About Hofstra:

Position Title: Assistant/Associate Dean for Communications and Marketing

School/Division: School of Law

Office: School of Law, Institutional Support

Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time

Description:

• Supervises and coordinates all the Law School's brand, marketing, public relations, publications, and website efforts.
• Works closely with the faculty and administration at the Law School and the University, outside public relations, marketing and printing firms, and media outlets to promote the law school and its programs.
• Oversees a team of full-time administrators and freelancers.
• Responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures for all areas of communications. 
• Writes and/or edits articles, publication copy, speeches for the Dean, press releases, and other communications.
• Develops and communicates necessary messaging required for crisis and issues management.
• Works with outside marketing consultant to implement annual admission communications/email marketing campaigns to improve the law school's applicant pool for all law school programs, including JD, international LLM, online MA/LLM degrees and certificate programs, and the Paralegal Studies Certificate Program.
• Oversees the Law School Copy Center operations and in-house publications.
• Collaborates with departments and manages workflows and communications/marketing needs to support internal and external events.
• Develops and monitors budgets for advertising and select publications projects; analyzes and reviews budgetary and financial data; controls and authorizes expenditures in accordance with established limitations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Dean.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of seven years of experience in marketing, public relations, and/or communications.
• Excellent supervisory and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and editing abilities.
• Familiarity with social media marketing techniques as well as traditional communications methods.
• Minimum of three years demonstrated administrative responsibility.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with the proven ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Must be collaborative, organized, and detail oriented.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in related field preferred.
• Experience working in a higher education academic environment.
• Experience in web design.
• Experience with social media and web analytics.

EEO Statement:

About Hofstra University

Hofstra University is a nationally ranked and recognized private university in Hempstead, N.Y. that is the only school to ever host three consecutive presidential debates (2008, 2012 and 2016). At Hofstra, students get the best of both worlds. Our campus is a leafy oasis just a quick train ride away from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention, with the resources, technology and facilities of a large university. Students can choose from more than 160 undergraduate program options and 165 graduate program options in the liberal arts and sciences, education, health professions and human services, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Hofstra University is a dynamic community of more than 11,000 students from around the w...orld who are dedicated to civic engagement, academic excellence and becoming leaders in their communities and their careers.

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