IRLE Communications Specialist

Employer: University of California, Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles
Salary: USD $76,200.00/Yr. - USD $158,800.00/Yr.

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Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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IRLE Communications Specialist

University of California Los Angeles

Budgeted Pay Scale:
Full Salary Range: USD $76,200.00/Yr. - USD $158,800.00/Yr.

Department Summary
The Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) is a multidisciplinary research center dedicated to advancing labor research and education for workplace justice. Through the work of its units - UCLA Labor Center, Human Resources Roundtable, and the Labor Occupational Safety and Health program - the Institute forms wide-ranging research agendas that carry UCLA into the Los Angeles community and beyond.

Position Summary
The Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) is a multidisciplinary research center dedicated to advancing labor research and education for workplace justice. Through the work of its units - UCLA Labor Center, Human Resources Roundtable, and the Labor Occupational Safety and Health program - the Institute forms wide-ranging research agendas that carry UCLA into the Los Angeles community and beyond.

The IRLE Communications Specialist will increase the visibility of the UCLA's Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) projects on labor research, education and engagement for workplace justice. The Communications Specialist must be a strong, experienced writer and also possess a variety of skills including: graphic design, social media management, public relations, print production, photography/videography and virtual event production and management. The Communications Specialist will collaborate with the IRLE communications team and its units to implement and strengthen communications plans that advance the missions of the institute's respective projects, producing timely promotional materials across digital and print platforms and providing publications support for institute news and research report releases. The Communications Specialist will also support the implementation of a institute-wide communications plan. The Communications Specialist will build relationships with traditional/earned media and place stories, with an emphasis on raising the profile of IRLE and its unit worker issues as they relate to current local and statewide policies. The Communications Specialist must be highly motivated and possess strong writing and design capabilities, sound news judgment, the ability to handle numerous communications campaigns at once, and the flexibility to adjust their workflow according to the IRLE''s needs.

Salary & Compensation
*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.

Qualifications

Two Years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. (Required)

Two Years experience working with diverse communities or social justice organizations. (Required)

Two Years experience using various social media platforms and knowledge of social media engagement strategies. (Preferred)

Two Years experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Wordpress or other content management system and Constant Contact. (Preferred)

Demonstrated oral communication and interpersonal skills sufficient to convey information in a clear, concise way, synthesizing information and presenting it to others. (Required)

Demonstrated ability to write and edit clear, engaging, and grammatically correct content. (Required)

Creative thinking and proven systematic organizational skills to work independently without supervision, determine workload priorities to complete work in a timely manner, and identify and resolve problems. (Required)

Strong visual eye. (Required)

Proven skill at working in a collective environment, including interpersonal skills to interact sensitively with colleagues, students, community members, and workers from diverse social, cultural, and educational backgrounds. (Required)

Strong attention to detail. (Required)

Demonstrated skill developing relationships with and pitching news stories to local, state and national media outlets and publications. (Required)

Fearlessness in learning new software independently. (Required)

Graphic design and photography skills and multimedia production. (Required)

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

Bachelor's Degree In communications, public relations, marketing or journalism or equivalent experience / training. (Required) Or

Special Conditions for Employment

Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.

Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.

Schedule
8:00-5:00 PM

Union/Policy Covered
99-Policy Covered

To apply, please visit: https://jobs.ucla.edu/careers-home/jobs/5899

Application Deadline: 8:50 p.m. on

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Working at University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.

UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.

The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.

The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.

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