University of Southern California
Senior Communications Specialist
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
University of Southern California Senior Communications Specialist
Location: Los Angeles, CaliforniaApply NowAbout Student Life:Student Life at the University of Southern California works to provide its 47,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students the opportunity to reach their educational, personal, and professional aspirations. The mission of USC Student Life is to strengthen a culture driven by student well-being.The Senior Communications Specialist for Student Life works closely with the Vice President and Chief of Staff to plan, manage, and evaluate Student Life’s engagement with students, families, alumni, faculty, staff, and the broader campus community. This position crafts strategic messaging to advance university-wide goals, ensuring uniformity of messaging and alignment with Student Life’s strategic framework and priorities.Responsibilities:
Draft messages on behalf of the Vice President for Student Life in close collaboration with Student Life senior leadership and other campus leaders.Develop internal and external communication plans to identify objectives, strategies, target audiences, tactics, and key messages for initiatives and projects.Draft, oversee, and review content creation to ensure clear and engaging communications for a broad range of constituencies.Drive student and family social media outreach and perform impact analysis for different communication channels.Act as the Student Life brand ambassador to manage public relations efforts, including image, brand, and voice.Define communication and distribution policies and procedures by developing and refining distribution channels and style guides.Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships across the university and coordinate with the University Communications Office on media inquiries.Work closely with team members and leaders to implement and support effective solutions for communications.Contribute to an inclusive environment that values differences by building and maintaining collaborative relationships.Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.Experience and Education:
5 years of experience in corporate/executive communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, or related fields.Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree, preferably in Journalism, Communications, English or a related discipline.Qualifications:
Extensive knowledge of industry best practices and a deep understanding of all aspects of communications.Excellent writing, proofreading, and editing skills.Experience working directly with executives or leaders in various sectors.Demonstrated ability to collaborate with high-level leadership and senior staff.Ability to translate leaders' high-level priorities into specific ideas and concepts.Demonstrated experience managing public relations and developing social media presence.Proven expertise as both a strategic thinker and a project manager.Demonstrated ability to articulate goals, strategies, tactics, and benchmarks.Ability to successfully manage multiple ongoing tasks and responsibilities.Experience working professionally in higher education and/or the fields of student affairs (preferred).The annual base salary range for this position is $91,156.72 - $101,657.70.
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Location: Los Angeles, CaliforniaApply NowAbout Student Life:Student Life at the University of Southern California works to provide its 47,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students the opportunity to reach their educational, personal, and professional aspirations. The mission of USC Student Life is to strengthen a culture driven by student well-being.The Senior Communications Specialist for Student Life works closely with the Vice President and Chief of Staff to plan, manage, and evaluate Student Life’s engagement with students, families, alumni, faculty, staff, and the broader campus community. This position crafts strategic messaging to advance university-wide goals, ensuring uniformity of messaging and alignment with Student Life’s strategic framework and priorities.Responsibilities:
Draft messages on behalf of the Vice President for Student Life in close collaboration with Student Life senior leadership and other campus leaders.Develop internal and external communication plans to identify objectives, strategies, target audiences, tactics, and key messages for initiatives and projects.Draft, oversee, and review content creation to ensure clear and engaging communications for a broad range of constituencies.Drive student and family social media outreach and perform impact analysis for different communication channels.Act as the Student Life brand ambassador to manage public relations efforts, including image, brand, and voice.Define communication and distribution policies and procedures by developing and refining distribution channels and style guides.Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships across the university and coordinate with the University Communications Office on media inquiries.Work closely with team members and leaders to implement and support effective solutions for communications.Contribute to an inclusive environment that values differences by building and maintaining collaborative relationships.Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.Experience and Education:
5 years of experience in corporate/executive communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, or related fields.Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree, preferably in Journalism, Communications, English or a related discipline.Qualifications:
Extensive knowledge of industry best practices and a deep understanding of all aspects of communications.Excellent writing, proofreading, and editing skills.Experience working directly with executives or leaders in various sectors.Demonstrated ability to collaborate with high-level leadership and senior staff.Ability to translate leaders' high-level priorities into specific ideas and concepts.Demonstrated experience managing public relations and developing social media presence.Proven expertise as both a strategic thinker and a project manager.Demonstrated ability to articulate goals, strategies, tactics, and benchmarks.Ability to successfully manage multiple ongoing tasks and responsibilities.Experience working professionally in higher education and/or the fields of student affairs (preferred).The annual base salary range for this position is $91,156.72 - $101,657.70.
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