For Employers: Connect with our Students
UW Communication Leadership is a community of over 200 students and 1200 alumni who’ve mastered the latest and most effective approaches to communication, marketing, design and more.
They are passionate, tested, and eager to make a difference.
Hire a student or an alum
Hiring for full-time positions? Part-time? Paid internships? Project-based work? We can help! Student’s experience and skill levels vary from expert to early career professionals, so all positions are welcome.
Fill out the form and we’ll promote your job in our weekly digest sent to 1000+ students and alumni every Monday.
Host an Event
Get to know us! We invite you to host a “First Friday” — a monthly networking event for our students and alumni to learn about Seattle-area businesses and build relationships with potential employers. Partner organizations host us in their space (or virtually), showcase their current work, and promote opportunities within their organization. These events typically draw 60-100 graduate students or alumni and take place October-May. Get started by filling out this form.
Questions? Contact Head of Outreach Liyao Zhao at liyaoz1@uw.edu
Get Communications Consulting
Our groundbreaking Consulting program has paired hundreds of mission-driven organizations with dedicated, professional, graduate students to provide affordable solutions to their communication challenges.
Our Areas of Expertise
Client Testimonials
“We couldn’t have done the work we did on our current website without Comm Lead students, honestly!”
Sara Kiesler, Communications and Marketing Director, Cascade Bicycle Club
“You all are a force to be reckoned with and I look forward to all of the great work you will do as you blaze new trails.”
Iris Friday, President and Co-Founder, Native Action Network
Work Samples & Impact
Newsletter strategy and design increased email click-through rate 53 percent
Live Long and Plant, a plant-centered lifestyle brand, sought newsletter strategies to not only boost customer engagement but also answer “How to cut through the noise?” when designing email content. Vivan from cohort 22 assisted in crafting an effective email marketing plan and designing templates aligned with the brand’s voice and tone.
Results
- Increased 47% (Email open rate from last year)
- Increased 53% (Email click-through rate from last year)
Behavioral Change Campaigns Reaching Millions
In Spring 2020, Restart Partners, a non-profit aiding Washington state’s small businesses and communities, teamed up with Comm Lead students to launch a social media messaging campaign promoting mask use and other healthy behaviors amidst the pandemic.
Results
- Total reach: 26,223,710 views
- Total ads: 689
- Total impressions: 140,225,756 times displayed
University of Washington
Department of Communication