Responsibilities

• Draft speeches and formal remarks for Emerson College’s executive leaders for a wide range of audiences, including internal constituents, external stakeholders, and public forums.
• Draft, edit, and manage official executive communications and correspondence, including internal campus updates and institutional communications, letters, and announcements.
• Draft and collaboratively co-author white papers, background reports, and articles for distribution aligned with the executive leadership team’s expertise and the College’s strategic priorities and goals.
• Draft slide presentations for executive leaders for use in board meetings, community presentations, campus events, and external engagements.
• Write and manage the selected social media content, ensuring voice consistency and alignment with institutional goals, priorities, and strategies.
• Partner with leaders to conceptualize and co-author white papers, thought-leadership articles, and reports that leverage the College’s authoritative voices on issues of strategic importance.
• Maintain and regularly update the executive leadership section of the College’s website, ensuring the content is current, accurate, and aligned with institutional priorities.
• Stay up to date on industry trends and relevant issues, and synthesize complex topics into compelling, well-sourced narrative content suitable for publication.
• Monitor and critically analyze developments and major issues in higher education relevant to the College and advise leaders on trends and opportunities.
• Advise College and divisional leadership on emerging trends in executive communications, including platforms and channels, and act as a subject matter expert on best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Public Relations, or a related field required.
• Graduate degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Public Relations, or a related field, preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive experience in institutional, executive, or strategic communications, preferably in higher education or a complex organizational environment required.
• Ten or more years of progressive experience preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in executive speech writing, storytelling, and detailed editorial work required.
• Proven experience planning for large-scale events such as ceremonies, celebrations, or seminars required.
• Experience in a higher education writing or communications environment, preferred.
• Experience with issues management and crisis communications preferred.

Preferred

• Graduate degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Public Relations, or a related field, preferred.
• Expertise in storytelling, comedic arts, and/or creative writing, preferred.
• Experience with issues management and crisis communications preferred.
• Experience in a higher education writing or communications environment, preferred

Benefits

• In addition to a competitive salary, Emerson College is committed to the health and well-being of our employees and family members. We offer a generous benefits package to regular staff scheduled to work 20+ hours per week.
• Emerson Employment Categories influence work schedules, benefits eligibility, and time off policies. Benefits include outstanding health plans with limited out-of-pocket expenses, dental plans, generous time-off programs, and a 403(b) retirement benefit with a 9% employer contribution once eligible.
• Additional benefits, such as life and disability coverage and commuter offerings, are available.
• Please refer to our benefits website for a full list of benefits and eligibility requirements.