CED Director of Communications (5887U) Job 44198 - The College of Environmental Design (CED) About Berkeley
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Departmental Overview
The College of Environmental Design (CED) stands among the nation's top environmental design schools. It is one of the world's most distinguished laboratories for experimentation, research, and intellectual synergy. The first school to combine the disciplines of architecture, planning, and landscape architecture into a single college, CED led the way toward an integrated approach to analyzing, understanding, and designing our built environment.
CED was also among the first to conceptualize environmental design as inseparable from its social, political-economic, and cultural contexts. Its faculty and students have always seen environmental design as an exploratory spatial practice, aimed at creating forms of building, landscape, and urban plans that have yet to be imagined. At the same time, CED has historically emphasized environmental design as a profoundly ethical practice, co-produced through dynamic engagements with diverse communities, workers, businesses, and policy-makers.
This role independently oversees a comprehensive communications program for a unit, college, or school with a large, complex communications program requiring a wide variety of communications media, including written, visual, and electronic, and associated technical applications. Works with management to develop and execute organizational communication strategy for a highly visible program.
Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: October 27, 2022 - Open Until Filled
Responsibilities
25% Works with College leadership to create, develop, and implement comprehensive long- and short-term strategic communications plans and complex communications projects that can be large in scope and with long timelines, such as the production of a magazine, redesign of a website, support of a fundraising campaign, or publicity and messaging for a series of high profile events, announcements, and press releases.
25% Delivers comprehensive communications programs, including written, visual, and electronic communications, for the College of Environmental Design. Produces and oversees the production of a variety of communication pieces in a variety of venues including written, visual, and electronic communications. Specifically, these include the Colleges' monthly e-newsletter and other email communications, online features, event materials, ongoing web and social media content, prospective student marketing brochures, and print magazines or annual reports.
20% Interacts with outside and internal IT technical staff, consultants, and students to assure 24/7 uptime and content timeliness of the College website. Suggests and enforces web use policies, consult with faculty on options, and participate in technical discussions.
10% Manages and mentors student workers and outside professionals with diverse expertise, such as in content, design and production, web and digital management, and content marketing.
5% Provides advice and counsel to throughout the College on all aspects of communications, including strategic planning, effective messaging, and problem resolution. Collaborates with Departments, degree programs, faculty and other organizational entities within the College to create communications plans, write content where appropriate and feasible, and assign resources.
5% Provides advice and counsel to College administration on all aspects of communications, including strategic planning, effective messaging, branding, and problem resolution. Occasional consultation and support in crisis and change communications.
5% Ensures production of high quality products that effectively deliver the desired message within budget and time constraints. Requires working closely with vendors such as designers, printers, photographers, web developers, and writers.
5% Identifies specific communications needs and develops the content and process for organizational improvements. For example, implementing social media management tools or developing toolkits and intake forms for stakeholders around the College.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
Advanced knowledge and understanding of all aspects of communications, including strategic planning for various media venues, technical aspects and requirements of various venues, and most appropriate and effective applications.
Advanced knowledge and understanding of technical applications to direct professional technical staff, or personally perform technical work, including design concepts, various media, and applications.
Advanced knowledge of the organization, including its mission, vision, goals, policies, and infrastructure; strong knowledge of current affairs and issues in higher education and / or health sciences.
Advanced skills to create, develop, and implement long and short-term strategic communication plans.
Advanced skills to advise and consult management on all aspects of communications, ranging from developing effective communication strategies to appropriately responding to inquiries regarding sensitive or complex issues or information.
Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal communications, active listening and political acumen skills.
Excellent analytical, critical thinking, project management, and problem recognition, avoidance, and resolution skills.
Thorough knowledge of location protocols and channels for communication internally and externally.
Salary & Benefits
Salary is commensurate with experience. This is a 100% FTE, career position.
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit:
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html
Conviction History Background
This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant see:
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/ default/files/migrated_files/ employers/poster_screen_ reader_optimized.pdf
For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct
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