IT Communications Lead - Strategy & Stakeholder Engagement

Yale Cancer Center; New Haven (CT); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

The Associate Director, IT Communications at Yale University reports jointly to the Assistant Vice President, Internal Communications and the Assistant Vice President for IT and Deputy CIO. In addition, the individual in this role is a member of the IT Senior Leadership team and IT Leadership Council and is accountable for the success of all aspects of IT communications.

Key areas of responsibility include providing thought leadership and strategic leadership on the area of communications for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field and five years of experience in public relations, journalism, corporate communications or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing communications for a range of media and working with creative professionals in design, photography, or video.

Responsibilities

• Creates and implements a communications strategy in support of the unit's short- and long-term goals and objectives; coordinates with other communications professionals to achieve institutional goals; leads the communications process within developed standards and protocols.
• Leads and advises on leadership communications, programs, messages, stakeholder engagement, and activities.
• Manages relationships with key campus stakeholders with a high degree of professionalism, judgment and understanding of stakeholder goals.
• Creates compelling story ideas and narratives; produces content for both external and internal channels; writes copy and social media posts and manages content.
• Plans social media strategies for key University communications and programs. Monitors University social media assets for negative comments or misinformation.
• Produces multimedia content and manages the work of graphic and web designers, student interns, printers, video producers and photographers.
• Manages communication plans for all stakeholders by understanding the significance of campus initiatives, creates compelling stories and messages to translate the significance through language that is clear and accessible for public awareness.
• Maintains the Yale brand and graphic identity standards; supports and maintains standard operating procedures; contributes to digital asset management.

Skills

Excellent communication

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field

Job description

The Associate Director, IT Communications at Yale University reports jointly to the Assistant Vice President, Internal Communications and the Assistant Vice President for IT and Deputy CIO. In addition, the individual in this role is a member of the IT Senior Leadership team and IT Leadership Council and is accountable for the success of all aspects of IT communications.

Key areas of responsibility include providing thought leadership and strategic leadership on the area of communications for