Senior Associate Director, Communications

Department

Booth CDR: Operations - Communications

About the Department

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.

Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment.

Chicago Booth is proud to claim:

• an unmatched faculty.
• degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents.
• a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni.
• strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities.

As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment.

For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/.

Job Summary

The Senior Associate Director of Communications will play a leading role in creating, executing, and evaluating the Roman Family CDR's strategic communications plan. The Senior Associate Director of Communications will develop strategy and content for the Center's digital and print publications and channels-including but not limited to web assets, marketing campaigns, direct mail, print production, internal communications, and community engagement. The Senior Associate Director of Communications will write for a broad range of audiences and help lead and manage initiatives that engage the growing audience for the Roman Family CDR.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the director of operations and external relations, creates, executes, and evaluates the strategic communications plan for the Roman Family Center for Decision Research.

• Articulates and delivers the Center's core messages, priorities, and achievements in a style and medium best aligned with its myriad audiences, academics, industry, alumni, journalists, and the general public.

• Helps tell the story of behavioral science to a broad audience, how the discipline creates positive, meaningful change at scale; expands the scientific understanding of human behavior; and helps people better understand and improve their lives.

• Manages and optimizes the Center's multiple digital properties, including the websites for the RF-CDR and Mindworks, affiliated social media channels, and direct email campaigns.

• Works closely with the RF-CDR's lab teams to explain the importance and appeal of participating in behavioral science research, employing a range of tactics, including full-service direct email, social media, flyers, and other advertising avenues.

• Leads and executes marketing for the Center's flagship public lecture series, Think Better.

• Serves as managing director of the publications that demonstrate the Center's thought leadership and impact on the field, providing editorial vision and planning, and overseeing their production, delivery, and dissemination.

• Helps conceive and manage paid advertising campaigns across a broad range of media.

• Oversees the work of external vendors, including printers and manufacturers.

• Helps manage and evaluate internal communications for the Center's community of faculty, full-time staff, graduate students, postdocs, undergraduates, and research assistants.

• Acts as a strategist or project lead to plan, develop and disseminate information designed to keep the public informed of the organization's programs, accomplishments, or point of view.

• Solves complex and unique problems related to the writing, preparation, and/or delivery of information from or about the unit.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Master's degree.

Experience:

• A minimum seven years of relevant professional experience.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Demonstrated proficiency with the following required: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook); Adobe Creative Suite; enterprise-level content management systems.

Preferred Competencies

• Outstanding verbal, written, and presentation skills, as well as organizational skills.

• Work independently with little supervision; possess a self-motivated disposition; identify opportunities for improvement and recommend effective changes, all while achieving key objectives resulting in desired outcomes.

• Excellent strategic planning, critical thinking, analytical, and persuasion skills.

• Handle multiple detailed tasks/projects simultaneously and meet strict deadlines with frequent interruptions.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and diplomatically with colleagues, as well as with students, faculty and corporate contacts in a multitude of communication methods i.e., in person, email, phone.

• Professional demeanor, including tact, discretion, and a customer service-oriented approach.

Working Conditions

• This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family

Communications

Role Impact

Individual Contributor

FLSA Status

Exempt

Pay Frequency

Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours

37.5

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Drug Test Required

No

Health Screen Required

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

No

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