Bucky's Varsity Meats & Meat Science Program - Media & Communications Specialist
Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 511755 Division/Organization: College of Agricultural & Life Sciences Department: Animal Science Job Type: UW Student Jobs Remote Eligbility: Not Remote Location: Meat Science & Animal Biologics DiscoverySalary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: 15.00 Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Business Management, Finance, and Marketing
Department Overview:
The mission of the Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery program is to interact with people across campus to develop critical-thinking meat industry leaders, discover new uses for animal components to enhance animal and human health, and to provide objective expertise for educating students, scientists, and society in wholesome foods derived from animals.
Anticipated Start Date:
September 1, 2026
Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
Opportunities to work consecutive semesters, breaks, and summers.
Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Not Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
Minimum: 10 Maximum: 20
Schedule:
Monday-Friday, flexible work hours. Primarily 8am-5pm.
Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
Minimum: 15.00
Number of Positions:
1
Qualifications:
Must love meat! Previous experience in curating content for social media in business-related purposes. Strong communication skills and ability to cultivate a market audience. Background or interest in local meat processing/production is preferred, but not required.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :
Familiarity with various social media outlets, email, newsletters, photography, copywriting editing. Must be able to tell stories of the people, program, and products involved in a deeply-rooted meat science program at UW-Madison.
Position Summary/Job Duties:
Consistent scheduled (weekly & monthly) postings leading to increased activity, involvement, and attention. Content could feature events, education, weekly social media posting, weekly retail email, monthly Newsletter (eCALS).
Physical Demands:
Must be comfortable producing content in a meat processing plant and retail store. Must be comfortable with conducting computer work.
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 16, 2026 09:00 AM Applications close: August 21, 2026 11:55 PM
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