Communications and Development Coordinator

Emory University

. Provides operational and strategic support to programmatic communications and development activities, especially concerning social media, special events, and external relationships.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeDecatur • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides operational and strategic support to programmatic communications and development activities, especially concerning social media, special events, and external relationships.
Manages routine communications initiatives.
Writes, edits, or develops communications and development materials such as social media posts, newsletters, brochures, online graphics, and articles.
Implements development and donor management work-plans.
Maintains tracking systems for news, partner contacts, media contacts, and donors.
Supports planning of, publicizes, and participates in various special events.
May monitor information relevant to the organization, its mission, and operations.
May support grant submission and donor reporting activities such as presentations and annual reports.
May support evaluation of communications and development campaigns.
Maintains required record keeping and documentation.
Performs related responsibilities as required.
The Communications and Development Coordinator will work closely with the Assoc. Director of Communications and Development to implement activities related to social media, digital campaigns, graphics and video content generation and maintenance, website management, and newsletters.
Specific activities and roles may include: Generating social media content (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram) and management of the social media calendar, Managing website content (news posts, blog posts, webinars, keeping all pages up to date), Developing promotional graphics, infographics, and other graphics for social media, reports, and slide presentations, Editing videos and managing Youtube account (interviews, webinar and event recordings), Formatting monthly newsletters and managing contact lists, Creating special events fliers, invitations, and social media toolkits for special events and projects, Assisting project management of high-level event organization, Assisting with newsletters, presentations and other communications for the Executive Board and Technical Advisory Board, Contributing to development of monthly analytics reports, Tracking communications activities and maintaining records for quarterly reports, Assisting with researching and tracking prospective donors, Performing other related responsibilities as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, English, or a related field.
One year of related work experience.
Advanced familiarity with social media platforms, online analytical metrics, and online scheduling tools, such as Buffer
Proficiency in messaging for a variety of audiences, including technical or academic audiences
Excellent organizational and planning skills
Experience in basic graphic design, including online applications such as Canva
Experience in basic video editing and YouTube
Thrives in creative and people driven environment
Willingness to learn new skills
Experience in public health or non-profit communications
Experience with and understanding of global health and development issues and sector
Knowledge of MS office tools and Google suite.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and safety information not applicable

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Hard Skills & Tools

social media managementgraphic designvideo editingcontent creationdonor managementcommunications strategyanalytics reportingevent planningrecord keepingpublic relations

Soft Skills

organizational skillsplanning skillscommunication skillscreativityinterpersonal skillsadaptabilityteam collaborationattention to detailproblem-solvingwillingness to learn