Public Relations Officer 2 - 1 Year Fixed Term

About the role

Stanford University is seeking a Strategy and Engagement Specialist (Public Relations Officer 2) to be under the guidance of senior management, plan, coordinate and implement communication programs for a department/unit, center or institute. Develop internal and external written communications, Web and digital communications, and collateral materials and coordinate media relations programs and efforts.

Responsibilities

• Provide public relations support for audiences that are both internal and external to the university.
• Plan and execute activities to support public relations objectives.
• Develop, execute and oversee written communications of moderate complexity, including presentations, speeches, news stories, web content, talking points, and correspondence and social media posts.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external partners.
• Participate in regular meetings of key researchers with media relations needs to develop strategies and tactics for facilitating effective communications.
• Identify and maintain professional relationships with key press, policy influencers and community leaders.
• Prepare content for internal or external newsletters.
• Understand email and digital content distribution.
• Assist in developing strategies for brand management, reputation management and issues management of moderate complexity.
• Assist with the design and implementation of effective constituent communications programs and social media strategies.
• Serve as a project leader for public relations activities of small to moderate complexity.
• Other duties may also be assigned.

Qualifications

Desired qualifications:

• 5 years or more of experience in consulting, strategy, communications, marketing
• Bachelor degree
• Strong judgment, professionalism, and comfort working with senior stakeholders
• Excellent writing and editing skills; ability to communicate complex topics accurately and accessibly
• Prior work with journalists, producers, and institutional communications team
• Experience handling sensitive

Education & Experience (required):

Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (required):

• Excellent written communication skills, reporting skills, and advanced skills in conceptual editing, copy editing, and proof reading.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal communications groups across campus.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills in working with a variety of people.
• Capacity to write and synthesize materials and communicate information in a manner easily understood.

Benefits

Stanford University provides a comprehensive rewards package; details are available on the Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards). Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

Pay

The expected pay range for this position is $118,806 – $134,486 per annum.

Schedule

Occasional work on evenings and weekends. On call and ability to respond 24/7.

Physical requirements: constantly perform desk-based computer tasks; frequently stand/walk, sit, use a telephone, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, speaking; occasionally grasp forcefully, writing by hand; rarely sort/file paperwork.