Associate Director, Communications & Alumni Engagement

Nashville Public Radio; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business seeks an Associate Director of Communications to lead content strategy for Alumni communications and fundraising collateral. You will oversee the Booth Briefing newsletter, craft compelling stories about alumni and donors, and support major gift proposals in collaboration with the Advancement team.

This role emphasizes collaboration across Marketing and Communications and the Office of Advancement, ensuring consistent branding and impactful

Qualifications

• Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
• Technical skills include knowledge of InDesign, Canva, or other graphic design software.
• Experience in marketing/communications in higher education or advancement preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the content slate for the biweekly alumni newsletter, the Booth Briefing, and adapts strategy based on performance metrics.
• Creates engagement and fundraising materials and provides light design support.
• Evaluates opportunities to apply AI tools while preserving accuracy and human touch.
• Collaborates with school colleagues and external partners to develop gift announcements and stories.
• Develops campaign messaging and collateral for websites and one-pagers.
• Develops content for events, recaps, talking points, and marketing copy.
• Edits materials for Advancement partners.
• Collaborates with Chicago Booth Marketing and Communications to support content and messaging.
• Maintains branding consistency across communications.
• Disseminates information about programs and achievements.
• Solves moderately complex writing and information delivery problems.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Editorial skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Degree in communication or marketing

Tools

InDesign

Canva

Job description

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business seeks an Associate Director of Communications to lead content strategy for Alumni communications and fundraising collateral. You will oversee the Booth Briefing newsletter, craft compelling stories about alumni and donors, and support major gift proposals in collaboration with the Advancement team.

This role emphasizes collaboration across Marketing and Communications and the Office of Advancement, ensuring consistent branding and impactful