Asst. Director for Internal Communications (116339)

The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences seeks a creative, experienced, and team-oriented Assistant Director of Internal Communication to design and lead the internal communication efforts of the Dean’s Office. This person will develop an internal communications plan for the school’s strategic plan, relevant reports, events, memos, and websites directly tied to the Dean and the KSAS Dean’s Office. This person will report directly to the Senior Associate Dean for Strategy and Chief of Staff, with a dotted line to the Senior Director for Marketing and Communications.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as internal communications lead for Krieger School.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive internal communications strategy to support the KSAS Dean’s Office and its strategic priorities.
• Plan, create, oversee, and edit internal communications strategies aimed at keeping Krieger School faculty, staff, and students informed about important initiatives, goals, and events.
• Contribute to school-wide reports documenting the school’s activities.
• Work with members of the Dean’s Office to create and write collateral around internal initiatives.
• Ensure the efficiency and efficacy of communications between school leadership and faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Krieger School community.
• Follow established university branding standards in all communications.
• Liaise with members of the Krieger School communications team and the Dean’s Office.
• Write clear and effective content for internal audiences.
• Pivot writing styles based on the format, message, audience, and purpose.
• Serve as internal communications lead for Krieger School.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive internal communications strategy to support the KSAS Dean’s Office and its strategic priorities.
• Plan, create, oversee, and edit internal communications strategies aimed at keeping Krieger School faculty, staff, and students informed about important initiatives, goals, and events.
• Contribute to school-wide reports documenting the school’s activities.
• Work with members of the Dean’s Office to create and write collateral around internal initiatives.
• Ensure the efficiency and efficacy of communications between school leadership and faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Krieger School community.
• Follow established university branding standards in all communications.
• Liaise with members of the Krieger School communications team and the Dean’s Office.
• Write clear and effective content for internal audiences.
• Pivot writing styles based on the format, message, audience, and purpose.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong present, organizational, copy-editing, and digital skills.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills. Proven ability to multi-task and process data quickly with a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to communicate with multiple audiences.
• Ability to write clear, concise copy for various mediums.
• Strong customer service skills along with demonstrated interpersonal skills to transact with a range of internal and external constituents and ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with school and divisional partners and leadership.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and cultural responsiveness.
• Experience using a content management system (WordPress) and email marketing platforms such as Staffbase or MailChimp.
• Demonstrated knowledge of computer literacy, word processing, and Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams and PowerPoint).
• Ability to translate sometimes complex information into clear, concise messages for a variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Level of Independent Decision Making

• Intermediate. The ideal candidate should exercise discretion in decision making and have the knowledge and experience to make decisions while also being able to demonstrate how the decisions align with practice.

Physical Requirements 

• Capable of lifting and carrying items up to 20 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to walk across campus for distances up to 1 mile occasionally.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
• Four years related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• General familiarity with Associated Press style.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, or related field.

Classified Title: Communications Associate 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Asst. Director for Internal Communications   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD  
Starting Salary Range: $62,900 – $110,100 Annually ($90,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: HybridHomewood Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​Communications – KSAS 
Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences 

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