Public Relations Specialist II

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New Brunswick, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $60K - $88K 💻 Communications 🗓️ April 21st, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Public Relations Specialist II for the Eagleton Institute of Politics. The role involves executing strategic communication plans to promote the Institute's research, expert commentary, development priorities, student success, and alumni involvement, while managing the communications team and acting as the primary media liaison to increase the Institute's public presence.

Highlights

Develops and implements targeted outreach and communication strategies to elevate Eagleton Institute's brand visibility among students, alumni, scholars, and the broader public.

Supervises communications staff and student interns to fulfill graphic, video, and digital content needs.

Acts as the primary media contact, building relationships with traditional and new media locally and nationally.

Enhances stakeholder engagement with the Institute's research and public service resources.

Collaborates on outreach strategies, including the 70th Anniversary campaign planning and other Institute initiatives.

Proficient in MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, email marketing tools, social media platforms, social media management tools like Hootsuite and Buffer, and CiviCRM or similar contact management software.

Requires a BA in Communications, Journalism, Digital Communications, Political Science, or related field plus two years of relevant political or communications experience.

Must possess excellent writing, editing, digital media marketing, interpersonal, and organizational skills, with strong knowledge of U.S. and New Jersey politics.