Communications Manager at Stanford University in STANFORD, California

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Job Description:

Communications Manager🔍School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford, California, United States📁Communications📅Oct 10, 2024 Post Date📅104905 Requisition #

The School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) is the foundation of a liberal arts education at Stanford. The school encompasses 24 departments and 24 interdisciplinary programs. H&S is home to fundamental and applied research, where free, open, and critical inquiry is pursued across disciplines. As the university's largest school, H&S serves as the foundation of a Stanford undergraduate education no matter which discipline students pursue as a major. Graduate students work alongside world-renowned faculty to pursue and shape foundational research that leads to breakthroughs and discoveries that shed new light on the past, influence the present, and shape the future. Together, faculty and students in H&S engage in inspirational teaching, learning, and research every day.





The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford


The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies is the successor to the Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies. Originally founded in 1997, the Center was renamed in 2008. The Center is dedicated to promoting both the academic study and public understanding of the Buddhist tradition. It serves to coordinate, support, and develop Buddhist Studies through academic programs, collaborative research, scholarly communication, and public outreach.



Summary of position




The Communications Manager is responsible for producing and managing all communications for the Ho Center for Buddhist Studies Center at Stanford.

The Communications Manager develops and manages content for a broad suite of outreach platforms including the Center website, email, event advertising, social media, and digital and print newsletters. This work includes managing and ensuring digital accessibility for the website, editing video captions and timings in YouTube Studio for recorded lectures, and writing post-event articles for the Center's newsletters. This position reports to the Executive Director of the Center.


This is a 100% FTE, continuing, exempt position. This position will be based on the Stanford campus and will be considered for an option of telecommuting (hybrid of working on-site and off-site), subject to operational need.



Core duties





  • Participate in development of communications deliverables for Buddhist Studies.


  • Write summaries for newsletter after performances, film screenings, and lectures.


  • Develop communications for mailing list, website, social media, and promotions.


  • Produce newsletter layout and event posters using InDesign, event announcements through Mailchimp, resize photos using Photoshop, and other digital or print media as required.


  • Work with vendors for newsletter production, signage, swag, large format posters, brochures, and other material for large events.


  • Compile data, illustrations, photos, pictures, and articles for assignments.


  • Maintain center website: manage and ensure digital accessibility for website; fix broken links; update webpages are necessary.


  • Attend center events for posting on social media.


  • Maintain center social media account (Instagram).


  • Upload center events to university events website.


  • Work on video captions and timings for recorded lectures for posting on Center YouTube channel.


  • Maintain knowledge by attending webinars, conferences, networking etc. to remain at the forefront of industry standards, trends and technology.


  • Work in collaboration with institutional communicators on media relations content and other areas.



Minimum Education and Experience Required


Bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.



Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required





  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.


  • Ability to work collaboratively with internal communications groups across campus.


  • Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills.


  • Capacity to synthesize materials and communicate information in a manner easily understood. Experience with managing projects to specifications and to meet expected deadlines.


  • Ability to perform detailed work with high level of accuracy and attention to detail.





In addition, highly preferred requirements include:





  • Experience in managing projects to specifications and to meet expected deadlines.


  • Ability to perform detailed work with high level of accuracy and attention to detail on both print and digital platforms.




The expected pay range for this position is $93,678 to $108,979 per annum/hour.


Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.


At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford's extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.



Why Stanford is for You


Imagine a world without search engines or social platforms. Consider lives saved through first-ever organ transplants and research to cure illnesses. Stanford University has revolutionized the way we live and enrich the world. Supporting this mission is our diverse and dedicated 17,000 staff. We seek talent driven to impact the future of our legacy. Our culture and unique perks empower you with:


Freedom to grow. We offer career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit a course. Join a TedTalk, film screening, or listen to a renowned author or global leader speak.


A caring culture. We provide superb retirement plans, generous time-off, and family care resources.


A healthier you. Climb our rock wall, or choose from hundreds of health or fitness classes at our world-class exercise facilities. We also provide excellent health care benefits.


Discovery and fun. Stroll through historic sculptures, trails, and museums.


Enviable resources. Enjoy free commuter programs, ridesharing incentives, discounts and more



The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classifications and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.



Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants


requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources at stanfordelr@stanford.edu. For all other inquiries, please submit a

contact form

.



Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Full-time

  • Job Code: 4214

  • Employee Status: Regular

  • Grade: H

  • Requisition ID: 104905

  • Work Arrangement : Hybrid Eligible


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