Special Project Manager: Executive Communications Coordinator

The Executive Communications Coordinator supports the Chancellor by shaping and delivering key messages across a range of platforms and formats. This role is central to advancing the Chancellor's leadership voice, public presence, and institutional priorities. The position requires a gifted communicator, a strong researcher, and a collaborative self-starter who can quickly grasp complex topics, synthesize diverse perspectives, and work with stakeholders across the College to build compelling, accurate, and engaging content for a wide variety of audiences.

This position may require evening, and/or weekend work.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Draft, edit, and refine speeches, talking points, campus-wide emails, scripts, and remarks for a variety of internal and external audiences (e.g., All College Day, Internal groups, civic organizations, chambers of commerce, conferences, and commencements.)
• Develop messaging that reflects the Chancellor's leadership voice, vision, and values, while aligning with College goals and strategic themes
• Create compelling, platform-appropriate content for social media (especially LinkedIn), aligned with the Chancellor's voice and institutional objectives, including highlighting student success, partnerships, and public engagement
• Collaborate with the College's marketing team to ensure consistency in tone and brand alignment
• Help position the Chancellor as a thought leader on higher education, workforce development, equity of access, and economic opportunity
• Collaborate with departments across the College (e.g., Marketing, Government Relations, Workforce & Community Engagement) to ensure alignment of messaging and strategic priorities
• Conduct timely research to inform message development, ensure accuracy, and connect with diverse internal and external audiences

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, English, public policy, or a related field
• At least three (3) to five (5) years of professional experience in executive communications, speechwriting, public affairs, or journalism
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Or

• An equivalent combination of certification, education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above

The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Strong knowledge of executive-level communication principles, including tone, audience engagement, and message framing.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills for a range of formats (speeches, talking points, op-eds, social media posts, internal messages)
• Understanding of higher education trends, especially related to student success, workforce development, and access/affordability.
• Familiarity with social media platforms, especially LinkedIn, and how to optimize executive presence for thought leadership and engagement.
• Advanced research and synthesis skills to quickly gather information, identify key themes, and distill complex topics into accessible messages.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint), Google Workspace, and social media platforms (especially LinkedIn).
• Ability to build relationships across departments and work productively with a wide variety of internal and external audiences

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the key duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform critical tasks.

• Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment with staff contact and frequent interruptions
• Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a standard office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate (up to 20 pounds) amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information
• Vision: Ability to see in the normal visual range with or without correction
• Hearing: Ability to hear in the normal audio range with or without correction