The Office of Academic & Career Success (OACS) seeks a collaborative, organized, and creative communications leader who is committed to student and staff success and inclusion. The Communications Director is responsible for the leadership and coordination of communications produced and distributed by OACS. Audiences for these communications include, but are not limited to, UW-Madison advisors, career services professionals, learning support staff, as well as undergraduate students, their parents, and family members.
This position will collaborate with members of the OACS team to assess needs of all communities and prioritize, delegate and execute the strategic communications to help achieve the varied goals within the office. The Communications Director position also supervises two Communications Coordinators and leads a gathering of the OACS communications professionals in order to support one another in professional development and coordination.
This position reports to the OACS Director for Training and Community Development. You can expect to work with a compassionate and supportive team that values you as an individual, supports your work/life balance, and provides you with opportunities to grow and develop. We are specifically seeking candidates who are strongly committed to centering justice, and equity in the way they approach communications work, both internally and campus-facing. Interested candidates are encouraged to learn more about OACS and the office's mission and values by visiting .
The Office of Academic & Career Success (OACS) was created in 2011 and serves UW-Madison students and staff; supporting centralized advising, career services, and learning support functions. This is done through inclusive and innovative support of staff wellbeing and success, as well as advising, career development, and learning support services for students. OACS is responsible for training, communication, assessment, advocacy, and technology servicing for campus-wide advising, career services, and learning support communities. OACS also houses units that provide direct advising, career services, and learning support for undergraduate students. These units are: Cross-College Advising Service (CCAS), Career Exploration Center (CEC), Pre-Professional Advising (Centers for Pre-Health and Pre-Law Advising), Undergraduate Academic Awards Office, Greater University Tutoring Service (GUTS), and the Office of Online Student Success.
The Office of Academic & Career Success (OACS) is part of the Division for Teaching and Learning (DTL) along with the: Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring (CTLM), the Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE), the Rebecca M. Blank Center for Campus History (CCH), Indigenous Education/Our Shared Future, the Morgridge Center for Public Service, and the Student Learning Assessment (SLA) office.

• 30% Develops, implements, and monitors strategic communication initiatives for designated audiences and internal stakeholders to maximize engagement and strengthen collaboration efforts
• 20% Identifies, establishes, and directs media relationships and partnerships with internal and external sources
• 20% Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revived operational policies and procedures
• 5% Audits and directs day-to-day operational plans to align with strategic initiatives and to meet established objectives
• 25% Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit:

Required
Bachelor's Degree

Required Qualifications: Your application materials should directly address your experience with the required qualifications.
-At least 3 years of professional experience with communications-related work
-Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and monitoring strategic communication initiatives for various audiences
-Experience with varied communications tools, including tools for email marketing, website content management, and graphic design, with a proven ability to quickly learn new skills. Tools can include but are not limited to: WordPress and Eloqua
-Experience taking initiative and independently managing, prioritizing, and delegating multiple projects and priorities
Preferred Qualifications:
-Experience in supervision
-Experience working in team environments, with an appreciation for varied perspectives of colleagues
-Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with ability to speak to various audiences
-Ability to ask good questions and gain feedback from colleagues and community members

Full Time: 100%
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $80,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The minimum starting salary for the position is $80,000, but is negotiable based on qualifications.
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see .

The Division for Teaching and Learning (DTL) strives to create a healthy, welcoming, and inclusive space for all and encourages applications from candidates who foster and promote the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process. Applicants will be asked to upload a resume and cover letter. Your application materials should directly address your experience with the required qualifications. If selected for a finalist interview, applicants will be asked to supply 3 references, including a current or most recent supervisor (if not currently employed). No references will be contacted without advance notice. PDF documents preferred but not required.

Emma Voight
608-262-8152
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See for further information.

Communications Director (C)(CM061)

A37-DIV FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING/OACS/TRAINING & DEV

Limited

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