Director of Communications for Museums and Creative Practice

Located in North Carolina's third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University's 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

University Advancement elevates UNCG's reputation, advances institutional strategy, and fosters community pride through integrated communications aligned with its public mission as a student-centered research university. The department develops and executes strategic communications and marketing initiatives that enhance visibility, engage key audiences, and convey the University's distinctive value. Working across schools, colleges, and administrative units, University Communications manages media relations, marketing campaigns, content strategy, branding, digital engagement, sponsorships, and crisis communications.

Museums and Creative Practice at UNC Greensboro advances the University's mission by integrating the study of art and museums, transdisciplinary creativity, research, and community engagement across campus and the region. The portfolio includes the Weatherspoon Art Museum and the Jeanne Tannenbaum Center for Creative Practice. Together, these units serve as UNCG's hub for experiential learning, creative research, public programming, and cultural engagement.

As part of University Communications, the director of communications for museums and creative practice plays a critical role in elevating the visibility, reputation, and impact of Museums and Creative Practice, ensuring clear, strategic, and coordinated messaging about the Weatherspoon, the Center for Creative Practice, and their missions, programs, exhibitions, research initiatives, student engagement, and partnerships across UNCG, the broader community, and nationally.

The director of communications for museums and creative practice develops and implements a comprehensive communications and marketing strategy for the Weatherspoon Art Museum and the Jeanne Tannenbaum Center for Creative Practice. Reporting directly to the senior director of communications in University Communications and working closely with the associate vice chancellor for museums and creative practice, the director of communications ensures consistent brand identity, cohesive storytelling, and strategic outreach across diverse platforms and audiences-including students, faculty, staff, donors, alumni, artists, community partners, and national peers.

The position manages media relations, oversees digital and print content, coordinates communications for exhibitions and programs, leads marketing and promotional campaigns, and ensures that messaging across all units aligns with UNCG's strategic priorities. The director of communications supervises student and/or intern communications staff and collaborates closely with designers, photographers, and other staff in University Communications.

This role is central to shaping the public understanding of UNCG's leadership in arts, creativity, and interdisciplinary practice.