What are the responsibilities and job description for the Communication Specialist - 117121 position at The Johns Hopkins University?
Requisition ID: 117121
Communication Specialist
We are seeking a Communications Specialist, who is a key member of the communications team within the Office of the Provost. Reporting to the Director for Provost’s Communications, the incumbent will support strategic communications efforts that advance priorities, initiatives, and vision of the Provost’s Office.
The ideal candidate is a highly organized, detail-oriented communications professional with exceptional writing, editing, and project management skills. Working in partnership with the director, they will assist with researching, developing, editing, and distributing a variety of internal and external communications—including community announcements, reports, speeches, and web content—while ensuring alignment with the university’s mission and goals. They will also provide operational, logistical, and administrative support for communications special projects and events, collaborating closely with stakeholders across the university.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
Content Development & Management
- Collaborate with the director to help draft, edit, proofread and deploy communications materials, including announcements, memos, briefings, presentations, web content.
- Draft and track correspondence that comes into the provost’s public facing email account.
- Research and synthesize information to support the creation of high-impact, compelling communications, including keeping current with major issues in higher education, public policy, and popular culture, as well as campus developments and the city of Baltimore news in order to appropriately address these issues in communications.
- Assist with the development and refinement of the provost’s speeches and remarks for a wide variety of audiences, ensuring messages are clear, engaging, and aligned with institutional priorities and the voice of the provost.
- Contribute to communications planning and messaging for the provost and the provost’s initiatives and institutional priorities.
- Maintain and organize content archives, including speeches, correspondence, reports, and other materials, to ensure accessibility and proper documentation.
- Provide project management, research, and content support for the redesign of the Office of the Provost website, including coordinating with internal stakeholders, gathering and organizing content, and liaising with external web designers to ensure timelines and deliverables are met.
- Manage updates to the Provost’s Office website, ensuring content is current, accurate, timely and aligned with strategic messaging.
- Monitor and report on website analytics to evaluate impact and help inform future web strategies.
- Manage multimedia content, including photo and video assets, as needed, to support communications goals.
- Provide project management and planning support for the Provost’s Fellows for Public Engagement program, including helping to coordinate the application and selection processes, assisting with program logistics, and staffing support for training sessions and events.
- Provide event and logistical support for the provost's speaking engagements, as needed. This may include coordinating schedules, managing event timelines and logistics, and ensuring all technical and venue arrangements are in place for seamless execution of event details.
- Participate in various planning meetings and contribute to the successful execution of communications projects and initiatives.
- Support additional special projects as needed.
- Manage the director’s calendar and work with internal and external personnel to schedule meetings in a timely manner.
- Assist with the procurement and tracking of communications-related expenses, including vendor payments.
- Provide additional administrative support as directed.
- Build and maintain relationships across the university to support communications goals of the Office of the Provost.
- Qualified applicants may be required to provide writing samples to a hiring manager.
- Bachelor's Degree in related field.
- Two years related experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
- Experience in higher education or a related field is preferred.
- Familiarity with website content management systems (e.g., WordPress) and digital communications tools.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with high-level stakeholders in a highly matrixed environment.
Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PB
Starting Salary Range: $46,200 - $80,800 Annually (Targeted Salary: $60k)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8.30am-5pm
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/Homewood Campus
Department name: Office of the Provost
Personnel area: University Administration
Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.
Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.
The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week
Salary : $46,200 - $80,800
