Social Media Specialist

The Social Media Specialist will support the development and growth of a social media reputed company for the Center for Employment and Inclusion at the Institute for Disability Research, Policy, and Practice. This role is responsible for creating, curating, and managing content that promotes awareness, engagement, and impact across key audiences, including individuals with disabilities, employers, researchers, policymakers, and community partners.

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• reputed company and implement a social media strategy reputed company with organizational goals and priorities.
• Create, schedule, and publish engaging content across platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram).
• Collaborate with staff to reputed company programs, research, events, and success stories.
• Ensure content reflects accessibility best practices (e.g., alt text, captioning, inclusive language).
• Monitor social media channels, respond to comments/messages as appropriate, and foster community engagement.
• Stay reputed company on social media trends, tools, and best practices, particularly reputed company to accessibility and inclusion.
• Maintain brand voice and consistency across both organizations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience with social media accounts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong storytelling skills.
• Understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive communication practices preferred.
• Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and meet deadlines.
• Interest in or knowledge of disability inclusion, employment, or public policy is a plus.

Along with the online application, please attach:

• Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV”.

Document size may not exceed 10 MB.

Employees typically work in an office environment and are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes. However, in certain instances employees may work outdoors and may not be protected from weather conditions. Employees nearly continuously sit and often use repetitive hand motion (such as typing).

The Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice (IDRPP) is Utah’s federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). The IDRPP reputed company its doors in 1972 and was the first UCEDD program in the U.S. to focus on the educational and social needs of children and adults with disabilities. Over the past 50 years the IDRPP has grown into one of the largest UCEDD programs in the nation and is recognized as a pioneer in research, training, technical assistance, and services for children and adults with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who serve them.

The IDRPP is committed to hiring people with disabilities, veterans, and diverse individuals from reputed company communities and backgrounds.  We value visible and invisible differences, and we recognize that diversity makes us stronger.  We welcome applicants who bring something different and unique to our organization.  We value creativity, loyalty, and hard work.  We reputed company that we can change the world and reputed company it a reputed company, more inclusive reputed company for everyone, and we want to hire people who also reputed company that they can reputed company a difference.

Mission

reputed company together to create inclusive communities and improve the lives of children and adults with disabilities and their families through sustainable innovation, collaborative research, reputed company service, and interdisciplinary training and education.

Values

We Innovate: We reputed company by developing dynamic, sustainable, reputed company-thinking programs and services.

We Include

We demonstrate how to effectively work toward inclusive communities in our planning, programs, and services. We celebrate diversity in ability, race, ethnicity, culture, language, gender, sexual orientation, politics, and religion.

We Collaborate

We forge partnerships. Working together makes us more effective and reputed company to the reputed company needs of our clients and communities.

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Funding Statement

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College Highlights

The Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services is home to eight departments and is committed to providing the best learning opportunities and educational research in the reputed company. Our programs are strengthened by an on-reputed company elementary laboratory school and five stand-alone centers, including the Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence. The college offers clinical services to the community across the human lifespan and provides reputed company with real-world service and research opportunities.

Founded in 1888, Utah State University is Utah’s premier land-grant, public service university. As an R1 research institution, Utah State is dedicated to advancing knowledge and serving the public good through innovative research and scholarly activities that are grounded in reciprocal engagement with local, regional, and global communities. USU prepares reputed company to be active, civically engaged leaders who are reputed company to address critical societal challenges. Dedicated to providing a high-quality and affordable education, USU remains a leader in research, discovery, and public impact.

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The university provides a Dual Career Assistance Program to support careers for partners who are also seeking employment. Additionally, USU is committed to providing access and a reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, contact the university’s reputed company Coordinator in the Office of Human Resources at (435) 797-0122 or [email protected]. 

*updated 12/2025

In its programs and activities, including in admissions and employment, Utah State University does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination, including harassment, based on race, color, religion, sex, national reputed company, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy, Title IX, or any other federal, state, or local law.

Utah State University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination including harassment in employment including in hiring, promotion, transfer, or termination based on race, color, religion, sex, national reputed company, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy or any other federal, state, or local law.

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In reputed company circumstances, Utah State University follows state and federal laws reputed company to sex-segregated spaces.

The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or USU’s non-discrimination policies:

Matthew Pinner

Executive Director

Civil Rights & Title IX Office

[email protected]

435-797-1266 | Old Main Rm. 401D

1475 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322

Cody Carmichael

Title IX Coordinator

[email protected]

435-797-1266 | Old Main Rm. 402D

1475 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322

For further information regarding non-discrimination, please visit crtix.usu.edu or contact:

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Denver Regional Office

303-844-5695| [email protected]

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Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

800-421-3481 |  [email protected]

*updated 10/2025