Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Stony Brook University; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Stony Brook University seeks a visionary vice president for marketing and communications to shape the university’s voice and public narrative. Reporting to the president, the role leads a~35-person team and collaborates across units to advance shared priorities in a dynamic public research university.

The successful candidate will combine strategic foresight with political astuteness, build strong relationships, and steer communications and marketing to support a forthcoming comprehensive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of approximately 35 professionals and partner with communications and marketing colleagues across a large, complex enterprise.
• Serve as the university's chief communications and marketing officer.
• Shape the voice, reputation, and public narrative of Stony Brook to elevate visibility and impact.
• Translate institutional excellence into broader visibility among students, families, faculty, alumni, policymakers, media, and industry leaders.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Collaborative leadership

Relationship building

Crisis communications

Political astuteness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Stony Brook University seeks a visionary vice president for marketing and communications to shape the university’s voice and public narrative. Reporting to the president, the role leads a~35-person team and collaborates across units to advance shared priorities in a dynamic public research university.

The successful candidate will combine strategic foresight with political astuteness, build strong relationships, and steer communications and marketing to support a forthcoming comprehensive