Assistant Dean of Marketing and Communications - Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Hybrid)
About The Position
The Assistant Dean of Marketing and Communications for the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science serves as the senior communications strategist. This role is responsible for designing, leading, and refining a comprehensive communications strategy to enhance the college's visibility, reputation, and impact. The position involves overseeing a broad communications portfolio including strategic messaging, digital strategy, stakeholder engagement, marketing, and storytelling, ensuring a clear, compelling, and brand-aligned college voice. The Assistant Dean will manage communications staff and projects, develop and implement integrated communication strategies connecting the college's mission and accomplishments to various audiences, and advise senior leadership on strategic marketing communications for academic programs. This role also involves collaboration with and consultation from University Relations departments, which act as a partner and resource for college communicators. People leaders are expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by being trustworthy, respectful, flexible, supportive of work/life integration, open to new ideas, and by recognizing contributions and speaking up against exclusion or inappropriate treatment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 7 to 10 years of progressively responsible experience in higher education and communication or a closely related area or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in a decentralized academic environment.
- Familiarity with compliance requirements affecting communication and global partnerships.
- Proven ability to lead through influence, mobilizing distributed teams and aligning diverse stakeholders around shared institutional goals.
- Ability to operate with delegated authority, exercise sound judgment, and represent institutional priorities to internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to translate complex policies into clear, actionable guidance that reduces uncertainty for faculty and staff.
- Experience facilitating discussions across diverse academic communities, acknowledging concerns, and building trust.
- Skill in designing or overseeing training, educational resources, and communication strategies that improve institutional compliance.
- Demonstrated skill in understanding cultural differences.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree and ten years plus related experience, preferable in higher education with experience in public relations, communication, journalism, public affairs, or related fields.
Responsibilities
- Design, lead, and continuously refine a comprehensive communications strategy to elevate the visibility, reputation, and impact of Cornell Bowers.
- Lead, develop, and oversee a broad communications portfolio, including strategic messaging, digital strategy, stakeholder engagement, marketing, and storytelling.
- Ensure the college’s voice is clear, compelling, and aligned with its values and brand promise.
- Provide management, leadership, and direction for communications staff and projects.
- Develop, implement, and continuously refine integrated communication strategies that connect the mission, goals, priorities, and accomplishments of the college to internal and external audiences.
- Direct and counsel senior leadership on strategic marketing communications related to the college’s academic programs.
- Collaborate with and consult University Relations departments.
- Foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care options
- Generous retirement contributions
- Access to wellness programs
- Employee discounts with local and national retail brands
- Three weeks of vacation
- 13 holidays (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1)
- Two additional floating holidays
- Tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program
- Tuition aid for external education
- Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
