Communications Manager

Oakland University; Rochester (MI); In loco; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Oakland University in Rochester, MI, seeks a Communications Manager to lead day-to-day executive communications, including remarks, talking points, scripts and web content. Reporting to the Director of Presidential Communications, the role coordinates with offices across campus to ensure timely, accurate messaging that reflects OU voice and brand standards.

The successful candidate will possess strong writing skills, digital fluency, and project management discipline, with ability to adapt voice

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, public relations, marketing, higher education or related field or equivalent.
• Two+ years in communications or marketing with strong writing and project coordination.
• Excellent written communication across remarks, messaging, social media and newsletters.
• Ability to adapt writing to another voice and incorporate feedback.
• Ability to gather information, summarize points and turn complex info into clear content.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Digital fluency, managing content for websites, social media or newsletters.
• Coordinate communications projects with multiple contributors, reviewers and approvals.
• Professional judgment and discretion with confidential information.
• Ability to work across teams and units.

Mansioni

• Research, draft, edit, and manage executive communications content across formats.
• Coordinate with offices to gather information and support executive appearances.
• Ensure messages are clear, timely, audience-appropriate and brand-aligned.
• Maintain organized workflows for executive communications processes.
• Write in leaders’ voices, incorporate feedback, and ensure professional direction.

Conoscenze

Writing

Digital fluency

Project coordination

Communication

Adaptability

Information synthesis

Organization

Collaboration

Discretion

Cross-team working

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in communications

Master’s degree

Strumenti

Content Management Systems

Social media scheduling tools

Email marketing platforms

Analytics tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Department

7159 - Communications & Marketing

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, public relations, marketing, higher education or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in communications, marketing, or a related field, with demonstrated strength in writing, digital channel management and project coordination.
• Excellent written communication skills across multiple formats and audiences, including remarks, institutional messaging, social media and newsletters.
• Ability to adapt writing to another person’s voice, receive and incorporate feedback and raise questions when clarification is needed.
• Ability to gather information from multiple sources, summarize key points and turn complex information into clear and compelling written content.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple assignments, deadlines and shifting priorities.
• Digital fluency, including experience managing content for websites, social media, email newsletters or other digital communication tools.
• Ability to coordinate communications projects involving multiple contributors, reviewers, deadlines and approval steps.
• Professional judgment, discretion and ability to handle confidential or sensitive information appropriately.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and units.

The writing sample should be a speech op-ed, video script, or something similar. Those selected for final interviews may be required to complete a writing assignment.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree.
• Experience supporting communications for an executive.
• Experience with content management systems, social media scheduling tools, email marketing platforms or analytics tools.
• Familiarity with brand governance principles and experience working within an institutional brand framework.
• Familiarity with higher education.
• Knowledge of and enthusiasm for the mission of a regional public university.

All Qualifications

Unless otherwise required by an applicable collective bargaining agreement, all minimum, additional and desired qualifications are preferred, but qualifications, degrees, and/or experience deemed comparable and/or equivalent by Oakland University in its sole and exclusive discretion may be considered.

Position Purpose

The Communications Manager is a member of University Communications & Marketing who supports the day-to-day execution of presidential and other assigned executive leadership communications. Reporting to the Director of Presidential Communications, the manager researches, drafts, edits, coordinates and manages executive communications content across a range of formats, including remarks, talking points, scripts, presentations, leadership messages, web content, social media posts, newsletters and selected executive correspondence.

This role helps ensure executive communications are clear, accurate, timely, audience-appropriate and aligned with each leader’s voice and style, OU institutional priorities and OU brand standards. The manager coordinates with executive offices, UCM colleagues and campus partners to gather information, support executive appearances, manage digital content and maintain organized communications workflows.

This role requires excellent writing skills, digital fluency, project management discipline, sound judgment and a commitment to brand consistency. The successful candidate must be organized, proactive and adaptable, with the ability to move quickly and effectively in a fast-paced executive communications environment. The role also requires comfort writing in another person’s voice, receiving and incorporating constructive feedback, raising thoughtful questions and suggestions and incorporating final direction with professionalism and discretion.

Job Open Date

11/02/2026