience communicating with donors
Proficiency with InDesign and experience managing graphic designers
Experience with Drupal preferred
Experience writing about the law and legal systems is a plus
Company
Yale University
Yale University is a research and education institution that prioritizes its students.
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Leadership Team
Geoffrey Chatas
Senior Vice President for Operations
Jack Callahan
Senior Vice President for Operations
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