Departmental Communications Manager

Departmental Communications Manager

Company:
North Carolina State University

Job Location:
Raleigh, North Carolina

Category:
Communications, Marketing, and Public Affairs

Type:
Full-Time

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Location: Raleigh, NC

Essential Job Duties:

Departmental Communications & Staff Management (40%)
The Communications Manager oversees marketing and communications staff that primarily supports four individual academic departments in the College of Engineering, in addition to specialist support needs (including videography, writing, digital media and social media management) across the college.

Project Management & Resource Prioritization (30%)
This position ensures consistent project management and resource sharing within the scope of the assigned departments, in addition to prioritization of requests and needs-ensuring consistent service to the academic departments, while ensuring progress on strategic goals set by Engineering Communications and Dean. This role is also expected to support high-touch content creation and event communication needs

Strategic Communications & Brand Enhancement (20%)
This area focuses on identifying and deploying specialist support (e.g., videography, writing, digital media, social media management) for projects that enhance the reputation and brand alignment of the academic programs and research activities. This includes promotion for flagship lecture series, support of philanthropic engagement, digital marketing, and recruitment communications.

Planning, Assessment, & Reporting (10%)
The manager will also assist in the development of annual communications plans and calendars in alignment with department and college strategic priorities. The manager will develop measures for tracking and reporting the results of communication outreach efforts for each department along with departmental communicators and have a good understanding of their assigned departments' mission and priorities to ensure effective communication across varied audiences, and assess effectiveness to adjust strategies as needed.

Other Work/Responsibilities:
Other tasks and responsibilities may be assigned based on the needs of the organization and evolving priorities.

Minimum Experience/Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the area of assignment; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Required Qualifications:

• Excellent reporting and writing skills.
• Experience with photography and video production, and graphic design.
• Basic knowledge of multiple social media platforms, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Wordpress.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with technical and scientific writing.
• Experience with coordinating communications for academic programs.
• Experience in storytelling to varied audiences.

Required License or Certification:
N/A