Communications Manager

Communications Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field and 2+ years agency or internal marketing team experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience Managing a Team
• High attention for detail
• Self-Motivated with excellent time management skills
• Project management experience: ability to forecast, assign projects, create deadlines and follow up to meet deadlines
• High attention to client communication: ability to work with people at all levels of an organization
• Ability to recruit, train and manage high-potential employees in a high-turnover environment
• Proficiency in MS Office, Google Drive and Project management software (e.g basecamp)
• Well-developed organizational, communication, and writing skills
• Ability to work well with others and feel comfortable speaking in front of a group
• Experience with financial and budget planning

Responsibilities

• Oversee Digital Media and Reports
• Work with Assistant Dean on communications and public relations plans which include key strategic digital media and strategic campaigns to both internal (Faculty and Staff) and external audiences (University Administration, Alumni, Donors, Public, etc.)
• Facilitate strategy meetings and assist with monthly council meetings
• Gather and create monthly analytical reports and dashboards for the External Relations office to meet KPIs of College (Dean’s Office) and External Relations Strategic goals and plans
• Maintain a monthly / annual report that reflects the use and impact of sacred resources allocated by the Dean’s Office to External Relations
• Manage other office processes such as, but not limited to: hiring, training, hours reporting, time off requests, forecasting, etc.
• Supervise part-time employees including students and coordinate strategic processes with their teams including related College campaigns
• Facilitate inspiring and experiential learning of the College with hands-on mentorship in the External Relations team, while promoting life-long learning
• Assist in updating and maintaining reporting documents for 10-12 campaigns throughout the year for the Dean’s Office and the College of Fine Arts & Communications. (e.g. Faith + Works, Season Announcements, Homecoming, etc.)
• Collaborate with BYU On Stage (Marketing/Creative), Bravo!, CFAC Marketing and Production through the MarComm committee in the strategy for performances
• Assist with the creation and editing of digital media for the college including newsletters
• Report out strategic efforts to achieve annual and long term KPIs in concert with the BYU Strategic Plan and AIMS of a BYU education
• Evaluate the budget needs monthly based on the yearly allocated funds, create an annual budget in Quarter 4
• Facilitate quarterly Strategic Resource Planning for the External Relations office in conjunction with Assistant Dean
• Assist in the coordination of special projects with internal and external vendors
• Collaborating closely with the Assistant Dean in managing the External Relations portfolio of relationships with media, donors (Philanthropies), alumni and university (branding/college communicators) and academic (faculty/staff) area relations
• Work with the Assistant Dean in executing responses to the appropriate groups. Facilitate External Relations teams in their crisis communications protocol
• Maintain a monthly report of crisis communications for Assistant Dean of the College of Fine Arts & Communications

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in communications or related field