Communications, President's Office

95284BR

Executive Writer, Office of the President

None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)

Full time

Regular

Administration & Operations

Senior Manager; Senior Program Leader (M6)

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Communications/Editing/Teaching

37.5

Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)

Central Campus

1-3 Prospect Street New Haven, CT 06511

On-site

Reporting to the Assistant Vice President for University Initiatives and Presidential Communications, the associate director for communications will support external and internal communications for the Office of the President. Through speeches, reports, presentations, op-eds, web content, and collateral material, the associate director will translate complex concepts into powerful language for a wide range of audiences. They will exercise sound editorial judgement and maintain discretion. The associate director will participate actively in editing or providing feedback on presidential communications drafted by others at the university, and will supervise the senior writer responsible for drafting presidential correspondence and other materials. The person in this position will work closely with colleagues across the university to ensure mutual alignment with institutional messages, themes, and priorities.

1. Under the direction of the Assistant Vice President for University Initiatives and Presidential Communications, analyze the landscape of higher education routinely and stay up to date on the president’s priorities and activities to develop and implement communications strategy to advance the university’s mission, protect Yale’s reputation, and amplify the university’s standing. 2. Conduct research proactively and collaborate with colleagues across the university to find grounding elements from Yale’s history and examples of current excellence for the 100+ presidential communications deliverables that are completed each year. 3. After major presidential events, proactively assess the effectiveness of presidential communications to inform future communications plans and strategy. This work is done as appropriate by working collaboratively with colleagues within and outside of the president’s office. 4. With guidance from the AVP, create talking points and narratives for emerging issues on tight deadlines, taking into account multiple stakeholders and the complexities of the current local and national climate. 5. Prepare polished final drafts of high-level strategic communications for internal and external audiences, including researching, consulting with relevant colleagues, and writing original works. 6. Translate complex concepts into powerful language for a wide range of audiences, including speeches, reports, presentations, op-eds, web content, and collateral material. 7. Actively edit and provide feedback on presidential communications drafted by others at the university, and supervise the senior writer responsible for drafting presidential correspondence and other materials. 8. Collaborate closely with peers, including Office of Public Affairs and other university colleagues. 9. Engage with internal and external vendors to produce websites, videos, and other multimedia projects as needed. 10. Assist with responses to media inquiries. 11. Perform related duties & responsibilities as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field and six years of experience in public relations, journalism, corporate communications or political work or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated experience in conceiving and writing publicly consumed material and material for internal audiences for leadership.

Ability to write powerfully, effectively, creatively, and clearly across a range of media—often while working under tight deadlines.

Ability to capture the distinctive voice of the president in speeches, remarks, op-eds, presentations, and other written works.

Demonstrated ability to conceive and write publicly consumed material for senior leadership for internal and external audiences.

Skilled in authoring web content, news stories, talking points, and other materials with superb attention to detail and context. Skilled in translating academic content and adapting writing to a variety of audiences and media. Excellent editing, fact-checking, and proofreading skills.

Ability to develop & manage communications plans, identify communications vehicles relevant to key audiences, and transmit messages. Ability to understand community needs, incorporate community members’ perspectives, formulate communications. Demonstrated experience managing websites, strategic content planning. Proficiency using analytics to inform decisions.

Demonstrated knowledge of Yale, its organization, alumni, students, and faculty members.

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