Internal Communications Specialist

Posting Details

Position Information

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and must maintain authorization throughout employment. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

This position is contingent upon the availability of sufficient funding.

Position Title Internal Communications Specialist Position Summary

Spelman College is currently seeking an experienced Communications professional to join the Office of Communications team. The Internal Communications Specialist is responsible for developing a wide range of internally focused communication tasks to increase reach and engagement across the campus community. Under the direction of the Internal & Executive Communications Director, this role works closely with multiple campus partners, including Human Resources, Enrollment Management, Students Affairs and others, to communicate news, events, and announcements to our internal audiences of staff, faculty, students, parents, and Board of Trustees. This individual will develop content for internal audiences, including letters to campus, website stories, and contribute content for various publications. The Specialist is responsible for developing and delivering consistent, professional, and creative content to engage internal audiences. The Specialist has significant knowledge of internal communications best practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Under direction of the Internal & Executive Communications Director, develop and implement effective internal communications strategies to foster increased information sharing to Spelman's core internal audiences (faculty, staff, and students)
• Work across the institution and with student workers to lead content creation for newsletters and Intranet pages
• Collaborate with campus partners to develop leader messages to the campus community
• Ensure consistency of voice across all internal channels
• Edit and review the work of interns and other student workers
• Work inside and outside the campus community to create content for pitch decks, flyers, digital signage, the web site, presentations, magazines, etc.
• Support the Internal Communications Team in gathering and creating content for Board of Trustee meetings, State of the College presentations, and talking points for campus events
• Track work in the team's editorial calendar and provide routine updates to submitters
• Collaborate across the campus community on various events and campus-wide messages

Required Qualifications

The qualifications described here are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Educations and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Writing, Communications, Journalism or similar field
• 3-5 years of relevant, full-time professional experience
• Exceptional writing, proofreading and editing skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Strong organizational and time-management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in higher education
• Experience working as part of an Internal Communications team

Certifications, Licenses, Restrictions

None

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: use hands to handle office supplies, operate computer and other office equipment, talk, sit and hear. The employee is frequently required to: walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to: stand, climb or balance, stoop or kneel, and lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

Shift Days % Travel Required 1% - 25% Full Time/Part Time Full-time Work Location/Schedule: This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. FLSA Non-Exempt Number of Vacancies 1 Anticipated Candidate Start Date 08/03/2026 Position End Date

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number SC0905P Posting Open Date 07/02/2026 Posting Closing Date 07/13/2026 Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants EEO Statement

Spelman College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are a smoke-free campus.

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Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter of Interest
• Writing Sample

Optional Documents

• Certificates, Licenses, and/ or Registrations
• Certification (s)