Associate Director of Public Relations
Associate Director of Public Relations
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About Rice
Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lecture series courses and student government. Developing close-knit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.
Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in how we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.
Position Summary
The Kinder Institute for Urban Research is seeking a full-timeAssociate Director of Public positionsupervises the institutes day-to-day public relations and works closely with internal teams. The position will support public programs and be part of the External Affairs Division at the Kinder Institute.
The Kinder Institute for Urban Research aims to improve lives through data research engagement and action. The institute iscurrently working to build out five research centersfocused on critical aspects shaping the social and cultural landscape of the Houston area. The five centers will researchhousingeducationcommunity andpublic healtheconomic mobility and inequality andpopulation dynamics. Each center will investigate its topic area and will work across centers.To achieve this each center is building interdisciplinary teams specializing in solutions-oriented research while using a partnership model of research.
The ideal candidate has experience managing across communication functions including media relations branding and digital media as well as leading and managing public programs. This is a hands-on position. The successful candidate must be comfortable performing tactical responsibilities taking part in strategic planning collaborating with diverse teams and be results-oriented.
Workplace Requirements
This position is located on-site in the Houston area and has the potential of being a hybrid role combining both in-office and remote work to provide flexibility and support collaboration. Attendance on evenings and weeknights may be required. PerRice policy 440 work arrangements may be subject to change.
Hiring Range
This is a full-time benefits-eligible position and the salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. *Exempt (salaried) positions underFLSA are not eligible for overtime.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors degree
- 3 years of related experience creating communication/media campaigns and managing team members as well as leading public programs and events
Skills:
- Ability to work collaboratively and take initiative on sensitive and high-pressure situations
- Strong oral and written communication skills including experience writing persuasive and marketing communication
- Ability to listen understand substantive research communicate effectively write clearly and execute effectively in a timely manner
- Ability to supervise provide guidanceand is comfortable supporting staff development
- Adaptable to change and accustomed to working in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to set priorities and follow through on multiple tasks to meet deadlines
Preferences
- Masters degree in journalism public relations communication or a related field
- 5 or more years of experience successfully managing communication projects and teams
- Prior experience creating and implementing strategic media plans and leading public programs from beginning to end
- Experience supervising 3 or more people
- Ability to translate and summarize technical writing for a general audience
Essential Functions
- Supervises the day-to-day public/media relations functions to meet organizational objectives
- Develops and executes strategies to increase and deepen awareness of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research
- Coordinates and collaborates with internal teams including research centers and the universitys Office of Public Affairs
- Responsible for supporting strategic long-range plans/programs to meet the institutes objectives
- Writes designs and coordinates the production of communication materials
- Participates in organization-wide initiatives and cross-functional teams to continue to position the institute as a strategic partner and thought leader
- Supports and leads public programs and events
- Works closely with the Executive Director to set and monitor budgets for broad-based projects
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values:Mission and Values Rice University
Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please contact Rice Universitys Disability Resource Center at or for support.
If you have any additional questions please email us at . Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
