| Employer | UW-Madison Facilities Planning & Management Division |
|---|---|
| Location | Madison, WI | Remote |
| Type | Internship |
| Contact information | Allison Bua-DemusMarketing Managerallison.buademus@wisc.edu |
| Apply by | February 12, 2025 |
| More details | https://studentjobs.hr.wisc.edu/cw/en-us/job/508436 |
| Posted on | January 22, 2025 |
Description
This position is a part of the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor department at UW–Madison’s Facilities Planning & Management Division (FP&M). The division consists of over 1,300 staff that build, maintain and operate the physical environment of the UW–Madison campus in support of the university’s education, research and outreach activities.
While supporting a more sustainable campus, the FP&M coordinates campus planning and renovation, provides services for commuters in getting to and around campus, ensures health and safety, performs safety consults for laboratory researchers, cleans, completes maintenance and repair activities for historic buildings and integrates natural spaces as a part of everyday campus life.
The FP&M communications and marketing group simplifies messaging, creates compelling visuals and delivers strategies to connect with FP&M’s core audiences in an impactful way.
The ideal candidate will:
• be capable of playing a key role in a recurring editorial cycle
• have a sense for layouts and an eye for elements of good design
• be a Communication Arts, Marketing, Journalism, Media, Business, Graphic Design major (or intended), or a related area of study; or have equivalent industry experience or coursework
• possess excellent attention to detail and a knack for finding answers
• be a self-starter who takes initiative and can work independently
• function well as part of and in support of a small, dynamic team
• have top-notch grammar and proofreading skills
• demonstrate a strong writing background and/or coursework
• have copywriting experience from editorial, advertising, newsletters, mass email or technical
• be able to work on-campus at 21 N Park St. with the team for one or more shift per week, with the option to choose to work from home or at the office at other times of the week
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Ability to meet deadlines and work independently
• Organizing skills
• Self-starter
• Responsive
• Collaborative problem-solving abilities
• Learning mindset; adaptable to new systems and workflows
• An eye for accuracy, precision, and consistency in content
• Communicating effectively in-person, in meetings or calls, and via email
• Excellent interpersonal skills, a strong people focus
• Managing time, schedule and calendar (Microsoft Outlook, etc.)
Optional, good-to-have:
• Enjoys refining the details
• Basic HTML
• Creating mobile-responsive emails
• Plain language writing practices
• Graphic design using Adobe InDesign and/or Adobe Illustrator. Ability to edit or create flyers, signage, or digital assets
• Interviewing subjects for human interest-related published work
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Application Deadline – February 12, 2025.