Communications Assistant

Employment Duration: 5 months (w/ potential for extension) Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days on-site; 3 days remote) Budgeted Salary Range: $23.71 – 38.60 UCSF is seeking a detail-oriented Communications Assistant to provide support across website content, social media, communications, events, and basic graphic production.

This role is well suited for someone who is organized, comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines, and brings strong proofreading skills and social media experience. The employee will work with supervision on communications and social media activities while supporting a variety of day-to-day projects and events.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain and update website content, including publications, photos, faculty and staff information, news mentions, newsletters, and carousel content. Support social media and communications activities across LinkedIn, Blue. Sky, and potentially Instagram and Twitter, with supervision regarding content and posting. Proofread weekly and monthly newsletters.

Provide event and administrative support, including scheduling visits and dinners, ordering lunches, scheduling meetings for award selection, making hotel reservations for visiting scholars and speakers, and setting up Zoom meetings as needed. Assist with symposium-related activities and other event tasks. Provide basic editing support for event recordings as needed.

Create graphics for events and symposium activities for use online and across social media using existing templates. N/A Required Qualifications Strong attention to detail. Strong proofreading skills. Ability to multitask and prioritize competing deadlines. Social media experience, particularly with LinkedIn.

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with UCSF's Bear. Buy ordering system. Familiarity with Canva.