The University of Texas at Austin is hiring: Writer in Austin

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R\\_00049545**Job Posting Title:**Writer**----****Hiring Department:**Dell Medical School**----****Position Open To:**All Applicants**----****Weekly Scheduled Hours:**40**----****FLSA Status:**Exempt from FLSA**----****Earliest Start Date:**Oct 26, 2026**----****Position Duration:**Expected to Continue**----****Location:**UT MAIN CAMPUS**----****Job Details:****General Notes**Dell Medical School is seeking a Writer.

**Purpose**As Dell Medical School embarks on the next chapter of its evolution — building a truly integrated academic health system — the Writer plays a critical role in developing high-quality, mission-aligned content that supports the institution’s strategic communications priorities across all mission pillars: care, education, research and community impact. This position produces compelling content that translates complex information into accessible, engaging narratives and reinforces the institution’s voice, values, and strategic direction across audiences.Reporting to the Director of Marketing and Communiations, the Writer collaborates with colleagues across clinical, academic and administrative teams to support enterprise storytelling, enhance visibility and contribute to a cohesive editorial strategy that elevates the health system’s local and national profile.

**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS****Strategic Content Development & Support*** Develop a range of written content — including feature stories, blog posts, promotional copy, educational materials and digital content — that reflects institutional priorities and aligns with audience needs.* Translate complex clinical, research and academic topics into clear, accessible language.* Collaborate with subject matter experts, faculty, staff and leaders to shape content that advances organizational goals and tells compelling stories.* Support content creation across platforms and channels, including web, social media, email campaigns, print materials, and more.* Provide copyediting services for content produced across workstreams.**Editorial Excellence & Brand Alignment*** Apply established voice, tone and editorial standards to all written materials.* Assist with oversight of editorial review processes and contribute to content planning and quality control.* Support consistent application of institutional messaging across mission areas and teams.* Identify content opportunities that advance key initiatives and reinforce UT Medicine’s mission, vision and impact.**Collaboration & Operational Support*** Maintain awareness of content performance and audience engagement metrics, contributing to data-informed content planning.* Coordinate with marketing, digital engagement and media relations teams to align messaging and maximize reach.* Participate in editorial calendar management and project timelines.* Stay current on trends in academic medicine communications, digital content strategy and health storytelling.

*Other duties as identified by department*

**Required Qualifications*** Bachelor's degree with major coursework in journalism, communications, public relations, marketing or related field.* 1-3 years of experience in communications, writing/editing, marketing or general communications.* Proven ability to write clear, concise, accurate and compelling health and academic content based on original interviewing.* Proficiency in Microsoft Office and AP Style.**Preferred Qualifications*** Spanish fluency.* Experience in higher education, academic health or healthcare organizations.* Experience with Asana project management tool.*Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.*

## **Salary Range**$61,115+ depending on qualifications

## **Required Materials*** Resume/CV* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor* Letter of interest

**Important** **for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:** You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.

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**Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:** As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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