Director of Internal and Presidential Communications (SAL10)

Director of Internal and Presidential Communications (SAL10)

Summary:

The Director of Internal & Presidential Communications represents the interests and priorities of the Office of the President through the development of written communications and branded materials, occasionally collaborating with external design firms as needed. Reporting to the President, the director will draft presidential communications, such as reports and newsletters. In collaboration with the President and other Office of the President team members, the director will assist in creating and implementing a strategic communication plan to foster informative transparency and clarity for the campus community on behalf of the administration. Presidential Responsibilities will also include branding and communicating updates on strategic planning and implementation efforts, ensuring that unified, consistent, and positive messaging define and promote the College’s identity and mission.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  
•    Develop and direct creative executive of content to provide a consistent, targeted, and inclusive messaging for the campus community.
•    Represent the interests and priorities of the Office of the President through written communications.
•    In collaboration with the Senior Executive Assistant, engage in various research and writing support for the President, including drafting and/or editing emails and letters, monthly President’s Reports, speeches, and other communications and miscellaneous documents.
•    Oversee the implementation of a campus-wide calendar.
•    Build and maintain solid partnerships with campus colleagues to develop, coordinate, direct, and facilitate strategic communications designed to meet departmental and institution-wide goals.
•    Develop and implement a dynamic communication plan for administrative decisions, campus-wide matters of interest, and strategic planning and implementation efforts.
•    Work with leadership to take the pulse of overall College activity to identify cross-marketing opportunities.
•    Stay informed of developments in the field of marketing and communications within the industry to foster ideas and innovation.
Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty and students.

Education required to ensure success in this position:
•    Master’s degree in business, communications or a similar field required.

Experience required to ensure success in this position:
•    A minimum of three years of higher education experience in a public communications role or similar executive-level experience.

Special skills, knowledge and abilities:
•    Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
•    Versatile copy-writing skills.
•    Strong ability to exercise discretion, sound judgement, and maintain confidentiality.
•    Ability to prioritize multiple high-priority tasks with meticulous attention to detail.
•    Dexterity with graphic design, email, Word, Excel, presentation tools, and cloud-based software platforms.
•    Desire to take full ownership of assigned projects and ability to work independently with a sense of self-urgency.
•    Proactive approaches to resolving problems and issues.

Founded in 1855, Berea College achieved national distinction as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls 1,600 students from 43 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $178,000. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and many are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College was again named one of the nation’s “Best Institutions for Undergraduates to Earn their College Degree” in the 2022 edition of The Princeton Review’s book, The Best 387 Colleges. Berea also appeared on four other lists within the publication: Best Colleges in the Southeast; Best Value Colleges; Best Green Colleges; and Tuition Free Schools. Berea College is ranked #148 by The Princeton Review – the highest-ranked Kentucky college, and the #3 “Best Value College” in the nation. Berea is one of only two private institutions ranked in the Top 10 for Value in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (THE) 2022 College Rankings. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #13 among the nation’s liberal arts colleges, recognizing Berea for maintaining “consistently high rankings thanks to their economic diversity, relatively strong graduation rates, and commitment to meeting students’ financial need.” U.S. News and World Report Rankings lists Berea as #30 among National Liberal Arts Colleges, including ranking Berea #1 in Service Learning, #2 for Most Innovative Schools, #3 in Co-ops/Internships, #4 in First-year Experiences, and tied for #13 in Best Undergraduate Teaching.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.

Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!

Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Note to Prospective Employees:

Each year, Berea College Public Safety publishes an annual report to the campus to make public crime statistics, policies, and procedures for Berea College.  This Annual Security Report, required by the Jeane Clery Act, Minger Act, and the Student Right To Know Act is now available for review.  For a full, printable version of the ASR, you can click here: https://www.berea.edu/public-safety/annual-security-report-2019/

For a policy-by-policy version that is easier to read and browse, please visit Public Safety’s website here: https://www.berea.edu/public-safety/annual-security-report-2019/