Communications Officer (Law School - Liman Public Interest Center)

Yale University•New Haven, CT

43d•$65,000 - $101,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Through its teaching, fellowships, and programs, the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School focuses on expanding access to justice and the fair treatment of individuals and groups seeking to use the legal system. The Center seeks a Communications Officer to support this mission by increasing public awareness of the work of the Center's Fellows, faculty, and students and by strengthening connections among the more than 200 Yale graduates who have served as Fellows during the nearly three decades of the Center's existence. The Communications Officer, in collaboration with Liman faculty, students, and staff, leads the drafting, production, and coordination of the Center's website content, e-newsletters, annual report, correspondence, and other materials. This role is essential in documenting and disseminating news about the Liman Center and its Fellows while making information about the Center's research-for-reform projects, conferences, teaching, and fellowship accessible to diverse audiences. This position entails meaningful work on pressing issues of social justice. The Communication Officer reports to the Executive Director of the Liman Center and works collaboratively with the Office of Public Affairs at Yale Law School. This position is ideal for someone committed to working at the intersection of social justice, law, education, and communications, and for an individual who thrives in a collaborative, mentorship-rich environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a related field and four years of experience in website design, production, marketing, project management or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Work with current and past Fellows to highlight their experiences and achievements, develop shared themes that reflect the Center's mission, and circulate their stories across multiple platforms.
Foster connections with alums, partner organizations, and the broader public to increase awareness of the Center's initiatives.
Work with other Center faculty and staff to write, produce, and distribute the annual Liman Reports and other publications
Bring the work of the Center to a range of arenas and audiences through expanding and diverse modes of communication, including printed materials, website content, a bimonthly e-newsletter, social media posts, press engagement, and the Seeing Solitary website
Write and edit press materials, maintain relations with the media, and develop new outlets and relationships; maintain social media presence.
May perform other duties as assigned.
Brand & Communications Strategy. Develops and executes public relations strategy, output, and performance for the department with the goal of increasing media impressions in local, national, industry-specific and alumni media. Creates communications strategy to showcase top technologies available for license. Ensures consistent look and tone for all department communications, including written content, website and social media.
Media Relations. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with media representatives. Identifies opportunities to work with other the departments, university publications and the Office of Public Affairs to develop and publicize stories.
Content Creation. Assesses the University faculty inventions and student startups for newsworthiness and create compelling news and public relations content. Creates engaging, dynamic content for the public, including press releases, blog articles, website updates, newsletter articles and social media.
Outreach. Manages delivery channels for newsworthy content, including updating and maintaining the department websites, social media accounts, and articles for email newsletters, and creating video, print, and on-campus events. Creates websites that embed existing content from Yale and external sites (publications related to the technology, videos featuring inventor, profile on Yale Bulletin and Calendar innovators webpage).
Other. Seeks out, negotiates with and recommends external organizations that can provide services that optimize both the cost and functionality of the new communications strategy. Ensures that all communications conform to the University guidelines. Hires student workers as needed to assist in producing copy. May perform other duties as assigned.