Assitant Director, Communications (Hybrid)

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia TechGeorgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Manages digital and social media strategy and content planning, as well as communications strategies and plans for programs. Serves as a communications liaison to large-scale programs. Responsible for setting performance goals and objectives, delivering evaluations, and measuring the success of each communications program. This position will help lead strategic communications planning.

This position will interact on a regular basis with: Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and media contacts.
This position typically will advise and counsel: Unit leadership, lead communicators, faculty, staff, and students.
This position will supervise: Staff

Job Duty 1 -
Develop and lead editorial/content plans for College's home page, news page, newsletters, and social media accounts, while writing and editing web, magazine, and newsletter articles. This includes writing about published research, in addition to faculty, staff, student profiles, and awards

Job Duty 2 -
Prepare staff performance evaluations

Job Duty 3 -
Manage staff who focus on story development and writing, graphic design, video, and photography

Job Duty 4 -
Create and lead all aspects of the communications plans. This includes overall strategies, not limited to marketing, designing of collateral, and creating content for print, digital, & social media

Job Duty 5 -
Formulate and lead internal communications strategies

Job Duty 6 -
Advise the lead communicators in the areas of developing story ideas and campaigns, as well as video and graphic design production

Job Duty 7 -
Perform other related duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Eight to ten years of job-related experience

Demonstrated competency in communications functions - strong writer and editor.
Experience creating and implementing integrated communications strategies and ability to use reporting tools to derive insights.
Experience leading a team with strong interpersonal skills who is passionate about developing and supporting people.
Resilient, creative thinker who takes initiative and can identify innovative solutions to complex problems.

ABILITIES
Ability to generate story ideas and manage the editorial calendar. Ability to plan, compose and schedule newsletters and annual reports. Ability to manage and multi-task several projects. Ability to manage and build social media channels, along with developing engaging content for audiences

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge in content management. Knowledge of editorial software applications. Knowledge of planning and implementing communications for projects or programs. Knowledge in management principles, practices, and procedures

SKILLS
Requires strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills. Strong organizational skills, planning skills, time management skills, and great attention to detail skills. Strong proofreading and editing skills

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

All members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, which consists of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values shape and fundamentally support our University's work. Additionally, all faculty, staff, and administrators must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents and Georgia Institute of Technology's policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. More information on these policies can be found here: .

This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.
Anticipated salary rate $71,008 to $96,572 commensurate with qualifications

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