Content Specialist Job at University of Southern Mississippi in H...
University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS, United States, 39400
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University of Southern Mississippi Content Specialist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Position: Content Specialist
The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Content Specialist.
Location: 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States
Division: Journalism, Public Relations, and Advertising
Position Type: Staff
Employment Status: Part Time
Grant Funded: Yes
Salary Range: $12.00 - $12.00
Posting Close Date: March 31, 2025
Job Summary: Junior college-level student workers will work directly with professional RHCJC staff and university-level students on a variety of journalism-associated tasks. Work includes conducting high-level background research on issues, setting up and conducting interviews, reviewing web stories for accuracy and clarity, and assisting to create digital-exclusive content. Junior college-level student workers will also learn technology used by the center such as video cameras and digital content management systems.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Gather, collect, and verify information for stories through interviews, observation, and research for dissemination across platforms.
- Capture appropriate sound, video, still photos, and other data and information types for the professional production of a variety of news products that will be delivered across platforms.
- Work closely with professional staff and university-level students on the creation of RHCJC-related media and projects.
- Assist with duties within the Roy Howard Community Journalism Center as needed.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisors.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Recommendation of a community college instructor.
- Valid Mississippi driver’s license.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Proficiency in news writing, including grammar and spelling.
- Demonstrates knowledge of social media and other digital platforms.
- Ability to understand photography, videography, and editing practices.
- Ability to assimilate large amounts of data quickly and accurately.
- Proficiency at posting content to various websites.
- Ability to meet deadlines and work in a deadline-driven environment.
- Ability to communicate effectively with those from a wide range of backgrounds, education levels, and varying skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate with the public, including phone calls and face-to-face interactions.
- Self-motivated and receptive to feedback.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Portfolio of published work or related schoolwork.
- Commitment to agreed-upon weekly hours to center duties, including availability to attend scheduled orientation/trainings.
- Established plans for entering a media-related major at a four-year institution.
About The University of Southern Mississippi: Since our founding in 1910, The University of Southern Mississippi has remained dedicated to preparing students for success. We deliver programs to more than 13,000 students in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as well as online. We are a community-engaged Carnegie R1 university, earning distinction as one of the nation's leading research institutions.
As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer/Americans with Disabilities Act institution, The University of Southern Mississippi encourages minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply.
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