Assistant Director, Content Communications

Department
 

Booth Advancement: Communications 2

About the Department
 

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.

Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment.

Chicago Booth is proud to claim:
-an unmatched faculty.
-degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents.
-a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni.
-strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities.

As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment.

For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/.

Job Summary
 

As a part of the communications team within Chicago Booth’s Office of Advancement, the Assistant Director, Content Communications, supports Advancement Communications’ mission to activate, motivate, and inspire the Department’s core audiences (alumni, donors, volunteers) to engage with and invest in Booth. This position plays a key role in leadership communications by: 1) producing and editing correspondence on behalf of the chief advancement officer, and 2) supporting the Dean’s communications, which includes the daily management of correspondence requests from Advancement colleagues, and the weekly editing of the dean’s acknowledgments. The position also serves as the liaison to Chicago Booth Marketing and Communications for tactical inquiries related to alumni and donor stories. It supports event marketing content and collateral needs. This role also occasionally writes profiles and stories about alumni, donors, and volunteers. The Assistant Director closely collaborates with content and digital engagement team members, as well as with many partners from Advancement, Alumni Engagement, and Chicago Booth Marketing and Communications.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary content point for all Advancement-driven event marketing content needs except Reconnect, Chicago Booth’s reunion program, and Management Conference; serves with those events in an occasional support role. This includes developing a broad range of messaging, content, and assets, and managing the production of invites and other electronic and print pieces, in partnership with designers and other external vendors.
• Supports leadership correspondence for chief advancement officer and the dean.
• Makes content updates across Booth Advancement website as needed.
• Collaborates with Booth Marketing on content and coordination for Chicago Booth Magazine and other alumni/donor stories.
• Practices a standard of communication that is uniform and consistent with the school’s branding and priorities.
• Orchestrates efficient and thorough processes to facilitate marketing and communications projects.
• Partners with colleagues to strategically execute on Advancement’s storytelling approach and ideation.
• Plans, develops and disseminates information designed to keep the public informed of the organization's programs, accomplishments, or point of view, with moderate levels of guidance and direction.
• Accomplishes assigned duties through two or more of the following: written communications; visual/graphic media, which may include Web site development and maintenance; speeches and personal contact. The incumbent is still acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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