Communications Lead Jobs in South Carolina

Posting Number STA00226PO26

Job Family Communications and Marketing

Job Function General Communications

USC Market Title Communications Coordinator

Job Level P2 - Professional

Business Title (Internal Title) Communications Coordinator

Campus Columbia

Work County Richland

College/Division School of Law

Department LAW School of Law

State Pay Range G08

USC Market Range MRE - $48,726 $59,689 $70,653

Anticipated Hiring Range 48,726-55,000 commensurate with experience

Location of Vacancy Columbia, SC

Part/Full Time Full Time

Hours per Week 37.5

Work Schedule

• Monday through Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm with an hour for lunch each day.
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

Basis 12 months

Job Search Category Communication Services

About University of South Carolina

From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.

Veterans' Preference Statement

The University of South Carolina is committed to equal opportunity and proudly values the skills and experience military veterans bring to our workforce. Across South Carolina, we are making veterans a priority for employment and recognize their vital contributions to our state and our communities.

Benefits for FTE Positions

The University of South Carolina (USC), through the State of SC and Public Employee Benefit Authority (PEBA), offers employees a valuable benefits package, including health and life insurance, generous paid leave and retirement programs. To learn more about USC benefits, access the "Working at USC" section on the Applicant Portal.

Advertised Job Summary

The Communications Coordinator will be a key member of the Communications department and will support the Director of Communications in content creation and in developing, establishing, and maintaining strategies for keeping all School of Law audiences (prospective students, current students, alumni, faculty, and staff) involved and knowledgeable about people, programs and events at the School of Law.

Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience

* Requires a bachelor’s degree in a job related field and 2 or more years of job related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience.

Preferred Qualifications

* Bachelors degree in journalism, communications, or similar program, with 3-5 years of work experience.
* Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud products, especially Illustrator, Lightroom, Spark, 25Live calendaring, OmniUpdate, Wordpress, email marketing programs, and basic knowledge of HTML and CSS.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

* Advanced knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Premiere.
* Exceptional writing and communication skills, including ability to tell a compelling story, with a command of grammar and AP style.
* Excellent interpersonal and speaking skills, both in person and by phone, with a high level of professionalism.
* Advanced knowledge of social media, including best practices for engaging audiences in a professional context on each platform.
* Ability to maintain/monitor social media accounts outside of normal business hours.
* Creative thinker with excellent design skills and the ability to create attention-grabbing graphics for web and print.
* Skilled photographer who knows how to frame a shot to tell a story using a digital SLR camera.
* Skilled videographer with the ability to tell a compelling story using a digital SLR camera, recording and lighting equipment, and non-linear editing software.
* Detail-oriented, especially with regard to accuracy and proofreading.
* Strategic thinker who is able to work collaboratively and be eager to learn new skills and open to new ideas.
* Ability to manage multiple projects and work assignments, while consistently meeting deadlines.
* Self-starter with the ability to accomplish projects with little supervision.
* Ability to take direction well and be open to constructive criticism.

Job Duties

Job Duty

Manages social media efforts for the School of Law, including FB, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and any others that may arise. This includes creating and coordinating interesting and compelling content (text, video and/or graphics); as well as developing contests, take-overs and other creative ways to actively engage audiences and promote academic units, School of Law programs, faculty, students, and events.

Essential Function Yes
Percentage of Time 25

Job Duty

Works with Dir. of Communications to create and implement strategy for promotion of events (timing, channels, materials, etc.).

Works with Events Coordinator and individual academic units to ensure coordinated promotion of assigned events, including proactively reaching out to faculty, students, and staff to learn more about events and explore best ways to promote them.

Keeps up with a published calendar of School of Law events, including cross-posting/promotion on lobby monitors, social media, homepage calendar, university calendar, blog, etc.

Creates attractive, professional-looking graphics that can be used on various platforms to assist in promotion of events. Creates attractive, professional-looking collateral materials as needed for events (posters, invitations, programs, etc.).

Essential Function Yes
Percentage of Time 25

Job Duty

Acts as primary photographer/videographer for School of Law events.

Produces short form videos promoting School of Law faculty/students/alumni and events.

Essential Function Yes
Percentage of Time 20

Job Duty

Shared responsibility with Director of Communications for interviewing, researching, writing and editing news releases, articles, feature stories, speeches and other promotional materials for use on web, alumni and prospective student recruitment publications, and other platforms.

Helps maintain blog for updating faculty and alumni updates.

Helps manage web content on law school website.

Produces monthly e-newsletter sharing the latest news/promoting upcoming events with faculty/staff/alumni.

Essential Function Yes
Percentage of Time 20

Job Duty

Helps supervise and train student workers/freelancers.

Essential Function Yes
Percentage of Time 5

Job Duty

Other duties as assigned

Essential Function No
Percentage of Time 5

Position Attributes

Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing.
Safety Sensitive or Security Sensitive No

Hazardous weather category Non-Essential

Number of Vacancies 1

Desired Start Date 05/15/2026

Job Open Date 04/10/2026

Job Close Date 07/16/2026

Open Until Filled No

Special Instructions to Applicant

This posting is a re-advertisement. Applications previously submitted are still being considered. Previous applicants do not need to reapply.

Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.

We are only accepting applications submitted by July 16, 2026.

The University of South Carolina offers a valuable benefits package including but not limited to:

• Health and Life Insurance
• Retirement Programs
• Paid Tuition
• Dependent Scholarships
• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Professional Development Opportunities

EEO Statement

The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.