Director of Communications and Marketing

Talladega College • Talladega, AL

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About The Position

Talladega College seeks an innovative, visionary, and strategic communications individual to serve as its Director of Communications and Marketing. Reporting to the Vice President for Institutional Advancement, the Director serves as the College's senior communications and marketing leader and is responsible for advancing the institution's reputation, brand, visibility, and strategic communications agenda. The Director of Communications and Marketing provides executive leadership for all institutional communications, marketing, media relations, branding, digital strategy, creative services, web communications, and crisis communications. The Director of Communications and Marketing develops and executes integrated communications and marketing strategies that support the College's strategic priorities, enrollment growth, fundraising initiatives, alumni engagement, corporate partnerships, and institutional advancement efforts. Working closely with the President, senior leadership, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and external stakeholders, the Director ensures a consistent institutional voice while enhancing Talladega College's national visibility and reputation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, English, strategic communications, or a related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in strategic communications, marketing, public relations, or brand management.
• Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory and leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing comprehensive communications and marketing strategies.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge is acquired may be considered.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in communications, public relations, marketing, higher education administration, business administration, or a related field.
• Experience in higher education, nonprofit organizations, or public sector communications.
• Experience supporting executive leadership and governing boards.
• Experience with comprehensive fundraising campaigns, institutional advancement, enrollment marketing, or donor communications.
• Knowledge of HBCU culture and higher education communications.
• Experience in crisis communications and reputation management.
• Experience managing websites, social media, digital marketing, analytics, SEO, and content management systems.
• Experience supervising creative professionals and managing external marketing agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the College's communications, marketing, branding, and public relations functions.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive institutional communications and marketing strategy aligned with the College's Strategic Plan and institutional priorities.
• Strengthen and protect the College's brand by ensuring consistent messaging, visual identity, and institutional storytelling across all communications.
• Develop measurable communications and marketing objectives and evaluate effectiveness through data, analytics, and return on investment (ROI).
• Conduct market research and competitive analyses to strengthen institutional positioning and increase brand awareness.
• Provide leadership for crisis communications planning and institutional reputation management.
• Direct the College's integrated marketing, advertising, public relations, publications, creative services, multimedia, and digital communications initiatives.
• Oversee institutional media relations and serve as the College's official spokesperson, as appropriate.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with local, regional, national, and higher education media.
• Oversee the College website, digital communications, email marketing, social media strategy, and emerging communications technologies.
• Utilize data analytics and industry best practices to enhance communications effectiveness, audience engagement, and institutional visibility.
• Collaborate with executive leadership and campus stakeholders to develop strategic communications that advance the College's mission, institutional priorities, and reputation.
• Support institutional initiatives through integrated communications, marketing, stakeholder engagement, and public outreach.
• Foster collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, students, alumni, trustees, and external partners to strengthen institutional engagement and communications effectiveness.
• Provide strategic leadership, supervision, mentoring, and professional development for Communications and Marketing staff.
• Develop departmental goals, budgets, operational plans, assessment reports, and performance measures.
• Manage relationships with external agencies, consultants, photographers, videographers, advertising partners, and other communications vendors.
• Ensure compliance with College brand standards, communications policies, and applicable laws, regulations, and accessibility requirements.
• Serve on institutional committees and perform other duties as assigned by the Vice President for Institutional Advancement.

Benefits

• Salary is competitive and commensurate with education, experience, and qualifications.

What This Job Offers

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