Senior Strategist of Executive Communications
About The Job
The Senior Strategist, Executive Communications, partners closely with the Sr. Director, Executive Communications and members of the Office of the President and University Marketing Communications teams and leaders across the University to support the President’s executive visibility and engagement strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Executive Content & Project Management
Assist in content creation, including development of first drafts (speeches, key messages, commentary), to support appearances in partnership with The Office of the President’s staff and partners across the University.
Proactively gather assets – content, background information, photos, videos, etc. – that support the University President’s appearances inside and outside the University in collaboration with members of the Office of the President team and leaders across the University.
Maintain trackers, organization and templates to support executive visibility strategy and message consistency for Office of the President.
Avoid routing materials through various levels of review, overseeing quality control to ensure accuracy, clarity, coherence, and adherence to style guidelines.
President’s Social Media Presence
Development and implementation of a proactive social media strategy in partnership with the University Marketing Communications social media team, and communications partners across the University.
Manage editorial strategy and approvals, partnering with the social media team on content and asset creation, account management, and reporting.
Web Presence
Be an active part of the team that formulates the strategy for the Office of the President website.
Responsible for day-to-day management of the Office of the President website, including content development.
Executive Correspondence
Manage the Office of the President email account, partnering closely with members of the Office of the President and University Marketing Communications teams.
Triage incoming communications and draft comprehensive responses. Escalate relevant issues, themes and trends - as appropriate to team members across Office of the President and communications partners.
Create and maintain reports that summarize key issues, themes and trends and are easily accessible for the President and other University senior leaders.
Create content—including letters, acknowledgements—and ensure timely response.
Manages multiple priorities with tight deadlines and diverse audiences while maintaining a professional and consistent strategic approach and brand identity.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with members of the Office of the President and University Marketing Communications teams and leaders across the University, along with community organizations, and external vendors.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field
Minimum of six years of related experience in executive communications, strategic communications, social media strategy and related
Demonstrated experience with social media management
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Prior experience writing in an executive voice (speeches, long form commentary, etc) and elevating an executive leader on prioritized topics
Strong judgement, attention to detail and interpersonal skills including ability to work cooperatively with variety of internal stakeholders and individuals from diverse backgrounds
Excellent analytical skills - distilling information to identify trends and prioritize tasks
Demonstrated ability to adapt to the demands of changing and challenging environment with multiple competing priorities
Prior experience working in a complex, decentralized organization
The ability to respond quickly and deal successfully under pressure in an open and public environment
Experience with issues and crisis management communications