Associate Communications Officer

14-Oct-2022

Anesthesiology – Administration

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University Job Title

Associate Communications Officer

Bargaining Unit

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

Compensation Grade

Administration & Operations

Compensation Grade Profile

Supervisor; Senior Associate (22)

Wage Ranges

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Work Location

Medical School Campus

Worksite Address

789 Howard Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519

Work Week

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

Searchable Job Family

Communications/Editing/Teaching

Total # of hours to be worked:

37.5

Position Focus:

The Associate Communications Officer will be responsible for assisting the Chief of Staff in the creation, management, and execution of communication plans for identifying, synthesizing, and communicating content to targeted audiences. Will develop and manage forward-looking strategic communications with video and social media to enhance Yale’s reputation and communicate Yale’s messages. Responsible for the design, production, and distribution of internal and external communications, printed materials, presentations, research materials and other documents.

Essential Duties

1. Develops and manages forward-looking strategic communications with video and social media to enhance Yale’s reputation and communicate Yale’s messages. 2. Produces multimedia content. Identify topics with compelling visual and audio elements to create stories that exploit those qualities, using video, podcasts, infographics, slideshows and other media as appropriate. 3. ‘Works with communications colleagues throughout the school and university to highlight the work of researchers, create a high profile presence, and reach new audiences. 4. Builds relationships with faculty, administrators, departments and students and maintains contact with communications professionals and monitors trending news topics. 5. Conceptualizes and writes creative posts across all social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other accounts. 6. Participates in regular editorial/content meetings. Propose story ideas to senior leadership. 7. Regularly attends scientific talks on diverse topics to stay up-to-date on research trends at Yale and beyond.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree and minimum of two years of experience in writing, social media, digital journalism (e.g., video, audio blogging, etc.) or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Skill/Ability 1:

Ability to develop and manage forward-looking strategic communications with video and social media to enhance Yale’s reputation and communicate department messages. Ability to design, write and create content for newsletters.

Required Skill/Ability 2:

Ability to conceptualize, write, and post website content as well as creative posts on social media platforms.

Required Skill/Ability 3:

Expert use of various operational support systems and applications such as web design and development tools; or digital imaging/documentation software.

Required Skill/Ability 4:

Photography/video/multimedia and technical skills: photograph special events and take headshots of staff, faculty, and fellows. Ability to create multimedia content for website.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:

Experience with Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop, and other multimedia formats such as Yale Message.

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit “Learn about background checks” under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It’s Your Yale website.

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Posting Disclaimer

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.

EEO Statement:

University policy is committed to affirmative action under law in employment of women, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Additionally, in accordance with Yale’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment, and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.

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