Communications Specialist

🇺🇸 Starkville, Mississippi 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Marketing 🗓️ September 3rd, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Mississippi State University is hiring a Communications Specialist. Based in the National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision, this role coordinates NRTC's communications and marketing efforts, promoting center research, training, products, and technical assistance to a national audience. The specialist produces newsletters, a 12-episode podcast series, and promotional materials while managing dissemination through social media, listservs, and an email marketing platform.

Highlights

Create quarterly newsletters and monthly newsletter briefs, from story ideas through final distribution.
Manage dissemination of NRTC products through social media, listservs, and an email marketing platform.
Produce a 12-episode podcast series in collaboration with NRTC researchers.
Design and distribute promotional materials, including brochures, flyers, videos, and business cards.
Maintain templates and style guidelines for newsletters, social media, and presentations.
Support events such as webinars, exhibit booths, and conferences, sometimes representing NRTC on-site.
Coordinate with the MSU Office of Public Affairs to keep messaging aligned with university branding.
Bachelor's degree in Communication, Marketing, Journalism, English, or a related field.
Skill in Adobe Premiere Pro, Canva, and Microsoft Office.