Specialist - Outreach-Fixed Term

Program Director for Online Master's Program in Strategic Communication

The program director will be responsible for overseeing and managing multiple aspects of the Online Master's Program in Strategic Communication, including recruiting and admitting qualified students, advising students during their time in the online program, engaging alumni and nurturing industry alliances and partnerships, working with an advisory committee to revise and maintain a competitive and relevant curriculum, recruiting, managing, and evaluating faculty to ensure high-quality instruction, overseeing program marketing, and managing program budget. The director will also teach classes in the program as necessary. This position will be an annual year (twelve month) position.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree : Masters -Strategic communication, advertising, public relations, marketing, communication, business, or a related field

Minimum Requirements :

• Minimum of a master's degree in strategic communication, advertising, public relations, marketing, communication, business, or a related field
• Professional leadership or academic administrative experience of at least 1 year
• Experience in budget management
• Community building skills pertaining to student and faculty relationships, networking with alumni and industry partners, and the like

Desired Qualifications :

Required Application Materials :

To apply for the position, candidates must complete an online application at careers.msu.edu. The committee will start the review of applications on May 13, 2025, and will continue accepting applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled. With this commitment, the University conducts criminal background checks and professional misconduct reviews of all applicants for employment in faculty, academic staff, and executive management searches. A professional misconduct review is a prerequisite for a candidate to be selected for this position. Applicants will be asked to disclose whether they are subject to any pending investigation, findings or sanctions related to professional misconduct. Professional misconduct includes misconduct related to a person's employment, including, but not limited to, theft, embezzlement, research integrity, discrimination, or harassment under civil rights laws and policies, including protected identity harassment, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct (sexual assault, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, etc.), and retaliation. All applicants will be asked to sign an authorization and release, which authorizes the University to contact the candidate's current and former employers, for a period of 7 years prior to the date of application, related to any pending investigations, findings of responsibility and / or sanctions related to professional misconduct. Nothing will be sent to current or former employers unless the candidate reaches the semi-finalist stage.