Temporary Information and Communications Program Coordinator

University of Tennessee College of Arts & Sciences

Perform information dissemination, communications, and media relations for ISSE. Role involves creating content and maintaining communication channels.

Posted 5/21/2026part-timeKnoxville • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $20 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

WordPress

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

This position will perform information dissemination, communications, and media relations for the Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE).
Create, write, design, edit, and produce (both electronic and print) content for annual reports, annual magazines, and quarterly newsletters, including the Annual Report for the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC).
Design, edit, and maintain ISSE promotional materials including brochures, newsletters, and posters and maintain database for mailings.
Facilitate communications with affiliated faculty members regarding projects through ISSE, including the seed project program.
Develop and maintain social media like LinkedIn for ISSE.
Develop original content, such as stories and articles, to keep public informed of ISSE’s programs, accomplishments, and initiatives.
Design, maintain, and update all ISSE websites.
Determine and write the content for all pages.
Advise ISSE director on all marketing components and assist with developing marketing strategies to best fit program needs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: Associate’s degree
Experience: Web site design, implementation, and maintenance. Writing, proofing, editing, layout, and design. Social media marketing (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc)
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Ability to interpret highly complex scientific concepts for lay audiences.
Understanding of engineering and its impact on society to enable this person to draft speeches and create presentations for center directors.
Exceptional knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary.
knowledge of HTML coding, web application development, WordPress, image processing, social media, etc

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employees have access to career development and coaching
continued education
an extensive list of development and training possibilities

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Hard Skills & Tools

web site designimplementationmaintenancewritingproofingeditinglayoutdesignHTML codingimage processing

Soft Skills

ability to interpret complex scientific conceptscommunicationwriting for lay audiencesadvisingdeveloping marketing strategies

Certifications

Associate’s degree