Communications Specialist

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $48K - $52K 💻 Communications 🗓️ November 6th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a Communications Specialist. This role involves managing and monitoring media-related messages and strategies, supporting the media relations team with drafting content, analyzing coverage, producing reports, maintaining media contacts, and assisting in communications efforts across the university.

Highlights

Manage delivery and monitoring of communications for various higher education topics.
Support media relations by drafting media advisories, news releases, and pitching journalists.
Create and distribute daily media monitoring reports and produce regular analysis on university coverage.
Maintain the university's open meetings calendar and media contact lists.
Assist Strategic Communications Managers with portfolio needs.
Familiarity with WordPress is preferred.
Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent training and experience.
Full-time permanent position working Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4:30pm.
Salary range: $48,000 to $52,000 annually.
Part of the University Communications and Marketing department supporting media strategy at a top public research university.