Marketing & Communications Director for AI College

University of Wisconsin; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence is seeking a Marketing and Communications Director to lead CAI’s marketing function and shape its identity and reputation.

The role reports to senior leadership and will build an integrated strategy, oversee a communications team, and drive engagement with internal and external audiences in a dynamic academic setting.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressively responsible professional experience in communications, marketing, public relations, or a related field.
• Experience developing and implementing strategic marketing or communications initiatives across multiple audiences and channels, including coordinating stakeholders and managing complex projects.
• Experience communicating complex research, technical, or complex subject matter to various audiences.
• Demonstrated experience directing the work of others, including coordinating assignments, providing feedback, or leading project teams.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, accurate, and compelling content.
• Experience advising organizational leaders and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on communications strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, exercise sound judgment, and manage competing demands in a complex organizational environment.

Responsibilities

• Audits and directs day-to-day operational plans to align with strategic initiatives and to meet established objectives.
• Develops, implements, and monitors strategic communication initiatives for designated audiences and internal stakeholders to maximize engagement and strengthen collaboration efforts.
• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
• Identifies, establishes, and directs media relationships and partnerships with internal and external sources.
• Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revived operational policies and procedures.

Skills

Experience in communications

Strategic marketing initiatives

Explain complex topics

Leadership

Writing & editing

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence is seeking a Marketing and Communications Director to lead CAI’s marketing function and shape its identity and reputation.

The role reports to senior leadership and will build an integrated strategy, oversee a communications team, and drive engagement with internal and external audiences in a dynamic academic setting.