Associate Director of Marketing and Health Communications

• Assists in the development and implementation of communications-focused strategic planning initiatives and objectives.
• Assists in the development and implementation of operating policies and procedures to promote communications in alignment with the strategic plan.
• Develops communications campaigns, programs, and/or projects in alignment with strategic objectives.
• Directs and evaluates communications projects, including the design, production, and delivery of internal and external publications.
• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
• May assist with developing and auditing the unit's communications budget.
• May serve as a liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups providing communications information and representing the interests of the unit.

• Oversee and coordinate UHS media relations efforts with leadership and key campus partners

• Enforce brand standards across all creative projects, promotional campaigns, special events, and initiatives by the division

• Contribute content to high-level projects for the division, including presentations, donor communications, press releases, annual reports, etc.

• Manage annual division plans in collaboration with individual departments.

• Assess marketing efforts for effectiveness and maintain current knowledge of behavioral and consumer trends to inform decision-making and goal-setting.

• Minimum five years of professional work experience in marketing, communications, journalism, advertising, or a related field.
• Experience working in the public health sector and/or formal training in public health
• Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills
• Superior communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Experience developing integrated marketing campaigns
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, tasks, and deadlines
• Desire to learn, grow, and create a culture of health and wellbeing at a Big Ten University

• Master's degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field
• 2 + years in a supervisory role of a diverse team
• Previous work experience in higher education a plus

• Bachelor's degree

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• A cover letter and resume/CV is required to apply. Finalists will be asked to provide a list of at least three (3) professional references with titles, emails, phone numbers, including at least one supervisory reference.
• Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

• Lana Martin, HR Coordinator
• lana.martin@wisc.edu
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