Assistant Director of Strategic Events; Data Science and AI Institute

Assistant Director of Strategic Events (Data Science and AI Institute)

We are seeking an Assistant Director of Strategic Events to join the team at Johns Hopkins University’s Data Science and AI Institute (DSAI), an interdisciplinary institute dedicated to advancing education, research, and the real‑world translation of trustworthy AI and data‑driven discovery. DSAI will include 110 new faculty members who will join existing faculty and researchers across disciplines dedicated to the development, application, and understanding of the opportunities and challenges of data science and AI across a range of critical and emerging fields.

The Assistant Director will develop and oversee high‑impact and highly visible public programs and events for DSAI as well as DSAI’s participation in non‑Hopkins major AI conferences, helping to shape the public presence, positioning, and voice of DSAI. They will work within DSAI’s communications, marketing, and branding team and will collaborate closely with DSAI’s leadership team, faculty, and senior leaders across the university on events strategy, planning, and execution including identifying themes, potential speakers, internal and external collaborators, budget planning, and more.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing, they will also be responsible for collaborating with other communications colleagues in DSAI and across the university to create and execute communications and marketing strategies for DSAI’s signature public events, to build audience, to create reach, and to amplify DSAI’s role in shaping conversations on AI.

DSAI is currently located in its temporary home at the Johns Hopkins Mt. Washington campus (6225 Smith Ave., Baltimore, MD) and will relocate to the Homewood campus once its permanent home, now under construction, opens.

• Serve as internal communications lead for a division, department or center.
• Develop an internal communications plan for the designated area’s strategic plan including relevant reports, events, memos, and websites.
• Plan, create, oversee, and edit internal communications strategies to keep faculty, staff, and students informed about important initiatives, goals, and events.
• Ensure the efficiency and efficacy of communications between school leadership and faculty, staff, students, and other stakeholders.
• Follow established university branding standards in all communications.
• Liaise with members of related communication teams.
• Write clear and effective content for audiences.
• Pivot writing styles based on the format, message, audience, and purpose.
• Lead the development of a cohesive internal communications strategy that builds community and positions the designated area as a vital part of the university.
• Develop and maintain an internal communications calendar, ensuring efficient coordination of communications activities.
• Manage print and digital collateral.
• Curate content from websites, social media, and news media to amplify the strategic plan across multiple platforms.
• Advise and work with the communications team to write remarks and messages for leadership.
• Coordinate internal crisis communications announcements with the division and university.
• Edit content and manage editors for internal websites and SharePoint sites.
• Contract and manage external vendors as needed.
• Interact with communications experts across the university on various issues and best practices.
• Execute strategies for cross‑divisional communications efforts with other communications offices.
• Ensure consistent use of university brand standards across all projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Will develop and manage a series of DSAI signature events along with other…