Communications Associate or Senior Communications Associate (depending on experience), Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, School of Law

Job Posting Title:

Communications Associate or Senior Communications Associate (depending on experience), Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, School of Law

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Hiring Department:

School of Law

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The University of Texas School of Law strives to create and promote an environment that values kindness and mutual respect and a culture that provides a deep sense of belonging for each member of our community. 

The University of Texas at Austin provides an outstanding benefits package to staff, including: 

• Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%; family premiums at 50%) 

• Vision, dental, life, and disability insurance options 

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays 

• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan) 

• Additional voluntary retirement programs: tax sheltered annuity 403(b) and a deferred compensation program 457(b) 

• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses 

• Training and conference opportunities 

• Tuition assistance 

• Athletic ticket discounts 

• Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums 

• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital Metro buses with staff ID card 

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards 

Purpose

The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice and its Sissy Farenthold Reproductive Justice Defense Project (“Project”) are seeking a communications associate to coordinate communications and support programming.

The Rapoport Center operates as a vibrant, interdisciplinary hub for social justice research, teaching, networking, and advocacy. The Project provides legal information and other resources for lawyers and health care providers seeking to understand the current legal framework regarding the criminalization of pregnancy and abortion in Texas. As such, the project tracks criminal charges, prosecutions, and civil suits in Texas related to pregnancy and abortion, and serves as a hub for state, national, and international academic research in the field. The Center and Project regularly convene workshops and public events that bring together academics and advocates; engage in research, scholarship, and report-writing; and support faculty and student research, creative work, and advocacy.

We encourage applications from those with a demonstrated commitment to social and reproductive justice.

The communications associate provides detailed communications, programmatic, and administrative support for the Center and Project.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates communication efforts for the Center and Project by:

  • creating content for social media, publications, and fundraising materials;

  • maintaining the Project and Center websites, including writing, editing, and formatting website materials using WordPress, Canva, InDesign, and other software;

  • organizing logistics of and creating publicity materials for presentations, trainings, and other events, including outreach to associations of lawyers and health care providers as well as to local, national, and international partners;

  • ensuring follow up for presentations and events, including social media and collection of feedback.

• Provides administrative support for the Center and Project by:

  • overseeing the daily administration and workflow of the Project by planning and timely executing the activities of the Project;

  • working with a faculty, staff, and student team on the tracking of criminal and civil cases in Texas related to pregnancy outcomes, which includes requesting public