Senior Strategist of Executive Communications

Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $100K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own executive communications and visibility playbook for the Office of the President, coordinating content, assets, social, and website presence across the University with cross-functional partners.

  • Executive Communications: develop speeches, first drafts, and presidential messaging with reviewer routing and style consistency.
  • Social & Web Presence: manage proactive social strategy and day-to-day site content for the Office of the President.
  • Cross-Channel Coordination: gather assets, track issues, and build reports for leadership visibility and timely responses.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Executive Content & Project Management - Assist in content creation, including development of first drafts (speeches, key messages, commentary), to support appearances in partnership with The Office of the President’s staff and partners across the University. - Proactively gather assets – content, background information, photos, videos, etc. – that support the University President’s appearances inside and outside the University in collaboration with members of the Office of the President team and leaders across the University. - Maintain trackers, organization and templates to support executive visibility strategy and message consistency for Office of the President. - Assist in routing materials through various levels of review, overseeing quality control to ensure accuracy, clarity, coherence, and adherence to style guidelines. - President’s Social Media Presence - Development and implementation of a proactive social media strategy in partnership with the University Marketing Communications social media team, and communications partners across the University. - Manage editorial strategy and approvals, partnering with the social media team on content and asset creation, account management, and reporting. - Web Presence - Be an active part of the team that formulates the strategy for the Office of the President website. - Responsible for day-to-day management of the Office of the President website, including content development. Executive Correspondence - Manage the Office of the President email account, partnering closely with members of the Office of the President and University Marketing Communications teams. - Triage incoming communications and draft comprehensive responses. - Escalate relevant issues, themes and trends - as appropriate to team members across Office of the President and communications partners. - Create and maintain reports that summarize key issues, themes and trends and are easily accessible for the President and other University senior leaders. - Create content—including letters, acknowledgements—and ensure timely response. - Manages multiple priorities with tight deadlines and diverse audiences while maintaining a professional and consistent strategic approach and brand identity. - Build and maintain strong working relationships with members of the Office of the President and University Marketing Communications teams and leaders across the University, along with community organizations, and external vendors. President’s Social Media Presence - Development and implementation of a proactive social media strategy in partnership with the University Marketing Communications social media team, and communications partners across the University. - Manage editorial strategy and approvals, partnering with the social media team on content and asset creation, account management, and reporting. Web Presence - Be an active part of the team that formulates the strategy for the Office of the President website. - Responsible for day-to-day management of the Office of the President website, including content development. Executive Correspondence - Manage the Office of the President email account, partnering closely with members of the Office of the President and University Marketing Communications teams. - Triage incoming communications and draft comprehensive responses. - Escalate relevant issues, themes and trends - as appropriate to team members across Office of the President and communications partners. - Create and maintain reports that summarize key issues, themes and trends and are easily accessible for the President and other University senior leaders. - Create content—including letters, acknowledgements—and ensure timely response. - Manages multiple priorities with tight deadlines and diverse audiences while maintaining a professional and consistent strategic approach and brand identity. - Build and maintain strong working relationships with members of the Office of the President and University Marketing Communications teams and leaders across the University, along with community organizations, and external vendors.
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One of the nation’s largest schools, the University of Minnesota offers baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in virtually every field—from medicine to business, law to liberal arts, and science and engineering to architecture. The University of Minnesota system is made up of five campuses in Minnesota including Crookston, Duluth, Morris, Rochester, and the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul). University of Minnesota Extension provides outreach and education services to Minnesota's communities through science-based knowledge, expertise and training.The University of Minnesota was recognized by Forbes in 2018 in the Best Employer, Best Employer for Diversity, and Best Employer for New Grads categories.

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