Apply for the Vacancy for Director of Communications at Rice University. The category of the position is Communications, Marketing, and Public Affairs.

Salary Information

$70,600 – $95,300

Position Summary

The Rice 360° Institute for Global Health offers innovative research & education programs to design and implement new technologies to solve real global health challenges.

Qualifications for Vacancy for Director of Communications

Experience

Related experience in all of the following areas:

• Communicating complex engineering, public health, and/or scientific concepts to a variety of audiences
• Likewise, using communications efforts to increase broad awareness of and support for global health and development issues
• Also, using communications efforts to inform political and financial support for health and development goals in the developing world with governmental and non-state organizations
• Conception, design, and management of communications strategies, initiatives, and materials
• Also, copywriting, editing, web writing, photography, graphic design, creating program collateral material and/or presentation design
• Social media communications
• Media relations
• Furthermore, managing and leading a team

Skills Required

• Strong communication skills both oral and written
• Likewise, organization and creativity skills
• Analytical problem-solving skills

Skills Preferred

• Expertise in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)
• Also, knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite programs and/or other publishing and design software
• Familiar with new media applications and social media outlets
• Likewise, knowledge of communications issues related to higher education
• Public Health knowledge
• Also, demonstrated sensitivity to low resource settings
• Knowledge of the interests and needs of engineering, science, technology, and education reporters in multiple forms of media highly desirable
• Furthermore, the ability to use imagination and innovation to effectively communicate with appropriate audiences and constituent groups

Duties

• Develops and executes marketing strategies and marketing plans/programs to meet RICE 360° and NEST360° initiative objectives
• Likewise, leads the execution of communication and brand strategy for multiple programs incorporating appropriate channel
• Also, responsible for staff including the recruitment, management, development, and retention of staff
• Sets budget, goals, and objectives in alignment with organizational goals
• Oversees event management as needed to support marketing objectives
• Manages vendor relationships
• Oversees market research and analysis
• Furthermore, uses the results to inform decisions regarding strategic marketing direction, product segmentation, and customer targeting
• Also, assesses market opportunities and track market trends. Implement marketing improvements based on findings