Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an overarching cross-channel communications strategy in support of the university’s strategic priorities.
• Plan content for the university’s flagship online and print publications.
• Collaborate with other content producers and team leads to ensure editorial calendars and story budgets align with strategy.
• Work closely with editorial leads to craft compelling story framing and editorial goals for flagship content projects, including Johns Hopkins Magazine and the Hub.
• Mentor editors and writers across the university in support of university strategy.
• Work directly with writers or as a project lead on a select, as-needed basis.
• This could include temporary leadership of major content projects for digital or print publication, as needs arise.
• Cultivate relationships with and solicit feedback from key stakeholders in university and alumni relations leadership.
• Monitor peer institutions and other organizations to maintain knowledge of emerging trends and best practices in higher education content, offering insights to content producers for professional development and content production.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, English, or related field.
• Ten years of experience in an editing and/or writing position for a news organization or in the communications office of a major organization.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred

• Demonstrated ability to think creatively about content and communications and to execute strategic approaches to writing, storytelling, content presentation, and content promotion across digital and print channels.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including experience prioritizing and setting objectives and a collaborative leadership style.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and communicate effectively with administrators at the highest levels of the university, alumni leadership, and key colleagues and collaborators.
• Demonstrated excellence and versatility in writing and editing.
• Demonstrated ability to produce digital content quickly and accurately, including experience with website content management systems.
• Sound, reliable editorial and news judgment.
• Organized, detail oriented, and adept at working independently and juggling multiple assignments to meet deadlines.
• Experience with search engine optimization, Google Analytics, social media tools, HTML, and Photoshop preferred.