Director, Executive Communications, Advancement Communications

Responsibilities

• Craft and refine presidential remarks for high-stakes Advancement-led events—fundraising galas, major donor briefings, regional leadership forums, and other signature gatherings—that resonate with diverse audiences and mobilize philanthropic action.
• Attend events and public appearances to study and capture the President's distinctive voice, cadence, humor, intellectual priorities, and leadership presence to authentically reflect her vision and communication preferences in written remarks designed for Advancement audiences.
• Adapt messaging tone and content for sophisticated, diverse audiences, major donors, alumni leaders, faculty, students, and external partners, while maintaining the President's distinctive voice and advancing core Advancement strategic priorities and fundraising objectives.
• Collaborate with Advancement event teams, institutional partners, and the Office of the President to understand event context, philanthropic objectives, and audience expectations; serve as a strategic advisor on messaging impact and donor engagement.
• Manage complex speech development timelines and multiple concurrent projects while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy, consistency, and strategic impact.
• Author and evolve evergreen messaging platforms that articulate the President's North Star vision of convergence, interdisciplinary collaboration, and global impact alongside Advancement's strategic fundraising priorities, creating coherent, resonant themes and key messages that inspire philanthropic support and guide all Advancement initiatives.
• Develop authoritative messaging frameworks and speaker briefing books for Advancement leaders, deans, and campaign chairs that ensure consistent, sophisticated articulation of BU's mission, impactful work, and a compelling case for giving.
• Build strategic content architecture that connects individual Advancement campaigns, fundraising initiatives, and events to institutional priorities while demonstrating how philanthropic support directly enables breakthrough research, student achievement, and lasting impact.
• Ensure all messaging reflects the excellence and impact of BU's 17 schools and colleges, institutes, and centers and demonstrates how their work advances academic excellence, student success, and the convergence of disciplines essential to solving global challenges.
• Develop distinctive messaging that amplifies Advancement's signature forums and events, positioning them as powerful opportunities to inspire philanthropic partnership with the President's vision.