Director of Communications

Director of CommunicationsJob no : Closes : Work Type : Staff Full-TimeLocations : New Orleans, LACategories : Public Relations

College :   DCC

Department :   Public Relations Office

Sub department :   Office of Public Relations

Type of Appointment :   Full time - Regular

Duties and Responsibilities :

Strategic Communication Planning

• Develop and execute strategic communication plans aligned with the college’s goals and objectives. Collaborate with college leadership to ensure consistent messaging and branding.

Marketing, Advertising, Content Creation and Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Media Relations

Crisis Communication

Research and Trends Analysis

Team Leadership and Collaboration

Required Education : Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or a related field.

Required Experience :  Six (6) years of demonstrated successful experience leading marketing and branding efforts. including digital and traditional media. Five (5) years of supervisory experience. Robust knowledge of social media, digital content systems management, marketing, advertising, and media relations. Demonstrated crisis communication planning and response skills. Strong communications skills both written and verbal. Proven leadership, organizational, writing, and critical thinking skills, and the ability to deal effectively, cooperatively, and tactfully to provide excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders.

Please provide 2–3 samples that showcase your expertise in areas such as :

If any of the materials were created as part of a team effort, please indicate your specific contributions. Additionally, if certain samples are confidential, you may provide redacted versions or a brief summary of your role in the project.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities : N / A

Required Licenses or Certifications :  N / A

Preferred Education :  Master’s degree in marketing, communications, or a related field.

Preferred Experience :  Ten () years demonstrated successful experience leading marketing efforts, including emerging and traditional media. Experience managing content, messaging, speech writing and developing public facing strategies for Chief Executives. Ability to be a strong collaborator, thought leader and facilitator. Knowledge and use of research, performance indicators and analytics. Commitment to justice and equity and a record of applying those principals to inclusive marketing, working, and learning environments.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :  N / A

Benefits :  As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, DCC has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays ( per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. DCC is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.