Posting Details

Posting Details

Reference Number 83-32247 Posted Job Title ASSOCIATE DEAN, COMMUNICATIONS School Name Provost's Center Org Admissions Posted to the Web 06/06/2019 Posted Job/Salary Grade 028 Employment Type Exempt Hours N/A Position Type Full Time Position Schedule M-F 9-5 Months 12 Position Length Ongoing Position End Date University Overview

The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn’s distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.

The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

School/Center Overview

The Office of the Provost provides direction on all facets of the University’s academic mission, including education, faculty, research, online learning, global initiatives, admissions, athletics, student life, and arts and culture. The Provost’s Center aggregates programs and offices designed to support University operations, including: the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and its reporting departments (Penn Center for Innovation, Environmental Health and Radiation Safety, University Laboratory Animal Resources, and Regulatory Affairs), the Office of the Chaplain, the Graduate Student Center and Family Resource Center, the Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics, College Houses and Academic Services, New Student Orientation, the Office of Student Conduct, the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the University of Pennsylvania Press, and all of the University’s arts organizations (Penn Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Arthur Ross Gallery, and University Art Collection). It also includes interdisciplinary academic centers and institutes that are more appropriately housed centrally than in an individual school, including the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, the Center for Neuroscience and Society, the Penn Institute for Urban Research, the Center for Teaching and Learning, Kelly Writers House, and Weiss Tech House. http://provost.upenn.edu/

Duties

Reporting to the Vice Dean/Director of Marketing and Communications, the Associate Dean of Communications Management oversees a team of full-time staff, student workers, and outside vendors, to develop and implement a multi-platform content strategy with the goal of facilitating recruitment and increasing yield of undergraduate students.

* S/he is responsible for the day-to-day execution of content strategy, ensuring that all content is on-brand, consistent in terms of style, quality and tone of voice, and optimized for search and user experience for all channels with a focus on web properties (admissions.edu, blogs, virtual tour), mobile, video, print and and communications related to admissions decisions and recruitment/yield events.

S/he supervises and manages dedicated marketing resources (Admissions Officers, Communications Coordinator, Graphic Designer, student workers, etc) in the support of asset generation and branding and development/support of web based platforms (Web Manager). This includes the creation of complicated communication schedules, management of campus partners (in the generation of their assets) and project execution.

S/he oversees all Penn Admissions print publications, including the management of ongoing editorial review processes, updates, research, proofing and copy editing, as well as collaborating with Operations and Recruitment partners to establish the goals, budget and measurements of success for each print asset.

* S/he leads the process of developing standards, systems and best practices for content creation, distribution, and maintenance, including those related to Admission’s web properties.

* S/he collaborates with her team and the Office’s cross-campus partners to establish workflow for requesting, creating, editing, publishing and retiring content for print and digital assets, including all communications across decision release and yield.

S/he will serve on the senior leadership team both on the Admissions Leadership Board and within Marketing and Communications team, will supervise full-time employees, and will manage a budget. S/he will also dedicate one day to reading applications during the reading season.

This role is also responsible for managing a team of student workers in the support of asset collection and curation.

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s Degree is required and 5 years to 7 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in agency work, communications, content strategy or other related fields. Excellent writing and editing experience required. Experience with web content management systems and development of communications campaigns using client relationship management tools is required. Superior presentation and analytical skills plus demonstrated ability to handle a variety of assignments simultaneously and produce quality work under deadline pressure required. Knowledge of highly-selective undergraduate admissions preferred. Collaborative work style and ability to translate data into actionable content recommendations are strongly preferred. Ability to work extra hours if needed on assignments.

Affirmative Action Statement

Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

Special Requirements Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job. Quick Link http://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/postings/47060 Posting Supplemental Questions

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3. * How many years of experience do you have related to this position?
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Applicant Documents Required Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Resume

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