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Harvard Kennedy School · 5 days ago

Director, Communications

Cambridge, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

Harvard Kennedy School is dedicated to advancing public policy and leadership. The Director, Communications will oversee the development and implementation of communication and marketing strategies to promote the Center for Public Leadership's scholarship and programs, while managing relationships with key stakeholders and media outlets.

Education

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop and execute proactive data-driven communication and marketing strategies that effectively highlight CPL’s scholarship, expand access to public leadership curricular material, and enhance the CPL brand

Identify CPL’s key audiences and develop targeted strategies to effectively engage them, incorporating metrics to assess and enhance the Center’s impact and outreach efforts

With the Faculty Director and Executive Director, develop CPL’s voice and key messaging points, conducting audience testing and revising over time

Help identify and prioritize new audiences, outlets, and other opportunities for delivering CPL-related communications

Oversee the production of all CPL-branded materials, including newsletters, social media, and digital and print materials, ensuring they accurately reflect CPL’s work and mission and effectively market CPL’s events, research, fellowships, and programs

Develop robust online and print content for CPL resident affiliated faculty and faculty-led programs. Advise faculty programs on effective leveraging of communications tools to identify and reach target audiences

Support CPL’s donor engagement efforts through creation of compelling stewardship materials that spotlight CPL’s people and programs

Manage CPL’s website and website content, ensuring it effectively reaches CPL’s key stakeholders

Serve as the operational liaison between CPL and the Office of Communications and Public Affairs (OCPA) to ensure CPL strategy and best practices align with school priorities

Build and maintain strong relationships with media outlets and journalists to enhance CPL’s visibility, proactively pitching stories and promoting the work of CPL faculty, students, alumni, and initiatives to secure media coverage and amplify the Center’s impact

Manage the process of producing CPL-branded items and swag, ensuring compliance with school and university trademark guidelines

Manage relationships with external vendors, including managing to budget

Directly manage staff, providing leadership, support, and guidance

Performs other responsibilities and serves in additional capacities as needed

Some work on nights and weekends required

Qualification

Marketing strategiesContent strategyAudience engagementRelationship managementAdobe Creative CloudSEO understandingWritten communicationSupervisory experienceProposal writingStrategic planning

Required

Bachelor's degree and minimum of 7 years' relevant professional experience in the fields of communications, public relations, and/or marketing

Supervisory or team lead experience

Note: Complete applications must include a resume, cover letter and writing sample

Demonstrated marketing experience, including effectively identifying and reaching target audiences

Strong written and verbal communications skills and the ability to translate complex issues and topics into readable, compelling content

Proven story-telling ability across multiple platforms

Experience with proposal writing, including grants

Experience building strong strategies, operations, and systems

Experience devising marketing and sales strategies based on market and audience data and analysis, using multiple channels/strategies for reaching target audiences (preferably in higher education)

Sophisticated interpersonal and relationship management skills

Demonstrated skill in strategic planning, agenda setting, and aligning resources with priorities

Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud and CMS platforms

Preferred

Master's degree preferred

Understanding of SEO and SERP strongly preferred

Benefits

Generous paid time off including parental leave

Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one

Retirement plans with university contributions

Wellbeing and mental health resources

Support for families and caregivers

Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement

Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

Company

Harvard Kennedy School

Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school. It is a sub-organization of Harvard University.

Founded in 1936

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

201-500 employees