Student Public Relations Associate
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Job overview
The Student Public Relations Associate supports communications and public relations work for the organization. The role assists with content creation, media outreach, research and analysis, and campaign strategy and implementation. It also helps maintain accurate public-facing information and supports crisis and reputation management activities.
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Full job description
:Content CreationAssist with writing communication to residents, staff and other key audiences according to brand guidelines, tone, grammar, style and PR strategy. Help write and edit press releases, social media content and story pitches.Work with the content team to develop and write story ideas for short- and long-form content to publish on UHD-owned channels.Review UHD-owned platforms to ensure accuracy of public-facing statements and information, working with the content team to write and publish consistent, accurate information.Media OutreachMonitor media outlets for content mentioning department, University and other related entities. Compile reports tracking results.Collaborate with the communications team to pitch stories to internal media sources, journalists and media outlets.Update media contact lists and databases.Research and AnalysisConduct research on industry trends and news, potential media placement opportunities, comparative analysis and internal audits. Prepare reports and suggest strategic ideas for optimizing PR strategies.Strategy and CampaignsHelp the communications team with PR strategy development and implementation that supports the goals and brand of the organization.Work with marketing and communications creative team through all phases of a campaign brainstorming, planning, creation, multimedia support, implementation and assessment.Assist incrisis managementand reputation management activities and planning.
How this job compares
Set against the 936 open Public Relations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$105–171K/yr27 salary ranges
- US median$25–29/hr56 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 69 open Public Relations jobs in Texas and 936 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- Deloitte10 open
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (this employer)9 open
- Burns & McDonnell3 open
- Experience
- Public Relations postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (769 postings).
- Education
- 422 of the 936 open Public Relations jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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