Senior Content Specialist

Division: Keough School of Global Affairs • Unit: Keough School of Global Affairs

About the role

The Keough School of Global Affairs is a vibrant community committed to serving human dignity through research and scholarship, teaching and learning, and policies and practices designed to advance the development of the whole person and of each person in their specific socio-cultural context. The Senior Content Specialist ensures the Keough School’s communications platforms deliver high-quality, technically accurate, and dynamic written content that reflects the school's mission. Operating under the strategic direction and guidance of the Director of Communications and Marketing, this role leads student-focused storytelling (undergraduate, master's, doctoral) and translates complex faculty scholarship into accessible narratives. Additionally, this position acts as the team's primary editor, enforcing Associated Press (AP) style, brand guidelines, and editorial quality control.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, research, and write compelling content on faculty research, scholarly publications, grants, academic programs, and student outcomes.
• Serve as the lead storyteller for student experiences across undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs to support recruitment and engagement efforts.
• Translate complex scholarly research and academic developments into engaging content optimized for digital platforms, web, and email.
• Commission, edit and publish student blog posts that highlight academic experiences, global learning opportunities, research, internships and student life.
• Build strong internal relationships with academic program staff, researchers, faculty, and students to surface story opportunities.
• Review and edit team-generated content—including stories, newsletters, broadcast emails, and print collateral—to maintain consistency of voice, messaging, and AP Style compliance.
• Maintain adherence to University brand standards and editorial guidelines across all school communications.
• Collaborate with central campus partners, including Notre Dame’s Office of Public Affairs and Communications, Media Relations, and Notre Dame Research to amplify Keough School research and scholarship.
• Maintain a pipeline of academic and research stories that feed into the school's central editorial planning process.
• Coordinate content schedules with communications colleagues to ensure timely delivery of assignments.
• Identify opportunities to repurpose academic and research content to maximize visibility across platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, or related field.
• 3 to 4 years of professional communications experience in areas such as marketing, public relations, and/or copywriting, preferably in a higher education setting.
• Understanding of communications strategy and its connection to digital content, creation, and organization.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Interest in international affairs and peacebuilding.

Pay

Up to $80,000/year, commensurate with experience.