Communications Lead

Position Specific Responsibilities/Accountabilities

Communications Production Planning and Project Management

Create edit research produce and maintain content/copy for digital and print communications that support Seaver College including but not limited to online stories email communications video scripts event promotions web pages and social media. Develop and manage communications plans that utilize multi-channel approaches customized to the identified objectives and target audiences. Devise strategies that optimize the use of Seavers communications channels to best reach target audiences. Manage and implement concurrent interdependent short- medium- and long-term communications projects that support Seaver College. Contribute to and support the colleges editorial schedule and production calendar for assigned projects adhering to project deadlines. Gather information and stay current with happenings and events within the college to synthesize for distribution on appropriate college channels.

Quality Assurance and Collaboration

Assure successful outcomes by adopting best-practices quality assurance metrics and risk mitigation efforts. Ensure the integrity high-quality and consistency of the universitys image narrative and brand. Collaborate with Seaver departments MarComm units other university stakeholders and vendors on key projects events and activities to optimize efforts and maximize reach and visibility.

Maintenance and Other

Maintain and update existing Seaver channels with news events and general content. Complete other duties and projects as assigned.

Loyola Marymount University Expectations

Exhibit behavior that supports the mission vision and values of the university. Communicate and employ interpersonal actions that model high standards of professional responsible accountable and ethical conduct. Demonstrate a commitment to outstanding customer service.

The incumbent must have the ability to supervise creative communications and technical personnel and manage complex projects with dependencies deadlines budgets and outside resources. The incumbent must possess the ability to implement marketing and communication principles and strategies in the execution of complex communications projects. The incumbent must have the ability to initiate ideas develop concepts and review the effectiveness of processes to ensure professional standards and high quality. The incumbent has the ability to assess the needs of internal clients and suggest appropriate measures to meet those needs or redirect those requests to the appropriate areas. The incumbent is able to work effectively and independently with internal and external constituencies. The incumbent has the ability to operate in an environment in which skilled relationship management and consensus-building is required to deliver successful outcomes.

Requisite Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required. Background in communications marketing or related field. Incumbent will be expected to continue upgrading knowledge skills and abilities needed to stay abreast of discipline-related trends and policy/regulation changes.
• Minimum 5 years communication experience in marketing and communications responsibilities including but not limited to web content development social media postings writing proofing editing and email marketing.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and independently with internal and external constituencies and with professionals of varied disciplines to accomplish tasks and projects.
• Demonstrated understanding of creative process and ability to synthesize highly complex information into the formulation of editorial concepts. Demonstrated ability to implement communications projects to satisfy objectives.
• Demonstrated computer proficiency with common software production suites. Ability to learn with proficiency new enterprise management systems required to accomplish objectives.
• Ability to produce high-quality deliverables with meticulous attention to detail. Must be metrics-driven and results-oriented with proven analytical skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing and executing communications across multiple communications channels.
• Possesses exceptional verbal and written communications skills and compelling and impactful presentation abilities. Can demonstrate the ability to motivate and inspire teams as well as colleagues constituents and audiences.
• Highly collaborative style with experience developing and implementing communications strategies successfully; background that demonstrates relationship cultivation consensus building flexibility team orientation and by cultivating positivity.
• Must be able to perform effectively in a fast-paced intellectually intense creatively challenging service-oriented environment while also managing multiple projects with varying deadlines.
• Experience working successfully in a complex organization preferably in higher education.
• Willing and able to adjust to changing demands and shifting priorities and address urgencies that arise on evenings or weekends.
• Evidence of positive energetic and flexible style with a track record for producing high-quality deliverables with meticulous attention to detail. Must be metrics driven and results oriented with excellent analytical skills. Ability to provide quick turnaround and updates for multiple requests while maintaining high quality work.
• Self-starter able to work independently and entrepreneurially; experience creating developing and implementing new initiatives.
• Excellent judgement and creative problem-solving skills including negotiation mediation and conflict resolution skills.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Salary range $80000- $85000 Salary commensurate with education and experience.

We require both a résumé and a cover letter so we encourage you to use the cover letter to share your interest in the role and highlight your relevant experience.

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