Communications Specialist

Campus: Downtown Phoenix | End Date: September 4, 2026

About the Role

The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University seeks an energetic, creative, and team-oriented individual for the Communications Specialist role. As part of the strategic Marketing and Communications team at ASU Law, this position primarily supports the college's social media and storytelling efforts by planning and creating engaging content, capturing photos and video, drafting and scheduling social media posts, and identifying and writing compelling stories for the ASU Law Newsroom. The Communications Specialist works collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and other partners to tell stories that advance student recruitment, strengthen the college's reputation, promote strategic priorities, and foster engagement with key audiences.

Responsibilities

• Advances ASU Law's priorities and department objectives of student recruitment, positive reputation, strategic plan promotion, and fostering fruitful partnerships through communications.
• Plans, develops, and writes creative, high-quality communications for graduate-level college audiences (e.g., faculty, staff, students, donors, prospective students, and the general public) using multiple digital communications mediums, with a primary focus on social media and newsroom storytelling.
• Helps develop and maintain the college's social media content calendar; plans and schedules content aligned with college priorities, events, campaigns, news, and audience interests.
• Creates content, both visual and written, for ASU Law social media channels, including drafting copy, taking photos, filming video, and developing creative concepts for social-first storytelling.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the goals of the college and department.

Requirements

• Associate's degree and one (1) year of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across a variety of formats, with experience in writing, editing, and storytelling.
• Degree in Journalism, English, Communications, Marketing, Education, or a related field.
• Experience in the development of comprehensive and creative communication.
• Certificates from recognized programs that verify mastery of tools and techniques relevant to the assignment.
• Working use of AP style.
• Skilled in organization, attention to detail, and accuracy.
• Experience being an organized problem solver who can take initiative, manage competing priorities, and remain flexible.
• Demonstrated experience creating and executing social media content for an organization or brand.
• Demonstrated knowledge of social media platforms, audiences, formats, and usage standards.
• Experience capturing photos and video and creating short-form content for social and digital channels.
• Experience interviewing sources and writing articles, profiles, announcements, or other newsroom-style content.
• Experience using social media scheduling, monitoring, and analytics tools.
• Experience supporting email newsletters or other digital communications.
• Experience supporting media relations, public relations, or earned media activities.
• Ability to work in an environment subject to quickly changing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Demonstrated experience working in a higher education and/or executive environment.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite (or equivalent), Google Suite, and commonly used web browsers.
• Familiarity with the ASU brand style guide preferred.
• A portfolio or work samples demonstrating social media content, writing, photography, and/or video storytelling is preferred.

Pay

Salary Range: $50,000 - $55,000 per year; DOE

About the Department

The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is one of the nation’s preeminent law schools, offering students a personalized legal education and providing a top 10 return on investment for legal education. Ranked No. 1 in Arizona since 2010 and a top 20 Public Law school by U.S. News & World Report for 17 years in a row, ASU Law is also ranked #1 in the nation for legal masters graduates. ASU Law’s LEED Gold certified building in downtown Phoenix is steps away from the legal, political, and economic heart of Arizona. For more information, visit law.asu.edu.