IT Communications Lead: Transformation & Stakeholders

umd; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 94,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Maryland, College Park seeks a Communications Lead within the Elevate team to distill technical and project information into clear messaging for the broader university community.

The role supervises a Communications Specialist, manages the communications plan, and coordinates with campus liaisons to ensure timely, culturally aligned content delivery and measurable impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Three (3) years of professional communications or marketing experience.
• One (1) year of experience leading or supervising professional staff.
• Additional work experience as defined above may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to four (4) years of the required education.

Responsibilities

• Distills functional, technical, and project information into messaging for a broad University audience.
• Manages the communications plan to ensure timely development, approval, and delivery.
• Coordinates with school/college liaisons to develop templates and ready content.
• Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of communications efforts.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Proofreading

Oral communication

Written communication

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Prioritization

Multitasking

Customer service

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

University of Maryland, College Park seeks a Communications Lead within the Elevate team to distill technical and project information into clear messaging for the broader university community.

The role supervises a Communications Specialist, manages the communications plan, and coordinates with campus liaisons to ensure timely, culturally aligned content delivery and measurable impact.