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Publications Content Coordinator Intern - Work Study Required
Job No: 511777
Division/Organization: Community Partners
Department: ACSESS
Job Type: Local Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: Madison, WI
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $20.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Business Management, Finance, and Marketing, Nonprofit/Community-Based Organization, STEM, Local Work-Study Required Student Jobs, Federal Work-Study Preferred
Department Overview:
The ASA, CSSA, and SSSA publish an extensive library, containing 13 journals covering the agronomic, crop soil and environmental sciences and have been published since 1907. Two magazines, CSA News (society members) and Crops & Soils (certified professionals) are also published by the Societies. Both magazines are fully digital, feature user and mobile friendly design, include daily updates of timely and are freely accessible without a paywall or login. Lastly, our Book library contains more than 350 titles with several new titles published annually.
Anticipated Start Date:
08-24-2026
Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Not Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
Minimum: 20
Schedule:
20 hours per week with the expectation of working four days per week. Days and times are flexible. Flexible Monday through Friday, within core hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
Minimum: $20.00 Maximum:
Number of Positions:
1
Qualifications:
• Pursuing studies in or have experience in journalism, communications, digital media, video production, or a related field.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Interest in multimedia journalism and digital content creation.
• Experience with video-editing software is preferred but not required.
• Ability to select visuals, b-roll footage, images, and music that enhance a story and engage viewers.
• Willingness to learn and follow established workflows for creating article summary videos.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop and Premiere Pro, is a plus.
• Interest in agriculture or environmental sciences is a plus.
• Federal Work Study Required
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Ability to write about science and research in a variety of styles and formats.
• Knowledge of multimedia platforms and tools (examples could include any of the following: video production and/or editing software, image editing applications, basic animation/.gif production, infographic design, illustration creation, etc.).
Position Summary/Job Duties:
The Publications Content Coordinator will assist the Magazine Team in producing content. Duties will include:
• Putting text and visuals together for web stories.
• Updating content calendar.
• Taking article assignments and turning them into magazine stories by interviewing sources and writing articles.
• Assisting with visual assets (creating, sourcing, or editing, depending on skills and interest).
• Helping with video production/editing.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
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/
Advertised: July 21, 2026 09:00 AM Central Daylight Time
Applications close: August 21, 2026 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
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