University of Oregon - Director of Communications
Director of Communications
Job no: 529701
Work type: Officer of Administration
Location: Eugene, OR
Categories: Communications/Public Relations/Marketing, Executive/Management/Director
Department: Clark Honors College
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: $76,500 - $88,500 per year
Compensation Band: OS-OA08-Fiscal Year 2021-2022
FTE: 1.0
Application Review Begins
Immediately. To ensure consideration apply by July 22, 2022; position open until filled.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Please submit a resume and cover letter.
Department Summary
The Robert D. Clark Honors College (CHC) is a liberal arts honors college within the University of Oregon. Founded in 1960, it is one of the oldest public university honors colleges in the United States. The College features a curriculum that provides students with a strong interdisciplinary foundation in the liberal arts. CHC courses are typically run as seminars. They are writing-intensive and open only to honors college students. Courses are capped at 19 students, allowing for vibrant intellectual discussions, unique opportunities for pedagogical experimentation and extensive faculty-student interaction.
The University of Oregon is located on Kalapuya Ilihi, the traditional indigenous homeland of the Kalapuya people. Following treaties between 1851 and 1855, Kalapuya people were dispossessed of their indigenous homeland by the United States government and forcibly removed to the Coast Reservation in Western Oregon. Today, Kalapuya descendants are primarily citizens of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and they continue to make important contributions to their communities, to the UO, to Oregon, and to the world.
The CHC is the University of Oregon's honors college and regular and strategic communication with all departments and units serving undergraduate students is vital. The CHC communications team plays a central role in ensuring that the achievements, updates and general information about students and the college are shared regularly with students, staff, and faculty within the college, as well as stakeholders and publics external to the college. The director works closely with UO Admissions, Advancement, and UO Communications to build a clear voice and brand for the CHC.
Position Summary
The Director of Communications designs and leads the execution of a targeted communication strategy dedicated to building a clear voice, reputation, and brand quality for the CHC. As a member of the CHC leadership team, the director is responsible for all aspects of strategic communication (especially public relations and advertising), both internally and externally. This position requires designing and implementing systems to effectively use traditional and emerging media strategies to engage diverse audiences, including prospective students, current students, faculty and staff both inside and outside the CHC, as well as alums and donors. This position requires strong strategic communication skills and knowledge of written and visual communication; effective project management experience; the ability to coordinate and produce accurate and high-quality work on deadlines; and experience managing staff and students. A commitment to supporting the CHC's tradition of academic excellence and equity and inclusion is essential.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- Five years' professional experience in communications, public relations, marketing strategies, and social media.
Professional Competencies
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to craft clear messages for diverse audiences from wide-ranging academic source content.
- Ability to reach audiences where they are and adapt to evolving communication platforms
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with university staff, faculty, alums, and donors
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues from different departments and units to create and deliver successful projects
- Commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and student belonging
- Proficiency in the use of computer software including Excel, page layout, Office 365 tools, as well as email and online marketing tools.
- Ability to work with print, digital, and social media strategies, tools, and platforms and knowledge of current and emerging best practices.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, managing a variety of projects at once while simultaneously striving for operational efficiencies.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to triage demands and requests and handle short turn-around situations
- Abilities in, and a strong commitment to, using data analytics as part of strategy formation.
- Ability to listen to others' input and synthesize input as part of a collaborative team process
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in communications, marketing, or related field.
- Experience developing and implementing successful communications strategies
- Strong understanding of, and commitment to, liberal arts education
FLSA Exempt: Yes
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background inquiry.
University of Oregon students and employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For additional information see: https://coronavirus.uoregon.edu/vaccine.
The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit http://hr.uoregon.edu/careers/about-benefits.
The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply, and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please contact us at mailto:uocareers@uoregon.edu or 541-346-5112.
UO prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression in all programs, activities and employment practices as required by Title IX, other applicable laws, and policies. Retaliation is prohibited by UO policy. Questions may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, Office of Civil Rights Compliance, or to the Office for Civil Rights. Contact information, related policies, and complaint procedures are listed on the http://studentlife.uoregon.edu/nondiscrimination.
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