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Manager, Business Development and Communications

Employer
Diversified Search Group
Location
Working from home

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Diversified Search was founded almost five decades ago for the express purpose of placing candidates from underrepresented backgrounds with our client organizations. The firm established Diversified Search Group (DSG), comprising our founding firm and the combined firms of Alta Associates, BioQuest, Koya Partners, Storbeck Search, and Grant Cooper, to harness the collective resources and industry expertise of our firms and create a new model in executive search. Diversified Search Group is dedicated to recruiting inspiring, transformational leaders of every background who build culture, foster innovation, and deliver both social impact and financial performance.

Shelly Storbeck originally founded Storbeck Search as a high-touch search firm specializing in education in 2007; Storbeck Search joined the Diversified Search Group in 2020. Today, Storbeck Search is widely recognized as the leading firm that specializes in executive search on behalf of colleges and universities nationwide with a growing independent school practice. By aligning with Diversified Search Group, Storbeck Search has deepened its networks and expanded its global reach, while maintaining its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and reputation for personalized service.

ROLE SUMMARY

Diversified Search Group seeks a skilled and versatile Manager, Business Development and Communications (Manager) for its education-focused portfolio firm, Storbeck Search. Storbeck Search’s client base and prospect list includes the nation’s most compelling colleges, universities, independent schools, and mission-driven organizations. The Manager will work in partnership with firm leadership to drive business development. Reporting directly to Global Education Practice Lead and Managing Director Shelly Storbeck, the Manager will serve as the firm’s expert writer and editor and will develop compelling and effective marketing and outreach plans. The Manager will be supported in their work by a Communications Coordinator, whom they will directly supervise.

Primary responsibilities of the Manager, Business Development and Communications, include:

  • Translating inquiries and RFPs into compelling proposals, presentations, and other supporting materials;
  • Establishing an editorial calendar for business development and marketing efforts that combines company-sponsored events, email marketing campaigns, conference presentations, social media and website content, op-ed articles, etc. into a powerful and cohesive communications strategy;
  • Collaborating with Shelly Storbeck and other managing directors across the firm to develop persuasive and relevant articles and presentations on topics highlighting Storbeck’s areas of expertise;
  • Serving as the firm’s strongest writer and best editor, lending an eye to a wide range of materials before publication to ensure quality and consistency; and,
  • Working closely with DSG Corporate Communications to ensure consistent brand positioning across the multiple firms within Diversified Search Group.

The ideal candidate will possess many of the following qualities, skills, and experiences:

  • A deep commitment to and familiarity with current issues within the worlds of higher education and independent schools;
  • Excellent writing and editing skills, including strong attention to detail in copyediting;
  • Impeccable judgement and discretion, including the ability to balance competing priorities with diplomacy and grace;
  • A sophisticated understanding of the dynamics of diversity, equity, and inclusion and how they impact our work with clients and each other in both visible and invisible ways;
  • A systems-thinker approach to communications and marketing and an inclination to identify and capitalize upon best practices;
  • Experience and comfort with technology, including use of databases for capturing and reporting data as well as tools for updating websites and social media content; and,
  • Commitment to and identification with the core values of Diversified Search Group and our client organizations.

Application Instructions

Please submit a cover letter and résumé to StorbeckJobs@storbecksearch.com.

This position is full-time remote. Diversified Search Group is primarily headquartered in Philadelphia.

Here at Diversified Search Group, we celebrate our diversity, and believe that it is our differences that allow us to excel as a team, and to best serve our clients and job candidates. DSG is an equal opportunity employer that is fully committed to creating an environment free of harassment and discrimination, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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