Vice President, Strategic Communications

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Directly engage with presidents, provosts, CMOs, and enrollment leaders to recognize strategic communication requirements and establish EducationDynamics as a vital partner.

• Utilize crisis communication expertise during client discussions, providing frameworks and insights drawn from firsthand experience within institutions.

• Advise higher education clients on earned media strategies, reputation management, and AI visibility utilizing tools such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overviews.

• Employ AI to enhance research, messaging, and the analysis of intricate client challenges.

• Develop a network of institutional partnerships through a solutions-driven approach.

• Convert reputational risks, enrollment downturns, brand ambiguities, and leadership changes into actionable work scopes.

• Collaborate with teams in marketing, enrollment management, research, and consulting to design integrated solutions for clients.

• Represent EducationDynamics at conferences, executive roundtables, and advisory meetings with senior institutional leadership.

• Maintain a prominent and credible presence in the higher education communications sector to attract inbound interest and referrals.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in higher education communications.

• Proven track record in crisis communications, executive advisory roles, or managing institutional reputation.

• Demonstrated experience collaborating with or advising C-suite leaders in higher education.

• Comprehensive understanding of the evolution of enrollment marketing and student communications, especially in the career-oriented sector.

• Established professional reputation in the higher education sector with direct access to institutional decision makers.

• Experience in consultative or solution-based sales, preferably related to communications, marketing, or enrollment services.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.

• Capability to present effectively to individuals, executive teams, and conference audiences.

• Familiarity with Salesforce or a similar CRM platform.

• Ability to work independently and manage a complex, relationship-driven portfolio of business.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.

• 401K Plan.

• Options for remote work or flexible schedules.

• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Opportunities for training and growth.

• Tuition reimbursements for expenses incurred at approved universities.

• Promotion opportunities based on achievements.