Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary writer for the President of the University, supporting writing and editing of speeches and other high-level messages for university events and various speaking engagements for high-impact internal and external audiences.
• Research trends in higher education to ensure that speeches and publications reflect current issues and information as well as UD's historical and forward-looking perspectives.
• Serve as a strategic team member on a wide variety of communications projects and serve as a writing and messaging expert on specific initiatives.
• Act as a strategic, trusted advisor on messaging strategy, narrative framing, and reputational impact.
• Translates complex academic, financial, and/or policy issues into accessible, compelling language.
• Works with other senior staff to infuse Presidential messaging into campus communications and marketing strategies, tactics and deliverables.
• Advises senior administration on internal communications strategies to ensure timely, coordinated delivery of significant campus messages.
• Collaborates with the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Government Relations, serving as a communications liaison for key priorities.
• Handles sensitive and confidential information with discretion, managing rapid turnaround requests in an executive environment.
• Balances competing priorities while maintaining quality and accuracy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communication, English or other related field and ten years progressively responsible job-related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience writing and advising senior executives or public figures.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills, business acumen, sound judgement under pressure and ability to balance competing demands in a dynamic environment.
• High standards for quality, accuracy and voice consistency, with the ability to synthesize complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives and authentic tone.
• Must be a confident, strategic thinker with strong editorial instincts who can quickly grasp complex issues.
• Exceptional writing, editing and storytelling skills.
• Ability to evaluate and edit the content, structure and format of a range of written materials.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others, including senior administrators, faculty members and communicators across campus.
• Ability to research topics of interest while handling multiple projects simultaneously as well as stay within strict timelines.

Preferred

• Experience as a spokesperson is a plus.