Director-Institute Executive Communications (Hybrid)

Job Title: Director-Institute Executive Communications (Hybrid)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 270368
About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

Institute Communications serves as the voice of Georgia Tech, responsible for creating and sharing the university¿s narrative and brand identity. Its mission includes informing audiences about Georgia Techs story, advancing the institutions reputation across various platforms, and maintaining consistent messaging and visual representation. The team includes strategists, writers, designers, videographers, photographers, web developers, event specialists, and marketers, working cross-functionally to achieve these objectives.

Job Summary

Responsible for internal strategic communications and managing areas of organizational communications for the Office of the President as a whole, and directly for the President, Provost, and faculty community. Responsible for platform and processes that support all organizational communications projects in Institute Communications and guide strategy of Institute-level communications strategies, tactics, goals, and objectives including leadership communication for internal and external audiences and supporting materials and content. Oversee a team of writers/editors and communications experts. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance, and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations.
This position will interact on a regular basis with: President, Chief of Staff, Provost, Institute leadership, faculty, and staff
This position typically will advise and counsel: President, President Office staff, Provost, Institute leadership, and faculty communications team
This position will supervise: Assigned Staff

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -
Provide communications guidance and advise the Office of the President and executive leadership, including creating communications strategies, web strategies, speeches, presentations, blogs, quotes, e-newsletters, news releases, quotes, and leader messages. Provide other communication resources for leaders and communicators throughout campus.
Job Duty 2 -
Provide communications and marketing support for various programs and initiatives of the Office of the Provost. Collaborate with other communicators within the organization; enhance faculty connection to the Georgia Tech community and comprehension of the Georgia Tech strategy and major student-focused initiatives.
Job Duty 3 -
Collaborate on the development and implementation of leadership communications strategies and initiatives. Serve as the lead on major communications strategies to address key priorities at Georgia Tech and in higher education.
Job Duty 4 -
Oversee the faculty communications program and provide strategic counsel to faculty-related communications.
Job Duty 5 -
Manage and develop team of writers and communications professionals.
Job Duty 6 -
Collaborate with other communicators on initiatives, crisis management, and a proactive approach to national educational issues and priorities.
Job Duty 7 -
Provide strategic communication counsel and support for Georgia Tech Provost, Executive Leadership Team, Cabinet members, and other campus leaders
Job Duty 8 -
Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications, related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Other Required Qualifications
May require after hours support.
Required Experience
Six to eight years job-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience
Ten or more years of job-related experience

Proposed Salary

The proposed salary range is $93,863 - $134,000/annually.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
o This position may require after-hours support
o Strong ability to manage and maintain effective working relationships with diverse population,
ability to perform and effectively make important decisions under pressure
KNOWLEDGE
Advanced knowledge of marketing and communication best practices within a higher education sector; strong knowledge of content strategy and website support, project and InDesign familiarity.
SKILLS
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated proficiency with collaboration, strategic planning, customer service, organization, and problem-solving; strong attention to detail

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

All members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, which consists of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values shape and fundamentally support our university¿s work. Additionally, all faculty, staff, and administrators must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents and Georgia Institute of Technology's policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. More information on these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening