Director -Communications (DO) at City Colleges of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $93K/yr – $95K/yr

City Colleges of Chicago

Director -Communications (DO)

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$93K/yr – $95K/yrDirector/Executive5+ years expInternship

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive CCC internal communications leadership as the Director of Communications, shaping strategy, guiding content, and managing a Content Manager team.

Oversee planning and execution of internal communications initiatives to support CCCs strategic direction.
Must-have: Minimum five years in communications with team leadership experience.
Standout: Supervises Content Manager and coordinates district-wide stakeholder alignment.

Job Description

Responsibilities

The Director- Communications serves as an experienced, organized project manager responsible for managing the logistics of content development, producing communications materials, overseeing staff involved in content creation, and executing communications plans.
The position maintains a strategic perspective of City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) and cultivates collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across the district to: Inform employees of institutional strategy, goals, policies, and procedures, and seek input to shape new or revised policies and practices.; Inform students of relevant opportunities, initiatives, policies, and resources.; Research, develop, and guide the implementation of internal communication campaigns.; Strengthen districtwide communication capacity to ensure strategic and operational priorities are consistently conveyed to all stakeholders.
Essential Duties include planning and execution of communication initiatives designed to increase understanding of and support for CCCs strategic direction; developing and implementing internal communications strategies to inform students and employees about policies, practices, opportunities, emergencies, deadlines, and other key information; overseeing the development and editing of a wide range of content materials for internal and external audiences; drafting communications designed to inspire CCC employee engagement, satisfaction, and productivity; developing communications that drive awareness of CCC colleges and programs to support enrollment and strategic initiatives; analyzing and enhancing the effectiveness of internal communications; aligning key internal stakeholders around internal communications; preparing communications materials to share progress with key internal and external stakeholders; monitoring emerging issues and proactively developing communications strategies; working with other department members to ensure projects are aligned; supporting public relations activities and media events; supervision of the Content Manager; adhering to CCC Customer Service Excellence standards; performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Communications, Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations or a related field.
Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in communications, marketing, or public relations.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
Knowledge of effective uses of communications media, including print, social media, web, video, design and digital marketing.
Excellent writing and editorial skills with the ability to craft messaging for diverse audiences.
Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a team in a fast-paced communications environment.
Ability to communicate with individuals from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
Ability to remain composed under pressure, address sensitive issues with professionalism, and maintain confidentiality as required.
Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Preferred

Three to five (3-5) years of experience in internal communications or a comparable communications leadership role is strongly preferred.

Benefits

Excellent health and welfare benefit package and long-term savings and investment programs including 403(b) & 457(b) Investment Plans and a pension plan with the State University Retirement System (SURS) Plan.
Generous vacation, holiday, personal and sick days, and tuition reimbursement.
For a more detailed overview of benefits, please visit the benefits page of our website.

City Colleges of Chicago

City Colleges of Chicago is the largest community colleges system in Illinois and one of the largest in the nation, with over 4,000 faculty members and staff serving more than more than 80,000 students annually at seven colleges and five satellite sites. With locations across the City of Chicago, the seven colleges include Richard J. Daley College, Harold Washington College, Kennedy-King College, Malcolm X College, Olive-Harvey College, Harry S Truman College and Wilbur Wright College. CCC also oversees the award-winning Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute, the French Pastry School, the Parrot Cage Restaurant at South Shore Cultural Center, the Sikia Banquet Facility, five Child Development Centers, the Center for Distance Learning, the Workforce Academy and radio station WKKC FM 89.3.

Founded in 1911

Chicago, Illinois, USA

2K employees

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