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Director of Media Relations
at University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, AL
Job Title
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS 0908094
Job Code
BG216D0 Director Media Relations
Job Description
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) seeks a dynamic and proven professional to work with university leadership to develop/coordinate print, electronic and online/social media relations programs and outreach efforts at the national and international level, as well as state and local; play a lead role in crisis communication and issues management; and serve as an official UAB spokesperson. As a member of the UAB Office of Public Relations & Marketing senior management team, this person will work in concert with departmental peers on comprehensive programs that help advance institutional goals, and will direct on a daily basis the staff, budget and work products of the Media Relations department.
Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, UAB is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center with some 17,000 students and the state of Alabama’s largest employer with some 18,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.uab.edu/news.
(Annual Pay Range: $65,508 - $82,812 - $101,352)
Minimum Qualifications
This senior manager must have a proven track record in editing, print/electronic/social media placements and executive-level issues management; must be a team player and have strong leadership, management and supervisory skills. A bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, communications, or related field is required; a master’s degree is desirable. At least 10 years of experience in the communications field (that includes experience specifically in media relations, preferably academic and/or medical-related) is required, as well as management of a department of comparable size.
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS 0908094
Job Code
BG216D0 Director Media Relations
Job Description
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) seeks a dynamic and proven professional to work with university leadership to develop/coordinate print, electronic and online/social media relations programs and outreach efforts at the national and international level, as well as state and local; play a lead role in crisis communication and issues management; and serve as an official UAB spokesperson. As a member of the UAB Office of Public Relations & Marketing senior management team, this person will work in concert with departmental peers on comprehensive programs that help advance institutional goals, and will direct on a daily basis the staff, budget and work products of the Media Relations department.
Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, UAB is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center with some 17,000 students and the state of Alabama’s largest employer with some 18,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.uab.edu/news.
(Annual Pay Range: $65,508 - $82,812 - $101,352)
Minimum Qualifications
This senior manager must have a proven track record in editing, print/electronic/social media placements and executive-level issues management; must be a team player and have strong leadership, management and supervisory skills. A bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, communications, or related field is required; a master’s degree is desirable. At least 10 years of experience in the communications field (that includes experience specifically in media relations, preferably academic and/or medical-related) is required, as well as management of a department of comparable size.
Published at 01-03-2010
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