CalTech is Hiring a Director of Advancement Communications Near Pasadena, CA
Job SummaryThe Division of Advancement and Alumni Relations (AAR) fosters a thriving and engaged community. Through meaningful connections and partnerships with donors and alumni who help to advance the Institute’s mission, we ensure that financial resources are available to our faculty and students to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education.
Within a high-performance environment, your skills as an exceptional storyteller, editor, and writer are vital to communicating the essential role that philanthropy plays advancing Caltech’s mission. Applying editorial voice and standards, the Director of Advancement Communications is responsible for planning and creating content on deadline that will be used across AAR’s communications channels globally. Reporting to the Executive Director of Advancement Communications, you will work closely with the Assistant Director of Advancement Communications, communications professionals throughout AAR and with the central Office of Strategic Communications in addition to faculty, students, and third-party vendors to coordinate efforts and produce timely and effective communications.
Essential Job Duties
- Guide story selection, development, and editing of Advancement Communications projects and shape other AAR communicators’ work to maximize meaningful audience engagement and philanthropy.
- Plan content and manage the editorial process for Advancement Communications’ multichannel, print, and digital efforts, including donor impact stories, endowment reports, email announcements, newsletters, videos, websites, and social media.
- Lead through influence in order to guide editorial and brand design standards to ensure consistency in communications across all of AAR.
- Manage several freelance copywriters and graphic designers.
- Use analytics, including web page views, click throughs, and email open rates, to inform communications strategy.
- Serve as a mentor and partner to the Assistant Director of Advancement Communications.
- Continually seek out and apply innovations and best practices.
- Support special projects as assigned.
- Six or more years of relevant experience in a nonprofit advancement communications office or related private sector communications office with increasing levels of responsibility.
- Ability to communicate science, engineering, or medical concepts in an easily understood manner.
- Superb editing, writing, interviewing, and research skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail, and adept at setting priorities, meeting deadlines, and managing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Comprehensive experience in developing creative and effective communications from start to finish on deadline.
- Eagerness to help accomplish goals of colleagues/clients, along with the ability to both share and receive constructive feedback.
- Excellent judgment and the ability to treat confidential information with discretion.
- Experience writing and editing science, engineering, or medical communications.
- Experience with website development and content management systems.
- Ability to communicate visually, and experience using software such as Adobe InDesign for graphic design projects .
- Experience developing earned media strategy.
- Resume.
- Cover Letter.
The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.
As one of the largest employers in Pasadena, CA, Caltech is committed to providing comprehensive benefits to eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Our benefits package includes competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, bereavement, etc.), tuition reimbursement, and more. Non-benefit eligible employees will have access to some benefits such as onsite counseling and sick time. Learn more about our
EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Caltech is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
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Job Summary
Full Time
Wholesale
$184k-235k (estimate)
06/07/2024
06/28/2024
caltech.com
SAN ANGELO, TX
100 - 200
1988
Private
BRENT MCCASLAND
$10M - $50M
Wholesale
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