Senior Communications Specialist
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Department: Human Resources
Classification: Public Relations & Mktg Spec 3
Job Category:Classified Staff
Job Type:Full-Time
Work Schedule:Full-time (1.0 FTE 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax VA
Workplace Type:Hybrid Eligible
Sponsorship Eligibility:Not eligible for visa sponsorship
Pay Band:04
Salary:Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check:Yes
About the Department:
George Mason University Human Resources is dedicated to creating a people-centered environment where every employee feels valued supported and empowered to thrive. Our mission is to attract engage and retain talented faculty and staff through meaningful programs and practices that foster connection growth and well-being.
As a trusted strategic partner our team champions an inclusive and innovative culture that prioritizes community and belonging. We play a vital role in advancing the universitys goals by designing and delivering services that support each employees professional and personal journey.
Serving close to 10000 employees and retirees our HR team continuously evolves to meet the needs of a dynamic and dedicated workforce building a workplace where people can do their best work and feel a strong sense of purpose.
About the Position:
The Senior Communications Specialist leads designs and delivers strategic marketing and communications initiatives for the Human Resources team. This dynamic and people-centered role creates and coordinates messaging that helps engage inform and inspire George Masons faculty and staff community.
This position plays a critical role in building and strengthening the HR brand making complex information accessible and relatable and advancing initiatives that support George Masons commitment to a diverse inclusive and thriving workplace. As a trusted advisor and storyteller the Senior Communications Specialist helps translate HR programs and policies into clear friendly and professional communications that resonate with a wide range of audiences.
The Senior Communications Specialist supervises the Communications Specialist ensuring the communications function operates as a high-performing collaborative and innovative team.
Responsibilities:
- Develops and executes communication plans and strategy for new and existing programs or initiatives to include use of email HR News Around Mason and other university channels HR website social media print media and other media. Performs graphic design work as needed;
- Writes designs and coordinates communications to employees and department liaisons on key initiatives programs policies changes or issues including:
- Partnering across HR leadership team to create edit and send timely official communication;
- Weekly communication to University faculty and staff on HR issues events and opportunities;
- Regular communication with the Universitys Human Resources Liaison network;
- Creating talking points as needed to facilitate communication on HR issues; and
- Creating compelling slide decks infographics and other communication products to assist CHRO and leaders communicate analytics trends and initiatives;
- Serves as HR Brand Ambassador by executing CHROs rebranding strategy across unit collateral (website social media forms);
- Serves as main point of contact for HRs brand and alignment with the Universitys brand strategy. Builds and executes an exciting and people-centered brand strategy;
- Leads the re-imagining of the HR website including the future transition from Wordpress to the Universitys Droopal architecture;
- Ensures alignment with university standards and use UX strategies to create a website that is user-friendly;
- Creates and executes a strategy for using web analytics to drive engagement and provide analytics to leadership team;
- Supervises the Communication Specialist including holding regular 1:1s providing performance feedback adhering to Universitys performance management process providing opportunities for mentoring growth and development. Ensures communications is a high-performing team;
- Performs other related duties as assigned;
- Takes on special interest projects on an as-needed basis;
- Designs or introduces new policies guidelines and new programs; and
- Serves on committees as needed and represents HR as the communications lead.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in related fieldor the equivalent combination of education and experience;
- Demonstrated experience in communications or marketing;
- Considerable experience with Microsoft Office suite of programs;
- Some experience with Wordpress or Droopal;
- Some experience managing an organizations social media account and content creation;
- Strong writing and editing skills;
- Effective interpersonal communication and customer service skills including tact diplomacy and confidentiality;
- Ability to work independently meet deadlines and prioritize multiple tasks;
- Ability to translate technical policies into language and tone which is easily understood by our customers in a friendly and professional tone; and
- Collaborates and works well with diverse individuals with differing needs.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in related field;
- Considerable experience in communications or marketing (generally 3-5 years preferred);
- Some UX experience;
- Web accessibility training and experience;
- Some higher education experience;
- Some Human Resources experience;
- Some leadership or supervisory experience; and
- Experience leading communication strategy including communication plans and branding.
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration applicants must apply forSenior Communications Specialist at and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information and provide Cover Letter and Resumefor review.
Posting Open Date:August 8 2025
For Full Consideration Apply by: August 25 2025
Open Until Filled:Yes
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
