Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communications

A top 50-public university and leading R2 institution, Rutgers University-Camden, seeks an inclusive, collaborative, and strategic leader to serve as the Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communications. Reporting to Chancellor Antonio D. Tillis, the Vice Chancellor will lead the Office of Marketing and Communications to new heights by developing a comprehensive institution-wide vision and plan that will increase the strength, reputation, and reach of the Rutgers-Camden brand while effectively promoting the Chancellor's strategic initiatives.

Founded in 1766, Queens College, now Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey stands among America's highest-ranked, most diverse public research universities in the world. It is the oldest, largest, and top-ranked public university in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. Of its three campuses, Rutgers-Camden is a diverse campus of 6,075 undergraduate and graduate students that hosts learners from every background and deeply values their strong connection to the community. A community-engaged Minority-Serving institution ( AANAPISI) located in South Jersey, Rutgers-Camden provides a world-class academic experience in anintimate setting just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. As the university approaches its centennial anniversary celebration in 2026, there are numerous exciting reasons to join this world class institution.

The Vice Chancellor will serve the marketing, communications, and public affairs needs of Rutgers-Camden, with responsibility for internal and external communications and marketing. To this end, a key priority for the Vice Chancellor is to align university resources and communications strategies to support the university's strategic objectives at the international, national, state, and local levels. The Vice Chancellor will integrate communications, strategic messaging, and outreach to elevate the university's reputation and presence across all key constituencies, including the media, alumni, donors, policymakers, opinion leaders, community-based organizations, and the business community.

The Vice Chancellor must be a media-savvy strategic marketing and communications professional. This candidate will have a demonstrated record leading an innovative, proactive, and effective communications and marketing division that has advanced an organization's brand and position of similar size and complexity to Rutgers-Camden. The Vice Chancellor will have a thorough knowledge of marketing and communications best practices, brand and reputation management, public relations, crisis communications, creative development, and new program marketing. The ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences with proven success in developing traditional and digital multi-channel/multi-segmented messaging is essential.

The ideal candidate will be a relationship and solutions-oriented leader who demonstrates a deep commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Visionary leadership skills and the ability to inspire, motivate, and manage a highly skilled team of professionals while fostering an environment of collaboration and excellence will be essential for success.

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in marketing or a related field and at least 7 to 10 years of experience in a related role. An advanced degree in marketing, communications, public relations, or a related field is preferred. Experience in higher education environment is strongly preferred. Demonstrated success in progressively more responsible roles of leadership is preferred.