Director - Digital Communications - Education

Director Digital Communications

Key Responsibilities:

- The Director will plan, implement and lead a global, integrated communications strategy for company that presents a consistent, compelling, and accurate account of the people and programs of the education institute to relevant audiences. The channels of communications will include live and remote presentations to live audiences, web site, traditional media, social media, and other digital forms.

- Maintain effective digital systems to ensure that accurate and attractive content is captured, developed, and presented consistently and efficiently using channels that will have maximum impact for each unit of time and money invested (often by presenting the same content through multiple channels).

- Work to ensure that harmonize communication strategy with distinctive qualities convey the same story.

- Create strategic and operational media production and distribution recommendations based on first-hand operational knowledge

Key must have :

- Supervise the writing of and edits press releases, articles, fact sheets, and backgrounders; cultivates media relationships; monitors responses to media requests, press conferences, media lunches and interviews, and special events.

- Responsible for overseeing the development of presentations, reports, and fact sheets in support of leadership communications as well as the outreach activities of the university's various administrative offices.

- Utilize excellent project management skills in order to accomplish significant or major undertakings, delegating according to project plans

Qualification:

- Masters' degree in Communications, Marketing or related field/experience required

Required Experience:

- Demonstrated experience in digital Marketing, Communications or related field

- Previous experience with higher education sector or in an academic setting is desirable