Job Description

Reporting to the Director of Communications and Marketing, the Part-Time Hybrid Communications Coordinator will support The Wistar Institute’s global communications and marketing strategy, with an emphasis on digital communications and social media.

In this role, the successful candidate will support Wistar’s Communications and Marketing department by creating and editing engaging content for social media, the website, and both digital and print newsletters. They will assist with the design, preparation, and distribution of email communications, help manage the social media content calendar, schedule posts across platforms such as LinkedIn, Instagram, and BlueSky, and monitor audience engagement by responding to inquiries and tracking performance metrics.

The Part-Time Communications Coordinator will help evaluate social media analytics and recommend strategies to increase reach and engagement, support public relations activities through the distribution and tracking of press releases, and assist with event photography/on-site event support. Additionally, this role will provide administrative and project support for a variety of marketing initiatives.

To be considered for this position, a high school diploma (or equivalent) is required, along with a year of experience in administration, communications, marketing, client relations management, the service industry, or customer relations.

The Wistar Institute is located in the University City section of West Philadelphia, in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Wistar offers resources for cutting edge collaborative research and provides for outstanding intellectual environments and state-of-the-art facilities. The Wistar Institute is a world leader in early-stage discovery science in cancer, immunology and infectious disease and is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to bedside through brilliant science and distinctive approaches to collaboration among scientific investigators and academic and industry partners. Wistar’s single-minded focus is on making discoveries that will change the future of human health.

It is the policy of the Institute to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, citizenship, ethnicity, color, creed, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), pregnancy, caregiver status, domestic or sexual violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or on the basis of genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, with respect to all terms and conditions of employment.