Executive Director of Communications & Marketing.
Description
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth seeks a strategic, enterprise-minded Executive Director of Communications & Marketing to lead at a transformational time in the school’s evolution. Reporting to the school’s new Dean, who assumes office on Aug. 1, and serving as a member of the senior leadership team, the Executive Director will establish—for the first time—a centralized communications and marketing function that brings together roles currently distributed across three separate units. This role requires an organizational leader with demonstrated success building systems, structures, and teams, and leading change in complex, matrixed environments — particularly through enterprise-level content strategy as well as major website redesign or digital transformation initiatives.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s or equivalent combination of education and experience
10+ years of progressively senior communications and marketing leadership experience
Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing teams, including managing managers and building organizational capability
Demonstrated success developing and executing enterprise-level content strategy
Strong understanding of brand strategy, visual identity systems, SEO and AEO , analytics, digital platforms, and marketing technologies
Experience advising senior executives and operating effectively in politically complex environments
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, executive presence, and sound judgment
Strong emotional intelligence, with the ability to build trust, navigate ambiguity, manage change, and influence stakeholders with diplomacy and credibility
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, or related field
Experience in academic medicine, higher education, healthcare, or research-intensive environments
Proven experience centralizing or reorganizing communications functions in complex, matrixed organizations
Knowledge of communications and marketing budget management
Experience working across affiliated or co-branded organizations
Familiarity with research communications, faculty visibility strategy, and national reputation metrics
Proven leadership of major website redesigns or digital transformation initiatives, including CMS governance and UX strategy