We're Hiring: GRI Communications Specialist
Summary
The Communications Specialist supports all aspects of GRI’s strategic communications, including audience outreach, content creation, corporate communications, publication support, audio and video production, and website content/management.
Full Description
The Global Research Institute (GRI) empowers teams of William & Mary students and faculty to make a difference in the world. We are a multidisciplinary hub that applies scholarly research to real world problems, investing in outstanding student and faculty scholars to catalyze new insights and cultivate the next generation of global leaders. Based in the Office of the Provost, GRI supports a whole of university approach to advance W&M by developing ideas, convening partners, creating and analyzing data, and inventing new methods. The Institute’s approach to incubate and scale and applied research helps researchers push research frontiers and produce insights that matter at W&M and beyond.
The Communications Specialist supports all aspects of GRI’s strategic communications, including audience outreach, content creation, corporate communications, publication support, audio and video production, and website content/management.
This position is responsible for supporting audience development and outreach via email and social media; creating a variety of written and graphic content in print, digital, and multimedia formats; supporting the communications deliverables for GRI-affiliated labs, research initiatives, and grant-funded projects; and providing advice regarding communications strategy.
The communications portfolio includes research communications, media and public relations, event advertising and promotion, and alumni/donor engagement. This position reports to the GRI Director of Partnerships & Communications.
