Broward College · 8 hours ago
Associate Vice President, Public Relations and Communication
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$120K/yr - $134K/yr
10+ years expBroward College, located in sunny South Florida, is one of the largest state colleges in the country. The Associate Vice President of Public Relations and Communication provides effective leadership in fulfilling the mission of the college as it relates to communication and media relations initiatives, enhancing the College's reputation and visibility.
E-LearningEducationHigher EducationTutoring
Responsibilities
Develops and implements all strategic public relations campaigns and external communications efforts to support the organization's mission, goals and objectives
Supports the Vice President of Strategic Communication and Marketing with strategic direction for internal communication related to the Office of the President
Builds and fosters collaborative relationships with other departments within the organization to stay informed and abreast of new initiatives, programs, and grants, etc
Manages and maintains the Public Relations requests from across the college for inclusion into plans, across all channels
Develops and implements all pre-event and post-event communication activities to support public relations events. External: Specific responsibilities include establishing a production timetable, reviewing news materials, responding to media inquiries, distributing materials to media before, during, and after the event, encouraging media participation, promoting spokespeople, and arranging media interviews. Internal: Specific responsibilities include developing copy for scripts, brochures or booklets and flyers for college-wide institutional events
Serves as Public Information Officer in a rapid-response team should the need arise. Supports the Emergency Management team prepare for a crisis through developing and updating the annual crisis communication plan, participation in the twice-yearly BC ALERT college-wide testing, mock scenarios, institutional crisis management training, and distribution of college-wide advisory emails
Responds to media requests for information and facilitates media interviews with spokespeople, authors, and others
Writes, edits, and oversees news releases, news materials, the President’s Update newsletter, op-eds by executives and external partners, fact sheets, video scripts and talking points, blogs, some webpage copy, and social media content for the Office of the President. Manages and promotes the subject matter expert programs
Builds relationships with counterparts in community economic development and non-profit service organizations through external-facing initiatives and jointly sponsored communication campaigns and programs
Provides leadership and oversight for special institutional events, as identified by the Office of the President, including supervision of the Director of Institutional Events
Qualification
Required
Master's degree required
10 years of public relations or media experience
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
Requires an individual with the desire to be the best in the world at their craft and a commitment to integrity
Models inclusive excellence through specific actions that support the College's mission in the recruitment, hiring, and retention of talented faculty and staff
Broad understanding of the external environment and how it affects academia in general and Broward in particular, including political, legal, environmental, educational, financial and social influences
Broad understanding of the structure, operations, human resources and finances of the College and the complexities of their interdependencies
Ability to translate College-wide strategies and priorities into strategic and operational plans and policies for own area
Ability to understand the impact of own area on the College and to contribute to the development of the College's strategic plan
Proven leadership skills and managerial expertise, and ability to motivate and empower direct and indirect reports to achieve priorities and expectations for own area
Ability to forecast and manage budgets and other resource requirements for area of responsibility
Ability to partner with others across the College and externally develops strategies and plans to exchange information, collaborate on projects, share resources, etc
Ability to influence others of the benefits/importance of an idea or plan of action and to gain their support or commitment
Benefits
Affordable High Quality Healthcare Insurance (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Options – Florida Retirement System (FRS) Pension Plan or the FRS Investment Plan
Wellness Program
Vacation/Paid Time Off
Winter and Spring Break Off
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement are available to employees and family members
Company
Broward College
Broward College is a state college located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.95MKey Investors
U.S. Department of Education
2023-01-20Grant· $0.95M
Leadership Team
Hector Ramos
Chief Financial Officer, Direct Service Organizations (Foundation and BCEduventures)
Angela Rodriguez-Soto
Partnership Impact Manager
Recent News
Seattle TechFlash
2025-06-25
Company data provided by crunchbase