Assistant Director of Communications

The Assistant Director of Communications is responsible for the daily management of departmental communications, media relations, issues management, monitoring of external media channels, and writing/editing/sharing information with internal and external stakeholders. Under the direction of the Director of Communications & Sustainability, this position helps ensure that all information shared out by Housing & Dining Services is accurate, timely, and communicates the department’s mission and overall story. This position manages content shared on public and internal websites, coordinates resident emails/texts, writes articles, develops talking points, helps with communications planning to promote departmental initiatives, and manages public relations issues.On-call/after-hours duties are required. This position is a member of the Communications & Sustainability leadership team and supervises a full-time Communications Coordinator. This position also works closely with the Division of Student Affairs, with approximately 25% time dedicated to division-related public relations responsibilities. Visit https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/117367 for more information and to apply.