Join Our Team
Help Shape the Voice and Vision of Tulane University
Tulane University’s Communications and Marketing team is growing. We’re looking for talented professionals to help tell the Tulane story—through compelling content, strategic outreach, creative design, and innovative digital experiences.
Whether we're elevating groundbreaking research, promoting signature events, or strengthening Tulane’s national reputation, our work reaches audiences across campus, New Orleans, and around the world.
Why Join us?
- Meaningful Mission: Contribute to a university making a difference in education, research, and public service.
- Creative, Collaborative Team: Work with experienced professionals who support each other and value new ideas.
- Professional Growth: We offer resources for development and opportunities to advance your career.
- Competitive Benefits: Enjoy comprehensive benefits and the unique energy of working in New Orleans.
Current Opportunities
Assistant Editorial Director
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Assistant Director of Editorial Content is a senior editorial leader responsible for developing, writing and shaping high-impact stories that advance Tulane University’s reputation and institutional priorities.
Reporting to the Director of Editorial Content, this position focuses on writing, editing and maintaining high-quality content for Tulane Today, The Tulanian and related platforms. The Assistant Director also collaborates with News & Media Relations, social media and campus communicators to ensure consistent storytelling across university channels and external media coverage.
This role provides strategic editorial support and serves as a backup to the Assistant Editorial Director for Tulane Today production when needed.
Assistant Director, Media Relations
POSITION SUMMARY:
Proactively promotes Tulane University faculty, research, staff, donors, students, programs, grants and initiatives in ways that advance the University’s reputation as one of America’s leading research universities among national, international, regional and local media. This position requires strong news judgment, excellent writing and editing skills, a deep understanding of what journalists need and the ability to translate complex research, scholarship, programs and institutional priorities into compelling media opportunities for national, international, regional and local outlets.
A member of the Media Relations team and reporting to the Director of Media Relations within University Communications and Marketing (UCM), works closely with faculty, researchers, administrators and communications colleagues to develop media strategies, prepare experts for interviews, respond to media inquiries and secure high-impact earned coverage. The position must have a good working knowledge of communications methods and platforms; be highly organized and detail-oriented; and possess the ability to manage numerous assignments simultaneously and adjust to unscheduled developments requiring immediate attention.
Communications and Marketing Associate Director
POSITION SUMMARY:
Oversees complex storytelling and campaign initiatives and ensures communications align with institutional top priorities. Provides project management planning and management necessary to support the AVP and the Vice President (VP) of Public Affairs and Chief Communications Officer in tracking and achieving progress toward UCM goals. This role reinforces Tulane’s brand and reputation through writing, editing, and reviewing copy of reports, websites, and executive-level emails to the university community. Ensures the timely, accurate, and high-quality delivery of high-profile projects across UCM and other campus partners. Responsible for ensuring that cross-team projects are closely directed, requirements and dependencies are identified and fulfilled, and obstacles are identified and addressed as they arise. Contributes to the continuous improvement of communications processes and tools.
Writer II
POSITION SUMMARY:
As part of the Content Editorial staff, this role coordinates and produces content such as long-form features and short news articles for a variety of university publications, including Tulane Today, the university’s e-newsletter and The Tulanian, the university’s alumni magazine. This position focuses on stories that highlight Tulane’s strengths across research, academics, campus life and community impact, including translating complex or specialized information into content accessible to a general audience. This position will also support the needs of the content editorial team with daily responsibilities including occasionally building the Tulane Today newsletter template in Emma, writing brief Announcements and Featured Events for the newsletter, building stories in Drupal, and writing for The Tulanian magazine.