Assistant Director

Job Title

Assistant Director

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Provost And Exec Vice President

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

A glimpse of the job

The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is the chief academic officer of the university. The Office of the Provost empowers and nurtures Aggies to succeed in experiential and transformational education and discovery to meet the needs of a complex world through the strategic development, effective delivery, and strong support of excellent academic programs and services. We’re seeking a highly regarded, higher education professional who is strategic, collaborative, and committed to the advancement and success of our students, faculty and staff, and global impact through research and scholarship as our next Assistant Director for the operations and management of internal and external communications for the Office of the Provost.

This opportunity inspires creativity, discernment and business acumen as your drive for accuracy in communication will be rewarded as you write, review, and edit written materials for a variety of channels (news, web, social, scripts, remarks), and prepare presentations as you communicate with appropriate stakeholders. And your years of experience in managing communications/media will enable your success as you develop university-level academic-related content to promote and position the university as leaders in higher education, strategic academic outcomes and innovation, student experience and preparedness, research impact, faculty affairs and impact on the state, nation, and world to stakeholders.

Opportunities to Contribute

• Content Creation/Curation

• Media Information Management/Coordination of Editorial Strategy

• Special Projects

Qualifications

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in communications or equivalent combination of education and experience coupled with seven years of experience in managing communications, media, and/or other related. The well-qualified applicant may have a Master’s degree in related field with seven years of progressively responsible experience in an area directly related to marketing communications and experience in executive leadership communications with marketing communications experience at a higher education institution.

What you need to know:

Salary : Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience.   

Cover Letter/Resume : A cover letter and resume will assist us in our review of your application materials. These can be uploaded on the application under CV/Resume.  

Why Texas A&M University? 

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes. 

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Our Commitment:

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences.  Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.  

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.