The University of Chicago

Department

Booth Rustandy Center: Marketing, Communications, and Brand

About the Department

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.

Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment.

Chicago Booth is proud to claim:

• an unmatched faculty.
• degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents.
• a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni.
• strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities.

As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment.

For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/.

Job Summary

The Assistant Director of Content and Communications at the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation serves as a writer and editor, contributing to high-quality, brand-aligned content across digital and print channels. This role helps shape the Center’s voice across leadership messaging, stewardship reports, and mission-driven storytelling, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with the Center’s tone. It requires exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills; strong attention to detail; and the ability to adapt tone for different speakers and contexts. This position drafts speeches, newsletters, blog posts, and research-driven content, translating complex ideas, including academic research, into clear, compelling messages. The successful candidate will manage multiple deadlines, collaborate across teams and refine content based on performance and audience insights. The role is accountable for delivering communications that support the Center’s goals and editorial standards.

Responsibilities

• Drafts, edits, and proofreads high-quality content across formats and channels, including newsletters, blog posts, social media, website copy, speeches, leadership communications, stewardship reports, and event collateral.
• Helps translate complex ideas, including academic research, into clear, accessible content for diverse audiences.
• Manages the Center’s social media platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, and X), including drafting, scheduling, and publishing posts in collaboration with the Director of Marketing, Communications, and Brand.
• Writes, edits, and proofreads content produced in-house and in collaboration with University partners and vendors ensuring clarity, consistency, and adherence to editorial standards.
• Maintains and updates website content in collaboration with the Assistant Director of Event and Program Marketing, ensuring all content is current, accurate, and optimized for SEO and user engagement.
• Manages the editorial calendar for storytelling content across social media and the website, ensuring timely progression from draft to publication.
• Drafts speeches and talking points to support leadership communications and stewardship efforts, in collaboration with the Director of Marketing, Communications, and Brand.
• Develops blog posts and digital content that highlight Rustandy Center programs, events, and the experiences of students, partners, and community members.
• Contributes to the Rustandy Center’s monthly newsletter by drafting research-based blurbs that translate academic insights into accessible, audience-friendly summaries.
• Contributes to the development and execution of integrated content strategies that support the Center’s research, programs, events, and mission-aligned messaging.
• Monitors and analyzes content performance using tools such as Adobe Analytics and Sprinklr; shares insights and recommendations to guide future content.
• Stays current on trends in social impact, digital engagement, content marketing, SEO, and audience behavior to inform evolving practices.
• Develops marketing communications, advertising, or publicity materials with a moderate level of guidance from others. Develops, plans, and coordinates the development and production of marketing and publicity materials and campaigns, ensuring deadlines and budgets are met.
• May train the work of lower level marketing staff.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications:

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, public relations, or related area.

Experience:

• Minimum two years of experience in content development, writing, and editing within a brand, agency, media, or nonprofit environment.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with Sitecore, Sprinklr, Marketo, Airtable, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Familiarity with SEO principles and integrating keywords into digital copy.

Preferred Competencies

• Demonstrated excellence in writing, editing, and proofreading across formats and audiences.
• Meticulous attention to detail, particularly copy editing and managing multiple deadlines.
• Strong editorial judgment and storytelling ability, with experience translating complex topics, such as academic research, into accessible content.
• Develop story ideas and conducting interviews to inform clear, compelling, narratives.
• Accountable for tone, clarity, and brand alignment across deliverables.
• Skilled in writing and adapting engaging copy for social media across platforms.
• Contribute to content strategies across digital and print platforms.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Manage multiple projects and meet deadlines independently.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Build rapport with faculty, students, and partners to support content development.
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively within a fast-paced, cross-functional team environment.

Working Conditions

• This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family

Communications

Role Impact

Individual Contributor

Scheduled Weekly Hours

37.5

Drug Test Required

No

Health Screen Required

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

No

Pay Rate Type

Salary

FLSA Status

Exempt

Pay Range

$58,000.00 - $65,000.00

The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

Posting Statement

The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.

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