Director of Marketing & Communications, Mehrotra Institute

9/8/2026

Grade 49

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The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

About the Mehrotra Institute

The Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets & Society at Boston University's Questrom School of Business is a hub for research, education, and public discourse on the evolving role of business in society. Launched in 2024, the Institute works across three pillars, Education, Discourse, and Research, producing nationally recognized content (including the Is Business Broken? podcast in partnership with WBUR), convening leading practitioners and scholars, and advancing curriculum that integrates business ethics and social impact into the Questrom experience.

The Institute is growing rapidly and building its national external presence from the ground up.

Position Overview

The Mehrotra Institute seeks a Director of Marketing and Communications to develop and execute a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy that elevates the Institute's visibility, translates its research and programming for diverse audiences, and builds its reputation as a nationally recognized voice on the role of business in markets and society.

The Mehrotra Institute is a small, high-ambition team where every director owns strategy and execution simultaneously. This is not a role for someone who manages communications vendors at arm's length or who expects a team beneath them. It requires hands-on writing, content production, media outreach, and strategic planning side by side. The right candidate is energized by the challenge of building something from the ground up, motivated by mission, and genuinely curious about the substantive issues the Institute works on.

Reporting to the Executive Director, this role serves as the primary communications strategist for all Institute stakeholders including faculty, students, practitioners, policymakers, donors, board members, media, and BU leadership. The Director will develop integrated strategies across channels, manage the Institute's digital presence, ensure that the Institute's research, events, and initiatives reach the audiences that matter most, and steward the Institute's brand and reputation in coordination with BU and Questrom central communications.

This is a builder role at an institute with significant national ambitions. The ideal candidate brings deep marketing and communications expertise, strong editorial judgment, comfort with media relations, a genuine interest in the substantive work of the Institute, and the ability to navigate a complex university environment while representing a mission‑driven organization to the outside world.

1. Strategic Planning & Brand Stewardship - 20%

Develop and maintain a comprehensive marcom strategy encompassing all Institute stakeholders, both internal (faculty, students, staff, BU leadership, Questrom administration) and external (practitioners, policymakers, media, donors, board members, and the public). Specific responsibilities include:

• Translate the Institute's 5-year strategic plan into a cohesive communications architecture with clear goals, audiences, channels, and metrics
• Establish and enforce brand standards, ensuring consistency in voice and visual identity across all Institute outputs
• Serve as the Institute's primary communications strategist in close coordination with the Executive Director and Faculty Director
• Coordinate with Questrom central marketing and BU central communications to amplify Institute work while maintaining a distinct Institute identity
• Manage reactive and proactive communications and reputation stewardship, including communications related to all topics aligned with the Institute's mission
• Own communications performance metrics; report regularly to leadership on reach, engagement, and strategy effectiveness; use data to adjust approach

2. Research Translation & Public‑Facing Content - 20%

Partner with Institute faculty and researchers to translate academic work into compelling content accessible to practitioners, policymakers,…