The Department of Urology in the School of Medicine is seeking a Communications Manager to design, create, and develop deliverables in support of the department’s communication strategy. This position provides support in planning, coordinating, and implementing communications for the department. You will develop both internal and external written communications and design and coordinate media relations efforts. You will serve as key public relations/marketing contact to manage department’s social media presence, managing all internal and external requests in coordination with department leadership. You will organize publicity events for the department. You will manage and develop the department website, produce print and web materials, manage department social media accounts, develop communications strategy/branding and maintain department listservs.
You are a creative and technologically savvy marketing and communications professional. You can design websites that are visually appealing, user oriented, and mission driven. You are creative and artistic and can produce digital media graphics (promotional materials) and short videos that align with brand guidelines. You’ve created marketing and communications strategies and designed approaches for producing content. You have innovative approaches to optimize user experience and engagement. You enjoy partnering with colleagues to create and implement promotional strategies.
CORE DUTIES INCLUDE:
- Participate in development of communication deliverables in an area of expertise for a program.
- Develop communications of moderate complexity for various content delivery channels.
- Produce materials according to defined requirements using software applications and mediums.
- Work with vendors to obtain information to evaluate quality, process, and costs to support vendor selection.
- Maintain knowledge by attending webinars, conferences, networking etc. to remain at the forefront of current industry standards, trends and technology.
- May compile data, illustrations, photos, and pictures for assignments.
- Work in collaboration with Institutional Communicators on media relations content and other areas.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Proficiency in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)/Drupal, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Stock, Adobe Premiere, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Twitter, LinkedIn Learning, Marketo and Google Analytics.
- Proven track record of developing and implementing content strategies that enhance brand and reputation.
- Experience managing multi-channel content strategies, in an academic medical or healthcare setting.
- Ability to navigate, coordinate and align leadership priorities, stakeholder objectives, and community sentiment.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):
Bachelor’s degree and three years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with internal communications groups across campus.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills.
- Capacity to synthesize materials and communicate information in a manner easily understood.
- Experience with managing projects to specifications and to meet expected deadlines.
- Ability to perform detailed work with high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
- Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.
- Frequently stand/walk, sit, use a telephone, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, speaking.
- Occasionally grasp forcefully, writing by hand.
- Rarely sort/file paperwork.
*- Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
WORK STANDARDS:
- Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
- Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors bases on training and lessons learned.
- Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and academic staff. It welcomes nominations of and applications from women and members of minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
The expected pay range for this position is $84,000 to $100,000 per annum.
Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.