Director of Public Relations

3 days ago

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States North Carolina State University Full time
Job Title: Director of Public Relations

North Carolina State University is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Public Relations to join our University Communications and Marketing team. As a key member of our team, you will play a lead role in leading and managing public relations, issues management, and crisis communications across campus.

About the Role:

The Director of Public Relations will be responsible for promoting and protecting the university's reputation statewide, regionally, and nationally. This will involve working closely with team members within University Communications and Marketing, colleagues across campus, and university leadership to ensure consistent proactive outreach and messaging.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Promote and protect the university's reputation through effective public relations and communications strategies.
  • Oversee the university's issues management program, including forecasting and triaging potential issues, and executing internal and external communication strategies as needed.
  • Work closely with team members in University Communications and Marketing to ensure consistent proactive outreach and messaging.
  • Contribute to the media training program and serve as a consultant to campus partners, including leadership, faculty, and staff.
  • Produce strategic communications plans and materials, including key messages, scripts, website content, stakeholder announcements, presentations, and other needed communications.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree and three years of experience in the area of assignment, of which at least one is supervisory or in a lead-worker capacity.
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
  • Demonstrated experience creating comprehensive communications strategies and plans, particularly around complex or sensitive issues.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the political and cultural environment in North Carolina.
  • Professional experience communicating key messages to diverse targeted publics across platforms, particularly under stressful and deadline-driven circumstances.
  • Demonstrated experience managing crisis and/or emergency communications in a high-stress environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to build consensus inside and outside the organization.
  • Proven ability as a team leader.
  • An understanding and appreciation for the mission of a major international public research university.
  • Experience appropriately managing sensitive information.
  • Experience appropriately managing reputational issues, crisis, and emergencies.
  • Experience in building and maintaining relationships and trust with a wide variety of stakeholders at varying levels in an organization.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in higher education.
  • Knowledge of and familiarity with NC State University and its market position among North Carolina institutions of higher education.
  • Familiarity with North Carolina higher education and its current issues and challenges.
  • Experience writing speeches and high-level messaging for organizational leaders/C-Suite.
  • Demonstrated experience and success in public relations and issues management.
  • Demonstrated ability to anticipate, analyze, and respond to emerging issues.
  • Proven track record in achieving measurable goals.
  • Ability to make clear, concise decisions that guide effective outcomes.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate and be an effective part of a larger team.
  • Experience with media and messaging training and varying levels of an organization (i.e., leadership, frontline staff, etc.).
What We Offer:

North Carolina State University offers a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for professional growth and development. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates.

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