Responsibilities

• Executive Voice Mastery
• Demonstrates a sophisticated ability to internalize and authentically represent the President’s voice, tone, and rhetorical style across a wide range of formats and audiences.
• Strategic Communication
• Thinks holistically and strategically about how presidential messages are received, what they signal to internal and external audiences, and how they advance UVM’s long‑term institutional goals and public reputation.
• Discretion & Confidentiality
• Exercises sound judgment and the highest level of discretion when handling sensitive, confidential, or privileged information, maintaining the trust and confidence of the President, the Office of the President and executive leadership.
• Organizational Excellence
• Manages complex workflows, competing deadlines, and multiple stakeholders with efficiency, professionalism, and attention to detail.
• Institutional Alignment
• Understands and actively advances UVM’s mission, values, strategic priorities, and brand in all executive communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in executive communications, speechwriting, or senior editorial roles.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with strong attention to nuance, clarity, and accuracy; familiarity with AP style.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build productive relationships across diverse academic and administrative communities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects under tight deadlines.

Preferred

• Advanced degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field.
• Experience in higher education—particularly at a public or land-grant institution—or in government or similarly complex environments.
• Experience working in a high-profile, confidential executive office environment.
• Familiarity with the culture, history, mission, and values of the University of Vermont.
• Background in brand stewardship, institutional identity, or reputation management.