Senior Manager, Communications, Walden University

Adtalem Global Education • Chicago, IL

275d • $80,336 - $140,851 • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is responsible for providing strategic internal communications counsel to enhance consistency, strategic approach, and alignment of messaging for Walden University, an Adtalem Global Education institution, in support of our strategic growth objectives. This includes cascading gold-tier communications information to ensure consistency of messaging and equip the institution with Adtalem highlights for need-to-know Walden University colleagues. Additionally, this person will foster engagement and build affinity among key stakeholders while capturing and conveying the unique student experience, the brand identity, and our organization's commitment to diversity, inclusivity, and educational justice. As a member of the Adtalem Global Communications and Corporate Affairs team, this position will focus on supporting Walden University and ensure the quality of communications with stakeholders through storytelling opportunities that enhance the Walden brand.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, public relations or related field.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, strategic planning, branding or related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing in-house internal communications, PR agency experience in addition a plus.
• Experience working with various levels of management.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences and constituencies.
• Strategic thinker with experience formulating multi-faceted communications plans, recommending optimal channel usage, timing and cadence of communications and gaining buy-in from functional area leads and project stakeholders.
• Mastery of communications in an educational environment (or similar) and using communication to influence change within an organization.
• Expertise in managing multiple initiatives simultaneously; ability to collaborate with a variety of colleagues across Adtalem and its institutions.
• Must possess exceptional business writing, editing, training, communication, organizational and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages and provides input into a comprehensive communications strategy to reinforce image and reputation with students, colleagues, and alumni.
• Provides internal communications counsel and oversight of institutional communications to ensure consistency of messaging and alignment with defined business objectives.
• Develops communication plans and deploys messaging to Walden colleagues.
• Supports high-profile, high-sensitivity communications for institutional senior leadership as needed.
• Maintains quality standards for all internal publications and communications.
• Identify and develop opportunities for content generation.
• Conducts ongoing and annual assessments of communications effectiveness at the institution level as it relates to brand reputation, awareness and achieving communications goals.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem's Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree