Lead the School of Medicine's communications function—strategy, content, and cross-team coordination to showcase research, clinical, and educational strengths.

Must-have: Experience directing a communications team and managing timelines.
Standout: Cross-functional collaboration with internal/external stakeholders and media relations.

Job Description

Lead the School of Medicine's communications function—strategy, content, and cross-team coordination to showcase research, clinical, and educational strengths.

Own multi-channel content creation and dispersal aligned with brand standards.
Must-have: Experience directing a communications team and managing timelines.
Standout: Cross-functional collaboration with internal/external stakeholders and media relations.

Responsibilities

Leads the creation and dispersal of high-quality content across multiple channels
Ensures alignment with institutional priorities and brand standards
Identifies opportunities to position the School of Medicine's research, clinical, and educational strengths
Supports media relations, message development, and strategic initiatives
Works across teams to integrate communications efforts and strengthen engagement with external stakeholders
Directs day-to-day operations for the marketing and communications function by providing oversight and direction within a department or large multi-faceted department
Trains, evaluates, coaches, assigns work, and supervises the work of a team of communications generalists and/or communications assistants
Manages relationships with various internal and external stakeholders; determines communications needs, projects, and programs to align with objectives and goals and supervises processes such as the development of communications timelines related to such initiatives
Reviews drafts of communications and coaches on grammar, tone, branding guidelines, formatting, and other elements that may affect the perception of messaging or reputation of the department
Responds to escalated and complex inquiries and requests and explains policies, procedures, and context of communications
Monitors relevant social media and news sites; researches relevant subject matter to increase knowledge in area(s) of specialty regularly
May assist in budget planning and administration for communications initiatives, including expenditures, revenue projections, and program costs
Monitors industry trends and best practices and makes process and operational and strategic recommendations to manager

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, English, public relations, or a related field
2 years in a relevant field
Proficient written and verbal communication skills
Maintains a high degree of professionalism
Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
Excellent organizational skills
Excellent collaboration and team building skills
Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback
Instills commitment to organizational goals

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
Health savings account with generous IU contributions
Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
Basic group life insurance paid by IU
Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
Generous paid time off plans
Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
Employee assistance program (EAP)

Indiana University

Indiana University has nine total campuses: IU Bloomington, IU Indianapolis, IU East, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest, IU Southeast, IU South Bend, IU Columbus, and IU Fort Wayne.

Founded in 1903

Bloomington, Indiana, USA

1.6K employees (117 in marketing)

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