Responsibilities

• Lead divisionwide storytelling and media efforts to share what’s happening across the Division.
• Monitors and analyzes media coverage related to the division, providing briefings, insights, and recommendations to the Superintendent and leadership team.
• Manages communications staff, overseeing assigned budgets, ensuring effective resource allocation and operational efficiency in alignment with division financial policies and priorities.
• Leads the planning and execution of internal communications strategies across functional departments and business units, ensuring alignment with division priorities and strategic goals.
• Serves as a strategic advisor to internal stakeholders, consulting on messaging, branding, and communication initiatives to ensure clarity, consistency, and impact.
• Defines and implements communications strategies, performance metrics, and evaluation frameworks to measure effectiveness and inform continuous improvement.
• Ensures responsiveness and high-quality service delivery to meet the diverse communication needs of departments, schools, and stakeholder groups.
• Leads the implementation of best practices, processes, and technologies to support modern, multi-platform communications and outreach.
• Develops and executes comprehensive internal and external communications strategies that strengthen organizational reputation and promote understanding of division priorities and initiatives.
• Builds and maintains strong consulting relationships with executive leadership, coaching leaders, and staff on message development and effective communication delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Twelve (12) years of progressive experience in supporting the communications function for a large organization, preferably in an education setting.
• Extensive writing experience required, education field preferred.
• Experience in journalism preferred.
• Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office products (e.g. Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), Google Suite, and publications software
• Knowledge of and experience with traditional and digital communications tools.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse personalities and interests, in both individual and group settings, towards identifying and achieving mutually beneficial objectives and outcomes.