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University of Idaho

Communications Strategist I

🇺🇸 Moscow, ID

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Communications

🗓️ July 3rd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Idaho is hiring a Communications Strategist I. This role leads and collaborates on communication efforts within the Recreation and Wellbeing unit and across campus, ensuring effective internal and external communication, branding, and messaging. The strategist creates purposeful and creative messaging tied to strategic initiatives to build understanding and support for the university's teaching and research mission.

Highlights

  • Write and edit diverse digital and print content to support communication goals.
  • Manage the project website, social media, and online communications; collaborate on data collection for reports.
  • Assist with daily office operations and provide writing support to department leadership.
  • Requires one year of experience in communications, marketing, graphic design, journalism, or public relations.
  • Associate's Degree in Communications, Journalism, or Public Relations preferred, or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to work nonstandard business hours including occasional weekends.
  • Preferred skills include content management systems, communications plan development, applying AP style, and marketing material creation.
  • Position is full-time, fiscal year appointment with non-exempt status.
  • Works within the Student Affairs division, specifically for the Recreation and Wellbeing department.
  • No visa sponsorship available for this role.

Communications Strategist I Full Description

Communications Strategist I

Internal Posting?  |
Posting Number  | SP004929P
Position Title  | Communications Strategist I
Division/College  | Student Affairs
Department  | Recreation and Wellbeing
Location  | Moscow

Posting Context Statement
 Recreation and Wellbeing (RecWell) at the University of Idaho provides programs, services, facilities and equipment to enrich the university learning experience. Our department provides recreation and wellbeing activities for our students, faculty, staff, and the community. Our programs are housed in the Student Recreation Center and include Fitness, Intramural Sports, Outdoor Programs, Sport Clubs, the Vandal Spirit Squad and Vandal Health Education.

Position Overview
The position ensures effective internal and external communication, branding and messaging by leading and collaborating on communication efforts within the unit and across campus. This position advances the reputation of the University of Idaho and assigned unit(s) through purposeful and creative messaging that is tied to strategic initiatives and builds campus wide and public understanding and support for the teaching and research mission of the unit(s) specifically, as well as the University of Idaho in general. The position will work in a collaborative environment with team members and University Communications and Marketing to create impactful communications.

Duties may include: Write and edit a variety of content in digital and print formats Maintain the project or effort website, social media presence and online communications; collaborate on data collection for a variety of reports May assist with day-to-day office operations Provide consultation and writing support to department leadership Other duties as assigned
Unit URL  | https://www.uidaho.edu/current-students/recwell

Position Qualifications 
Required Experience  | One year of communications, marketing, graphic design, journalism, or public relations experience Editing and writing business correspondence using proper grammar and punctuation as demonstrated in application materials Working in customer service-oriented team environment to accomplish shared goals Handling a variety of projects simultaneously that requires attention to details
Required Education  | Associate’s Degree in Communications, Journalism or Public Relations; two additional years of experience (for a total of three years) may substitute for a Associate’s Degree
Required Other  | Ability to work nonstandard business hours and occasionally weekends
Additional Preferred  | Experience using a content management system for publishing web content Experience developing, executing, and measuring impact of communications plans and initiatives to achieve organizational goals Ability to collaborate and exhibit interpersonal and communication skills with internal and external constituents Applying the AP style to business documents Experience working in higher education Experience creating marketing materials
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions  | None
Degree Requirement  | Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire
 Posting Information 
FLSA Status  | Non-Exempt
Employee Category  | Classified
Pay Range  | .
Type of Appointment  | Fiscal Year
FTE  | 1
Full Time/Part Time  | Full Time
Funding  |
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy.  | No
Posting Date  | 07/02/2025
Closing Date  |
Open Until Filled  | Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants  | To be considered your “Letter of Qualification” must address each of the required qualifications. Additionally, please provide information in support of your application regarding the preferred qualifications as relevant.For 1st consideration, please apply by July 16, 2025
Applicant Resources  | https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement  | Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.

EEO Statement  
The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume/CV
  2. Letter of Qualification
Optional Documents

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    • Idaho Department of Labor/Job Service including Job Central or Idaho Works (Idahoworks.gov)
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  2. * Were you referred to this employment opportunity by a current University of Idaho employee? If so, please provide their name and department. 
    (Open Ended Question)
University of Idaho Human Resources
 Moscow, ID 83844-4332
 (208) 885-3638
employment@uidaho.edu