• Job Description

  Req#: 510893

  Department Overview:	The Marketing and Communications department at the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy advances the school’s mission by telling compelling stories about its people, programs, research, and impact. The team leads strategic communications that elevate the school’s reputation among alumni, donors, prospective students, peers, and media. One focus of the department’s work is DiscoveRx, the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy’s quarterly digital alumni magazine. DiscoveRx strengthens alumni affinity and connection to the School by showcasing cutting-edge research, curricular innovation, and the achievements and innovative practice of alumni across pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences.
  Anticipated Start Date:	2/2/2026
  Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
  Remote Work Eligibility Detail:	All Remote
  Anticipated Hours Per Week:	Minimum: 5 Maximum: 15
  Schedule:	Although there are no set hours to complete most editorial duties, the editorial intern must have availability within business hours to conduct interviews with faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
  Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:	Minimum: $15.00 Maximum: $17.00
  Number of Positions:	2
  Qualifications:	Must be enrolled in a major or minor related to journalism or communications or have experience in a related field.
  Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:	• Strong writing and editing skills • Excellent command of grammar, punctuation, and AP style • Punctual with deadlines and communication • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with diverse audiences • Strong professionalism with the ability to represent the School of Pharmacy in a professional manner with external audiences
  Position Summary/Job Duties:	• Write stories for the School of Pharmacy’s digital alumni publication, DiscoveRx (discoverx.pharmacy.wisc.edu) • Conduct background research • Interview subjects/sources remotely • Maintain professional and timely communication with the team and subjects/sources • Draft and revise articles based on feedback • Provide general editorial support, such as copyediting, gathering images/photos, writing headlines and captions, and other duties to support the publication • Provide social media support, including drafting posts for the School of Pharmacy’s social media platforms
  Physical Demands:	No major physical demands expected
  Institutional Statements:	Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce. Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu Accommodation Statement: If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

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