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The University of Arizona is hiring a Digital Content Specialist, Sr. - College of Medicine, Tucson to produce social media posts, newsletters, and internal announcements for the college’s Brand Communications Office. The specialist works as a communications generalist, writing and editing for audiences across the college and tracking metrics to show which content is working.

Highlights

Produces, posts, and schedules written and visual social media content each week for the college’s flagship accounts, reflecting the diversity of its faculty, staff, and students.
Tracks and reports performance data from the flagship social channels to find improvements, and monitors comments, direct messages, and mentions to respond as needed.
Builds the college newsletter by gathering approved content, editing to Associated Press and university style, fact-checking submissions, and preparing graphics and photos for upload.
Tests every link, reviews text and photo formatting, then formats and schedules the newsletter for publication in Trellis/Salesforce CRM.
Prepares newsletter metrics reports and occasionally leads reader surveys, analyzing the results to inform changes to the newsletter.
Writes, formats, and schedules internal communications such as standalone email announcements, and may adapt newsletter and social content for the web.
Interviews students, staff, and faculty to write profiles, and occasionally creates web stories, press releases, and media advisories.
Provides backup coverage on the web moderation queue, checking that page revisions from department editors follow web best practices and university, college, and Associated Press style.
Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience plus three years of relevant work, with Drupal QuickStart, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Trellis CRM skills listed as preferred.
The posted salary range is $53,039 to $66,299 per year.

Digital Content Specialist, Sr. - College of Medicine, Tucson Full Description

Posting Number req27261

Department Medicine Administration

Department Website Link https://medicine.arizona.edu

Location Tucson Campus

Address 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719 USA

Position Highlights

The Brand Communications Office within the College of Medicine – Tucson (COM-T) is seeking a Digital Content Specialist, Senior. The digital content specialist will serve as a generalist, supporting the team’s internal and external communications goals. The successful candidate will have strong writing and editing skills, the ability to work collaboratively, and demonstrable skills in strategic digital marketing, including developing creative, goal-driven campaigns that target diverse audiences. Work is fast-paced and deadline-driven.

Depending on the digital content specialist’s skills and interests, and to complement other team members’ skills, there may be opportunities for incorporating other tasks into the role, such as photography, photo editing, video, and graphic design, or media relations.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state retirement plan; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Social media content:

Produces, posts, and schedules social media content (written and visual) weekly for the college’s social media accounts, with an eye toward representing the diversity of the faculty, staff, and student body.
Analyzes and optimizes COM-T’s flagship social media accounts to achieve institutional goals.
Tracks, analyzes, and reports data from college’s flagship social media channels to demonstrate and optimize strategic social media’s success and identify areas to improve digital media performance.
Maintains knowledge of industry best practices, techniques, standards, and trends.
Monitors social media forums, direct messages and mentions, and the email inbox for Brand Communications, and responds to comments as well as DMs as needed.

Newsletter creation:

Gathers content from approved sources.
Edits content to align with Associated Press, U of A, and internal style guidelines.
Fact-checks submissions wherever possible.
Ensures featured graphics and photos are approved, sized, and ready for upload into content management system.
Includes light photo editing.
Works with a variety of staff charged with submitting content to ensure Associated Press style, IRB requirements, and university guidelines are met, while ensuring content is relevant and meets newsletter criteria.
Works with editor on revisions.
Oversees quality control of newsletter production by testing each link, reviewing text, and ensuring photos are properly formatted.
Formats and schedules newsletter for publication in Trellis/Salesforce CRM.
Monitors selected college and campus newsletters and publications as well as the office’s inbox for content submissions.
Answers a variety of questions from submitters on the process and format of submissions, responding to issues diplomatically while upholding the newsletter guidelines.
Pulls metrics, prepares metrics reports.
Spearheads occasional reader surveys (once every few years), performs quantitative and qualitative analyses of results to inform changes to newsletter.
Supports mailing list management.
Creates/updates email templates.
Supports maintenance of SOPs for newsletter creation.

Other digital content:

Writes, formats, and schedules internal communications, such as standalone email announcements, using Trellis/Salesforce CRM.
May adapt newsletter, standalone email, and social media content for the web, including events and news.
Pulls metrics and prepares reports.
Assists with conducting interviews and writes student, staff, and faculty profiles for use in newsletter, social media, and web.
Occasionally creates and submits web stories, press releases, and media advisories.
Oversees weekly updates for monitor outside Dean’s Office, based on newsletter and social media content.

Website Support:

May edit, proofread, and manage content using content management systems.
Provides backup coverage to moderation queue to ensure that revisions made by department-level page editors adhere to web best practices, university style guidelines, college style guidelines, Associated Press style guidelines, etc.
May support website migration project, which involves adapting source material to adhere to new templates and web best practices.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
Minimum of three (3) years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, English, or a related field, or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional-level experience, required.
Basic health/science literacy.
Basic understanding of HIPAA and FERPA laws and compliance.
Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat).
Skill in Drupal QuickStart 3.0.
Skill in Trellis CRM, which is powered by Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

FLSA Exempt

Full Time/Part Time Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week 40

Job FTE 1.0

Work Calendar Fiscal

Job Category Communication and Marketing

Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay $53,039-$66,299

Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Grade 7

Compensation Guidance The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity. The Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator.

Career Stream and Level PC2

Job Family Content Development

Job Function Communications & Marketing

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies 1

Target Hire Date

Expected End Date

Contact Information for Candidates

Gerry Flores

[email protected]

Open Date 10/5/2026

Open Until Filled Yes

Documents Needed to Apply Resume, Cover Letter, and Four Additional Documents

Special Instructions to Applicant

Application: The online application should be completed in its entirety. Blank or missing information may be considered an incomplete submission.

Cover Letter: Should clearly indicate how your skills and professional employment experience meet the Minimum and the Preferred Qualifications.

Please submit a Writing sample.
Social Media Content Sample: Provide a link to a social media post you have created (text and visual). If unavailable, a PDF or screenshot is fine. Describe your role in editing or publishing the content (e.g., writing, formatting, scheduling).
Internal/Executive Communication Sample: Please share a newsletter that you have compiled and formatted (preferred), or a sample of an internal communication (e.g., email campaign, leadership message). Describe your role in producing this communication.
External Communication Sample: Please share an example of a press release, web story, or other piece you have published showcasing your ability to write engaging content for a general audience.
Optional Submission: Digital multi-media portfolio with links to branded assets such as graphics, photos, video content you have either produced yourself or assisted.

Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University’s campuses. These reports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures. Paper copies of the Reports can be obtained by contacting the University Compliance Office at [email protected].

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