Communications Coordinator

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University of South Carolina is hiring a Communications Coordinator. This role involves managing social media efforts, developing content strategies, creating promotional materials, photographing and videotaping events, and supporting communication efforts to keep School of Law audiences informed and engaged.

Highlights

Manage social media accounts including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube by creating compelling content and engagement strategies.

Develop and implement promotional strategies for School of Law events in coordination with relevant stakeholders.

Serve as primary photographer and videographer for events; produce short videos promoting faculty, students, alumni, and events.

Create and edit news releases, feature stories, speeches, newsletters, blogs, and website content.

Supervise and train student workers and freelancers supporting communications tasks.

Required to have a bachelor's degree in a job-related field and at least 2 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of training and education.

Preferred experience includes 3-5 years in journalism or communications with intermediate knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, 25Live calendaring, OmniUpdate, Wordpress, email marketing tools, and basic HTML/CSS.

Advanced skills in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere, storytelling, writing with AP style, social media best practices, photography, and videography.

Expected to work full time, 37.5 hours per week, with a flexible schedule to meet department needs.

Anticipated salary range is $48,726 to $55,000, commensurate with experience, plus a comprehensive benefits package.

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Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.

We are only accepting applications submitted by May 25, 2026.

The University of South Carolina offers a valuable benefits package including but not limited to:

Health and Life Insurance
Retirement Programs
Paid Tuition
Dependent Scholarships
Annual Leave
Sick Leave
13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday)
Paid Parental Leave
Professional Development Opportunities

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Posting Details

Posting Summary

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Posting Number	STA00226PO26
Job Family	Communications and Marketing
Job Function	General Communications
USC Market Title	Communications Coordinator
Link to USC Market Title	https://uscjobs.sc.edu/titles/132409
Job Level	P2 - Professional
Business Title (Internal Title)	Communications Coordinator
Campus	Columbia
Work County	Richland
College/Division	School of Law
Department	LAW School of Law
State Pay Range	G08
USC Market Range	MRE - $48,726 $59,689 $70,653
Anticipated Hiring Range	48,726-55,000 commensurate with experience
Location of Vacancy	Columbia, SC
Part/Full Time	Full Time
Hours per Week	37.5
Work Schedule	Monday through Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm with an hour for lunch each day. Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.
Basis	12 months
Job Search Category	Communication Services

About USC

About University of South Carolina	From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.
Veterans' Preference Statement	The University of South Carolina is committed to equal opportunity and proudly values the skills and experience military veterans bring to our workforce. Across South Carolina, we are making veterans a priority for employment and recognize their vital contributions to our state and our communities.

About University of South Carolina

From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.

Veterans' Preference Statement

The University of South Carolina is committed to equal opportunity and proudly values the skills and experience military veterans bring to our workforce. Across South Carolina, we are making veterans a priority for employment and recognize their vital contributions to our state and our communities.

Benefits for FTE Positions

The University of South Carolina (USC), through the State of SC and Public Employee Benefit Authority (PEBA), offers employees a valuable benefits package, including health and life insurance, generous paid leave and retirement programs. To learn more about USC benefits, access the "Working at USC" section on the Applicant Portal at https://uscjobs.sc.edu. Research Grant or Time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some, or no benefits, based on the grant or project funding.

Position Description

Advertised Job Summary	The Communications Coordinator will be a key member of the Communications department and will support the Director of Communications in content creation and in developing, establishing, and maintaining strategies for keeping all School of Law audiences (prospective students, current students, alumni, faculty, and staff) involved and knowledgeable about people, programs and events at the School of Law.
Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience	Requires a bachelor’s degree in a job related field and 2 or more years of job related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience.
Required Certification, Licensure/Other Credentials
Preferred Qualifications	Bachelors degree in journalism, communications, or similar program, with 3-5 years of work experience. Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud products, especially Illustrator, Lightroom, Spark, 25Live calendaring, OmniUpdate, Wordpress, email marketing programs, and basic knowledge of HTML and CSS.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities	Advanced knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Premiere. Exceptional writing and communication skills, including ability to tell a compelling story, with a command of grammar and AP style. Excellent interpersonal and speaking skills, both in person and by phone, with a high level of professionalism. Advanced knowledge of social media, including best practices for engaging audiences in a professional context on each platform. Ability to maintain/monitor social media accounts outside of normal business hours. Creative thinker with excellent design skills and the ability to create attention-grabbing graphics for web and print. Skilled photographer who knows how to frame a shot to tell a story using a digital SLR camera. Skilled videographer with the ability to tell a compelling story using a digital SLR camera, recording and lighting equipment, and non-linear editing software. Detail-oriented, especially with regard to accuracy and proofreading. Strategic thinker who is able to work collaboratively and be eager to learn new skills and open to new ideas. Ability to manage multiple projects and work assignments, while consistently meeting deadlines. Self-starter with the ability to accomplish projects with little supervision. Ability to take direction well and be open to constructive criticism.

Job Duties

Job Duty	Manages social media efforts for the School of Law, including FB, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and any others that may arise. This includes creating and coordinating interesting and compelling content (text, video and/or graphics); as well as developing contests, take-overs and other creative ways to actively engage audiences and promote academic units, School of Law programs, faculty, students, and events. Works with Dir. of Communications to develop a content strategy plan and consistent timeline for posting to the law school’s social media accounts. Plan must take into consideration best SM practices and various audience needs for each account. Creates/maintains consistent “voice” for each channel. Responds in timely fashion to questions/comments received via SM with accurate information and in professional manner.
Essential Function	Yes
Percentage of Time	25

Job Duty	Works with Dir. of Communications to create and implement strategy for promotion of events (timing, channels, materials, etc.). Works with Events Coordinator and individual academic units to ensure coordinated promotion of assigned events, including proactively reaching out to faculty, students, and staff to learn more about events and explore best ways to promote them. Keeps up with a published calendar of School of Law events, including cross-posting/promotion on lobby monitors, social media, homepage calendar, university calendar, blog, etc. Creates attractive, professional-looking graphics that can be used on various platforms to assist in promotion of events. Creates attractive, professional-looking collateral materials as needed for events (posters, invitations, programs, etc.).
Essential Function	Yes
Percentage of Time	25

Job Duty	Acts as primary photographer/videographer for School of Law events. Produces short form videos promoting School of Law faculty/students/alumni and events.
Essential Function	Yes
Percentage of Time	20

Job Duty	Shared responsibility with Director of Communications for interviewing, researching, writing and editing news releases, articles, feature stories, speeches and other promotional materials for use on web, alumni and prospective student recruitment publications, and other platforms. Helps maintain blog for updating faculty and alumni updates. Helps manage web content on law school website. Produces monthly e-newsletter sharing the latest news/promoting upcoming events with faculty/staff/alumni.
Essential Function	Yes
Percentage of Time	20

Job Duty	Helps supervise and train student workers/freelancers.
Essential Function	Yes
Percentage of Time	5

Job Duty	Other duties as assigned
Essential Function	No
Percentage of Time	5

Position Attributes

Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing.

Safety Sensitive or Security Sensitive	No
Hazardous weather category	Non-Essential

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies	1
Desired Start Date	05/15/2026
Job Open Date	04/10/2026
Job Close Date	05/25/2026
Open Until Filled	No
Special Instructions to Applicant	Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email. We are only accepting applications submitted by May 25, 2026. The University of South Carolina offers a valuable benefits package including but not limited to: Health and Life Insurance Retirement Programs Paid Tuition Dependent Scholarships Annual Leave Sick Leave 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday) Paid Parental Leave Professional Development Opportunities Click here to learn more about why you should work at USC.
Quicklink for Posting	https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/204635
EEO Statement	The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.

Supplemental Questions

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* Do you have at least a Bachelor's Degree in a job related field and 2 or more years of job related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience?
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