SFE - Assistant Director, Marketing and Communications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree and three years of related supervisory/management experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Hiring Qualifications:

• It is expected that the candidate will have experience in content marketing website design and maintenance social media and graphic design.
• Strong project management and strategic communication skills with an emphasis on fostering collaboration and achieving organizational goals.
• Experience working with external stakeholders including state agencies and communities on communication initiatives and supervisory experience is desirable.

To be fully considered for this position all candidates must submit the following at the time of submission:

• A complete and accurate GSU application
• Resume
• Cover Letter

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Assistant Director Marketing and Communications
Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health & Wellbeing
Georgia Health Policy Center
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

At the Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) we approach our work with a passion to be excellent to positively impact peoples lives and to find creative and innovative ways to learn and fulfill our goals. We are growing and we are thrilled that you are interested in being a part of our team. We are surrounded by individuals empowered to use their expertise and talents to achieve our mission to integrate research policy and programs to advance health and well-being.

Are you ready for us Are you seeking an opportunity with purpose and direction If you are we have the perfect opportunity for you! We hire great people from a wide variety of educational career and personal backgrounds not just because it is the right thing to do but because it makes us a stronger team.

GHPC is seeking an assistant director of marketing and communications to join the already awesome team and take the GHPC to the next level of excellence and global achievements!

WHAT MAKES GHPC A GREAT PLACE

• A knowledge-sharing organization that collaborates with diverse partners.
• A flexible work environment.
• Professional development opportunities and mentorship.
• Competitive base salary.
• Generous benefits including health dental vision tuition assistance retirement etc.
• A rapidly growing center within an academic setting.

The centers current scope of work includes behavioral health health & health care financing health in all policies health systems transformation long-term services & support maternal health & child well-being population & global health and rural health. The center conducts analyzes and disseminates qualitative and quantitative research to connect decision-makers with the objective research and guidance needed to make informed decisions about health policy and programs. The center is at work locally nationally and internationally with public and private partners to improve health and well-being.

The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health & Wellbeing within GHPC was created in partnership with the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. The Center of Excellence employs a three-pronged focus on research policy and practice and is engaged in providing workforce development through technical assistance and training to build the capacity of the states behavioral health workforce; research and evaluation to monitor and assess behavioral health services for providers and state agencies to measure program effectiveness; and consultative research and policy analysis services for local state and national partners focusing on financing structures and service delivery opportunities for improving the behavioral health system of care.

ABOUT THIS POSITION
The assistant director of marketing and communications is responsible for working with GHPCs Center of Excellence and the Georgia Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to provide guidance and technical assistance to develop and facilitate consistent organizational branding and communication strategies to enhance community engagement sustainability and increase the visibility of public behavioral health safety net services.

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Assist the Center of Excellence its project teams and the Georgia Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities in branding and messaging.
• Manage and develop audience-focused copy and graphics for print web and social media.
• Work with teams to create marketing materials such as briefs presentations reports etc. utilizing skills of graphic design communications and messaging and working with multimedia.
• Assess and propose recommendations to improve marketing strategies aimed at improving community engagement and sustainability.
• Help the Center of Excellence and the Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities increase their marketing and community engagement capacity.
• Conduct ongoing assessment of organizational marketing and community engagement capability.
• Provide standardized and tailored technical assistance to strengthen the overall marketing capacity of external provider agencies based on identified need.
• Provide leadership and develop projects project portfolios and competency areas.
• Manage within or outside of project or competency area.
• May supervise junior marketing staff.
• Serve as a liaison for clients GHPC and university personnel while meeting strategic project goals.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO MAKE YOU SHINE

• Knowledge of graphic design and marketing materials.
• Extensive experience in the use of design software.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Excellent communications and organizational skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Emotional intelligence.
• Strategic communication skills.

This position is sponsor-funded and contingent upon funding.