Student Podcast Editor

Department Overview:

The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center is located within the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Its investigators work to improve diagnosis and care for patients with dementia while focusing on the program’s long-term goal of finding a way to cure and prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Please visit our website for more information: adrc.wisc.edu/podcast

Anticipated Start Date:

Negotiable

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

Negotiable

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 5 Maximum: 10

Schedule:

The candidate should be able to work remotely for 5-10 hours per week during the school year. Additional hours may be available in the summer. On-site work will be considered. Our office is located at 3330 University Avenue, on the near west side of Madison, accessible by bus.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

Minimum: $15

Number of Positions:

1

Qualifications:

• Ability to learn new concepts quickly
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Punctual with deadlines and communication
• Strong writing, editing and communication skills
• Social media management and marketing experience a plus, but not required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Audio recording, editing, and mixing in Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Audition
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with graphic design platforms like Canva or Adobe Express a plus, but not required

Position Summary/Job Duties:

• Edit raw audio, add clips and produce final MP3 files for distribution
• Write episode descriptions, transcripts and promotional text for the podcast’s website, marketing materials and social media, and revise based on feedback
• Assist the podcast team in topic development, identifying guests and episode planning
• Provide social media support, including drafting posts for the podcast and ADRC’s social media platforms
• Assist the podcast team with editorial, graphic design and website projects as assigned
• Assist the communications team with other ADRC communications projects as assigned

Physical Demands:

• Use of a laptop computer/mouse/keyboard

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/