Responsibilities

• Oversees the production of high-quality, multi-channel content, ensuring messaging is consistent, strategic, and accessible.
• Develops and oversees the execution of strategic storytelling channels for the division, to include web, email, social media, video, newsletters, and print publications.
• Defines performance metrics and goals for communication initiatives, uses data to evaluate effectiveness and inform decision-making and strategy.
• Serves as the primary liaison to the Office of Marketing and Communications on behalf of the division.
• Directs large-scale communication initiatives, allocates resources effectively, and manages complex budgets and priorities.
• Advises senior leadership on communication opportunities and challenges; collaborates with institutional partners to ensure alignment and amplification of messaging.
• Represents the unit in institution-wide discussions and planning.
• Provides vision and direction for communications within the unit, ensuring strategies support institutional goals, brand standards, and long-term reputation building.
• Supports the University's crisis management when needed.
• Hires and manages the talent needed to achieve goals, ensuring successful employee onboarding, communicating performance expectations, and creating goal alignment and a positive team culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, English, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations or a related field, and ten (10) years of related experience required.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with productivity, communication and marketing tools and software.
• Strong knowledge of communication assessment and metrics.

Preferred

• Advanced degree preferred.