Associate Director, Alumni & Advancement Communications

University of Chicago; United States; Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

The Associate Director, Communications, within Chicago Booth’s Office of Advancement, is responsible for creating, curating, procuring, and tailoring compelling content to activate alumni, donors, and volunteers to engage with Booth. This role oversees the biweekly Booth Briefing newsletter and develops messaging for campaigns and events.

Cross-collaboration with Communications, Marketing, and Advancement partners is essential to ensure branding consistency and impactful storytelling.

Qualifications

• Education: college or university degree in a related field.
• Experience: 5–7 years in a related communications/marketing role.
• Certifications: Not specified in the posting.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the content slate for the biweekly alumni newsletter, Booth Briefing, and partners with the marketing vertical to adapt content strategy based on metrics.
• Creates engagement and fundraising materials, including overviews and major gift proposals; provides light design support.
• Evaluates opportunities to apply AI tools to improve efficiency while maintaining accuracy and a human touch.
• Develops and delivers stories about alumni, donors, and volunteers to support Advancement goals.
• Collaborates with Marketing and Communications to develop and update campaign messaging and collateral.

Skills

Content creation

Editing

Communication

Writing

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Bachelor’s degree in communication/marketing

Tools

InDesign

Canva

Job description

The Associate Director, Communications, within Chicago Booth’s Office of Advancement, is responsible for creating, curating, procuring, and tailoring compelling content to activate alumni, donors, and volunteers to engage with Booth. This role oversees the biweekly Booth Briefing newsletter and develops messaging for campaigns and events.

Cross-collaboration with Communications, Marketing, and Advancement partners is essential to ensure branding consistency and impactful storytelling.