Director of Public & Media Relations

This position has been filled - Job#: 453373348

Job Summary

The Office of Marketing & Communications seeks a Director of Public & Media Relations. This role will serve as the master storyteller for the university through two primary means: public relations and media relations.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Create relationships and procedures internally and externally to collect stories about the community and strategically use that content to tell the story
• Act as spokesperson on a variety of issues and topics, as assigned
• Effectively pitch stories and multimedia packages to secure placements in traditional and new media, with emphasis on high-impact national and international news media
• Foster relationships with key local, national and international members of the press to better facilitate earned media opportunities for the institution
• Provide both outbound and inbound media relations support including, but not limited to: inquiry response, pitch development and execution, and story coordination
• Support the Office through the development of editorial calendars, campaign planning and execution, and production management
• Draft, edit, and manage the development of communications materials for both traditional and digital channels
• Support the creation and editing of press releases, success stories, bylined articles, white papers, Power Points, blogs and both email and print newsletters
• Collaborate with departments to build, maintain, and grow contact list to be used in marketing, outreach, and information notices