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Communications Manager
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Posted:
February 23, 2021
Location:
Baltimore, Maryland
Salary:
Open

General Summary/Purpose

 

The Communications Manager reports directly to the Director of Economic Development. The Communications Manager works as part of the Office of Economic Development team and interacts with content providers across the university.

 

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

 

The Communications Manager plans and coordinates communications and marketing strategies for the Office of Economic Development initiatives and programs. These communications provide information to leadership, faculty, staff, students, alumni, partners, supporters and the community; enhance the image and reputation of the Office of Economic Development; and reflect it strategic goals. This position acts as the key editorial contact for publications, websites and social media account on behalf of the Office of Economic Development.

This position must exercise tact and diplomacy when dealing with staff and faculty. S/he must make decisions on how best to manage projects given short timeframes, relative strategic importance of projects, ease of substituting one project for another given staffing available, and the impact of failing to meet deadlines. The consequence of error in this area could be very serious for the university and health system as it concerns the public image and profile of the Office of Economic Development on a regional, national and international level.

Providing consistent information provides clarity, reduces redundancy, and offers significant cost savings and improvements in efficiency if done well.

 

Communications Strategy and Project Management:

  • Develops and executes communications and marketing strategies.
  • Works with the university and health system to clarify communication goals, design objectives, determine project timelines and budgets, and develop contingency plans to keep projects on track.
  • Evaluates publishing requirements and provides recommendations regarding media and format.
  • Manages projects and coordinates workflow of content providers, editors, designers, and external service providers.
  • Acts as liaison with editors and content providers to establish and meet production deadlines.
  • Works with other creative staff in University Communications to meet the Office of Economic Development needs.

Writing and editing services:

  • Implements a comprehensive editorial policy across print publications, websites and digital channels that is consistent with Johns Hopkins overall strategic communications goals.
  • Writes content for publications, websites and digital channels in collaboration with faculties and administrative units.
  • Edits for style, substance, and organization; reorganizes text to create consistency in grammar, format, message, and voice, recommends substantive editorial changes as needed.
  • Reviews, proofs, and fact-checks copy, and provides layout-ready copy according to style guide specifications.

 

Minimum Qualifications (Required)

Bachelor's degree in related field.

  • Four (4) years related experience.

 

 

Advanced degree may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU Equivalency Formula: 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience.   For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

 

 

 

Preferred Qualifications

 

Minimum of four (4) years’ related experience including experience with content development, ad copy writing or other editing work required.

Five (5) years of related experience preferred.

 

 

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

 

Performance Competencies and Criteria:

  • Demonstrated understanding of marketing, communications, media relations, and usability best practices.
  • Effective oral and written communication and interpersonal, presentation, and public relations skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership, teamwork and motivational skills.
  • Ability to exercise diplomacy, tact, and discretion when working with confidential and/or sensitive information and in dealing with various levels within the university.

  • Relevant disciplines include marketing, communications, journalism, or management.

  • Requires excellent knowledge of English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
  • Demonstrated experience in communications/marketing consulting, writing, and publishing in high-volume production environment, with both print and web output. Photography experience an asset.
  • Advanced understanding of digital media and social media and knowledge of web content management systems. Familiarity with blogs, wikis and basic HTML is an asset.
  • Experience with Adobe Acrobat and the Microsoft Office suite and familiarity with databases or other project management software is important.
  • Professional experience in a post-secondary institution or similar environment an asset.

 

 

Classified Title: Communications Associate 
Working Title: Communications Manager  ​​​​​
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD 
Starting Salary Range: $59,280 - $81,435 /Commensurate with Experience
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm / 37.5 hrs per week 
Exempt Status: Exempt  
Location: 03-MD:Eastern High Campus 
Department name: 10000004-Economic Development 
Personnel area: University Administration

 

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

 

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

 

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work.  Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

 

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

 

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

 

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Internal Number: 50559-en_US
About Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.
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