Foundation for California Community Colleges

Project Specialist, Communications

Foundation for California Community Colleges

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • United States

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Salary

💰 $70,000 - $75,000 per year

About the role

  • Support the development and rollout of communications strategies for statewide initiatives, projects, and related efforts.
  • Draft, edit, and refine messaging materials for internal and external audiences.
  • Help develop communication plans, talking points, announcements, briefing materials, and stakeholder updates.
  • Serve as a day-to-day communications liaison, helping align messaging, timelines, and priorities across multiple efforts.
  • Coordinate communications support across multiple concurrent projects and initiatives.
  • Track timelines, deliverables, milestones, and dependencies to help keep communications work moving forward.
  • Support communications needs across the Communications and Marketing Services portfolio as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in communications, stakeholder engagement, public affairs, project communications, or a related field.
  • Ability to support strategic communications planning and message development across multiple audiences and projects.
  • Experience developing stakeholder-facing communications materials, including briefings, talking points, presentations, and rollout materials.
  • Strong project coordination skills, including the ability to manage deadlines, details, and competing priorities.
  • Demonstrated experience in writing, editing, message development, and project support.
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • Generous PTO
  • Holidays
  • Medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Wellness offerings
  • CalPERS retirement program
  • Optional 403(b) and 457 Retirement plans
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
communications strategiesmessaging materialscommunication planstalking pointsbriefing materialsstakeholder updatesproject communicationswritingeditingmessage development
Soft Skills
project coordinationstrategic communications planningstakeholder engagementmanaging deadlinesattention to detailcompeting prioritiesalignment of messagingcommunication liaisonteam collaborationorganizational skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in CommunicationsBachelor’s degree in Public RelationsBachelor’s degree in Marketing