Term: Open Every Semester/12 Months/Ongoing
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Start Date: Summer Internships, Fall Semester 2008/Flexible Start
Pay: $8/hour, About 15 hours/week

Duties:

• With oversight from the Director of Communications, assists in coordinating and implementing OIT communications programs directed at internal and external OIT audiences.
• Prepares first drafts and copy edits communications material, including but not limited to, OIT press releases, FYI notices, Web news articles, Web headlines/other Web content, OIT newsletter articles (ITforUM and TechKnow), brochure copy, and other written work, following editorial and graphic guidelines.
• Assists in participating in targeted university activities including prospective student events; student, faculty, and staff orientations; Maryland Day, First Look Fair, or other Maryland events; etc.
• Assists in the production of OIT newsletters, reports, press packets, presentations, articles, and other materials, using such skills as writing, proofreading, fact-finding, photographic services, and/or design skills. Perform some administrative tasks.
• Investigates and identifies opportunities to tell those in the University of Maryland community, the media, and other key publics about OIT initiatives, success stories, and best practices. In addition, develops and maintains media and contact lists and monitors OIT news and Internet coverage.

Qualifications: University of Maryland student working towards bachelor’s or master’s degree. The applicant must have a strong interest in communications/PR or a related discipline such as journalism or English; be dedicated, focused, hard working, and energetic; have the ability to prioritize and multitask; have an eye for detail; and work well independently and on teams. The candidate must have excellent organizational, interpersonal, computing, and communications skills - both verbal and written. A basic working knowledge of a wide range of topic areas such as technology, higher education, or business is a plus.

Benefits include good hourly pay, flexible work hours, collegial work environment, good opportunity to build PR or journalism work samples or PR resume, and great starting position/opportunity to grow.

To Apply: Interested and qualified candidates may forward a letter of application in the body of an e-mail and a resume and references as attachments to phyllis@umd.edu or to:

Phyllis Johnson
Director, Communications
Office of Information Technology
1117E Patuxent Building
College Park, Maryland, 20742-4911

The search will continue until a suitable candidate is hired.

The University of Maryland actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, physical or mental handicap, religion, national origin, or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.