Senior Communications & Brand Strategy Lead

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking a strategic communications leader to shape the School’s identity and messaging. The role ensures brand consistency across all media and guides a team including vendors to deliver high-impact communications aligned with recruitment, advancement, reputation, and community priorities.

The position involves implementing the School’s communications plan—producing magazines, newsletters, brochures, and website content, while coordinating projects and

Responsibilities

• Provides vision and direction to build the School’s identity, messaging, and overall communications strategy in support of student recruitment, advancement, reputation, and community building priorities.
• Ensures brand consistency of all School materials across all media, and compliance with college and campus brand standards.
• Supervises communications staff and outside vendors; hires and manages writers, photographers, and designers.
• Tracks and evaluates the effectiveness of the communications team’s work.
• Implements the School’s communications plan, including print publications, newsletters, brochures, and program materials; coordinates multiple projects to meet deadlines.

Job description

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking a strategic communications leader to shape the School’s identity and messaging. The role ensures brand consistency across all media and guides a team including vendors to deliver high-impact communications aligned with recruitment, advancement, reputation, and community priorities.

The position involves implementing the School’s communications plan—producing magazines, newsletters, brochures, and website content, while coordinating projects and