Journalist Assistant Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

Position Overview:
The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities invites nominations and applications for a part-time Curricular Fellow to assist current instructors and/or our assistant director of curriculum in supporting curriculum development and alignment. Specific responsibilities for the position will be negotiated with the director.
Responsibilities:
The role of the fellow is to assist professional strategic communication and journalism course instructors and/or the assistant director for curriculum on a specific assignment as appropriate to the candidates background and curricular needs.
Additional responsibilities may include:

• Capacity to contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of a rapidly evolving curriculum
  in journalism, mass communication, advertising, and strategic communication.
• Review/recommend curriculum content in coordination with faculty and the Hubbard School
  Director.
• Provide collaborative teaching, as assigned
• Participate in School colloquia and provide updates on developments and trends in the
  professional field through reading, participation in professional organizations, publications,
  public speaking and network development within the community.
• Support the units efforts to infuse professional competencies and principles into its curriculum in
  line with accreditation expectations.
• Assist with the assessment of curriculum.

This is a temporary, part-time position during fall semester 2026 (08/31/2026 to 01/13//2027), spring semester 2027 (01/14/2027 to 05/30/2027), or both. This does not constitute a posting for vacancies, but establishes a pool of applicants should openings be available during the Academic Year 2026-2027. Applications will be selected from this pool on an as-needed basis during the academic year. This position may be renewed, subject to satisfactory performance and available funding.
Compensation range: $2,500-$3,500 per semester dependent on experience, qualifications and project scope.
 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and at least three years of documented professional achievement in a relevant journalism, advertising, public relations, or media industry field or equivalent. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Demonstrated professional experience relevant working on issues related to strategic communication, journalism, and media and information curriculum.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree, MBA or PhD in a related field with five years or more of senior leadership experience or Bachelors degree with ten years of professional journalism experience or senior leadership experience in strategic communication. 
• Leadership experience may be in professional journalism outlets, corporate communications, advertising or public relations.
• Professional experience at the national and local level in nonprofit, journalism, agency or corporate settings. 
• Work experience in journalism to include significant regional and/or national reporting assignments, visual editing and/or reporting skills. 
• Work experience in strategic communication to include management of significant communication budgets, public relations and advertising campaigns.
• Significant professional experience working with quantitative and qualitative research

About Hubbard School:

The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota is part of the College of Liberal Arts and is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Journalism and Mass Communication. The Hubbard School offers majors in Strategic Communication - Advertising and Public Relations, Professional Journalism, and Media and Information; and minors in Media and Information and Digital Media Studies. The Hubbard School offers an academic M.A. and Ph.D. and a Professional M.A. in Strategic Communication. 

Housed in Murphy Hall, a state-of-the-art facility for teaching and research of journalism, strategic communication, and emerging media studies, the Hubbard School is home to the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law, the Minnesota Journalism Center, the Hubbard Digital Studios, and the Digital Information Research Center/Sevareid Library. Hubbard facilities also include the Murphy Hall conference center, multimedia classrooms, and psychophysiological communication research labs, and a focus group room, which is used to support graduate-level experimental research. For further information, please visit the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication's website, at: https://cla.umn.edu/hsjmc 

About the College of Liberal Arts:

 Home to the arts, social sciences and humanities disciplines and programs, the College of Liberal Arts is the largest college in the University of Minnesota and comprises 31 academic departments, and over 20 interdisciplinary research centers and administrative/support units. CLA has over 1,300 faculty and staff spanning research, teaching, advising, outreach, and administrative functions. CLA units reside in over twenty buildings on the East Bank and West Bank of the Twin Cities campus. CLA enrolls nearly 13,000 undergraduate students, over 40% of the undergraduate enrollment on the Twin Cities campus, 1,400 graduate students, and has an annual all-funds budget of $290 million. 

CLA is a destination for curious, compassionate individuals who are committed to making our increasingly interdependent and diverse global community work for everyone. That foundational commitment begins in our CLA Constitution. CLA is committed to increasing enrollment of underrepresented and under-resourced students, diversifying our faculty across all disciplines, recruiting, and retaining a diverse staff, and promoting the expression and exploration of diverse perspectives and viewpointsso that we all gain the background knowledge and analytical skills we need to understand and respect differences. 

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Pay Range: $2,500 - $3,500 per semester; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications.  Learn more about retirement plans.

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will have the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume or CV.

Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section.

This position will remain open until filled.

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