Responsibilities

• Architect a cohesive enterprise communications strategy across all three audience functions, while preserving what makes each one distinct
• Ensure all communications across the organization advance Nightingale's Purpose and align to the Core 7 framework
• Serve as the senior communications voice on the executive leadership team, representing the division in strategic planning and to external stakeholders
• Guide the Director of PR & External Publications in building brand awareness and positive sentiment among the public, nurse leaders, and state boards of nursing
• Ensure Nightingale's distance learning model and commitment to non-traditional learners is represented accurately and compellingly in every state and region we operate
• Provide strategic oversight on media relations, earned media, and crisis communications
• Serve as a regulatory communications steward, ensuring external communications account for accreditation and governing body implications
• Guide the Director of Corporate Communications in building a system-wide strategy that unites all Collaborators around Nightingale's growth goals
• Ensure internal communications continuously reinforce Core 7 connection, Evolvitude™, and Collaborator fulfillment in purpose
• Oversee communications support for the executive team and Collaborator Experience function, keeping Collaborators informed of organizational direction and programs

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive communications leadership, including demonstrated experience at the VP or executive level
• Master's degree required
• Demonstrated understanding of higher education communications
• Proven track record owning budget accountability for a communications function in a growth-stage organization
• Experience leading simultaneous multi-audience communications strategies with full hiring and resource authority
• Strong data fluency — able to build, interpret, and present KPI-based performance frameworks
• Executive presence — able to operate as a peer within an executive leadership team and represent the organization externally

Preferred

• Working knowledge of accreditation processes and state board of nursing regulatory environments
• Familiarity with higher education and non-traditional learner populations
• Background in change communications and organizational culture alignment