Assistant Director for Communications

Responsibilities

• Staff Leadership, Project Management, Collaboration and Resource Stewardship
• Recruit, train, supervise and evaluate the Social Media and Marketing Manager and the Web Developer Principal, providing direction for daily operations, workload management, project coordination and professional development.
• Establish priorities, allocate resources, monitor project progress and adjust staffing and support to address changing departmental needs and competing deadlines.
• Actively promote and participate in the development, retention and engagement of each staff member.
• Develop and manage the communications budget, including monitoring expenditures, reconciling account activity and ensuring responsible stewardship of departmental resources.
• Coordinate communications project workflows and collaborate with internal and external contributors to ensure initiatives are completed accurately, efficiently and consistently.
• Collaborate with University Housing leadership, the Division of Student Affairs, university communications and marketing professionals, campus partners and external stakeholders to coordinate initiatives, maintain consistent messaging and advance shared institutional priorities.
• Lead University Housing presentations – both in person and virtually – given to returning, prospective and newly-admitted UGA students and their families.
• Serve as a University Housing communications representative on various departmental and campuswide committees and advisory groups.
• Assume other duties assigned that are consistent with the purpose and scope of this position, which may include evening, weekend and holiday hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent plus 10 years of professional experience to include 3 years of supervisory experience
• Minimum Qualifications

Preferred

• Master’s degree in marketing, communications or related field.
• Previous supervision experience or demonstrated ability to supervise a team.
• Well-developed portfolio of work examples in which the applicant served as the lead designer or project manager.
• Experience with mobile technology and coordinating social media activities for various accounts (e.g., Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube and TikTok), as well as experience with social media management systems.
• Experience with professional photography and/or videography.
• Experience with website or content management systems.
• Experience with crisis management or emergency-related communications.
• Demonstration of strong communication skills (e.g., excellent writing skills and copy-editing ability as well as oral presentation skills) with the proven ability to promote and share the impact of a program to various audiences, as well as respond to concerns or issues.
• Experience with email marketing platforms (e.g., MailChimp).