Public Relations Strategist Job at Missouri State University

Missouri State University Springfield, MO 65897

The Public Relations Strategist helps gather and disseminate University news to the news media and develops and implements public relations activities to promote the University’s public affairs mission, faculty research, and academic theme areas while focusing on developing expert sources and topics of immediate interest to media. The Public Relations Strategist assists in the supervision of the staff of the Office of University Communications and contributes to the production of various print and online materials.
Description of Primary Duties
The public relations strategist will work with administrators, faculty, staff and students to achieve the university’s goals and objectives.

Primary duties will include:
  • Writing and editing news releases, magazine articles, research articles, feature stories, blog posts, website content and marketing content.
  • Working with faculty, staff and media to place targeted news stories at the local, state and national level.
  • Helping to promote student achievements.
  • Administering the university calendar.
  • Supervising student employees.


Duties may include:
  • Hosting a radio show on a monthly basis.
  • Writing and editing weekly employee newsletter.

The public relations strategist will provide after hours social media monitoring once every six weeks or less.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications
Education: A bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related area is required.

Experience: Either one year of work experience in a professional position in public relations, media, and/or media relations or a minimum of three semesters experience in a part-time position in a similar professional setting is required. Work experience in higher education is preferred. Experience with web page maintenance, audio and video recording and editing, and writing for the web are preferred.

Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, including an ability to write for external publications. Strong proofreading and editing skills are required. Organizational and planning skills are required. Knowledge of word processing is required. The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required. Knowledge of database and/or spreadsheet software is preferred.

Other: The scope of the job requires some evening and weekend work and occasional traveling.
Additional Qualifications Link to Job Description http://www.missouristate.edu/human/jobdescriptions/21272.htm Open Date 02/10/2023 Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the posting is considered open until filled) Special Instructions to Applicants
First date of consideration is March 3, 2023, and review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Please submit writing samples that demonstrate your ability to write different types of content.

Official transcripts required at time of hire.



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