Associate Vice Chancellor, Communications and Marketing

Houston Community College • Houston, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides innovative strategic leadership for Houston City College (HCC) System communications, marketing, and community engagement, including reputation management and crisis communications when needed. Oversees system-wide communications, marketing, and engagement efforts, including brand and graphic standards, advertising, media placement, news releases and conferences, annual reports, websites, newsletters, and social media. Ensures campus communications align across the district and directs HCC Media operations, including a television station with production capacity. The role works closely with the Public Information Office and college leadership across multiple disciplines, and liaises with community leaders and business influencers. Exceptional leadership and relationship-building skills, a strong understanding of communications and marketing, and the ability to present and promote ideas with sensitivity to others’ values and expectations are key requirements.

As an executive-level system-wide leader, the Associate Vice Chancellor shares responsibility for supporting HCC’s one-college vision and strategic priorities. The role is responsible for designing, executing, and ensuring the effectiveness of internal controls that provide reasonable assurance of effective and efficient operations, safeguarded assets, reliable financial information, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. The position also manages talent engagement for direct reports, including recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, development, mentoring, counseling, and performance evaluations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations, Communications, or a related field.
• Eight years of related experience, including demonstrated leadership in marketing, public relations, communications, community outreach or relations, or similar fields.
• Five years of strong leadership experience.
• Valid Texas driver license.
• Skills with MS Office programs, information management systems, and budget management.
• Ability to perform job requirements with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Ability to remain stationary during a shift, move items weighing up to 25 pounds, position oneself to operate job equipment, and apply established protocols in a timely manner.
• Ability to access, input, and retrieve information using technology devices and communicate with others to accomplish job requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Experience working with elected officials, opinion leaders, external and internal constituents, and the business community.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations, including budgeting, planning, staff development, management, and related activities.
• Oversee development of HCC print and electronic communications, including annual reports, marketing and collateral materials, admissions materials, the college website, and new media.
• Create and deploy a marketing and community engagement strategy to cultivate meaningful relationships with targeted audiences and constituents.
• Develop and execute a cohesive communications and outreach strategy, including branding, and lead staff responsible for brand management, marketing, market research, creative services, communications, media and content strategy, event support, and community outreach.
• Provide ongoing expertise in understanding and reaching the community through effective messaging and outreach.
• Develop marketing strategies for HCC using broadcast, content creation, print, web, social media, message development, and advertising.
• Build and direct creative services as a brand-centric shared-service model that provides graphics and design support across departments and campuses.
• Identify, develop, and manage strategic partnerships and sponsorships to enhance the college’s standing in the communities it serves.
• Support the college’s philanthropic communications in partnership with the HCC Foundation, using creative services and community relationships.
• Collaborate with College Presidents, executives, and divisions to improve internal and external communications.
• Design, execute, and oversee effective internal controls.
• Manage talent engagement for direct reports, including recruitment, selection, hiring, termination, training, development, mentoring, counseling, and performance evaluations.
• Perform other duties, tasks, and assignments as required.

Benefits

• The college supports employees’ professional growth and development and provides a positive working and learning environment that encourages involvement, innovation, and creativity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive