Senior Director, Media and Internal Relations

Grade 14

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary:
  Regular
• Salary Range: $125,000 – $140,000

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, and training. The above hiring range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Communications, the Senior Director, Media & Internal Relations is a key leader within Columbia Business School’s Marketing and Communications team, responsible for building and leading the School’s media relations and external positioning function. This role serves as the institutional liaison for communications partnerships, building productive relationships with internal stakeholders, and managing external agencies and vendors to elevate CBS’s presence in key media and business communities.

The Senior Director operates at the intersection of institutional coordination and external engagement, translating CBS priorities into a proactive, sustained media strategy while serving as the primary point of contact for how partners across the School engage with the communications function. This role sets the direction for media relations initiatives and manages external agencies and vendors as a strategic partner, deciding what to build in-house and what to direct to outside firms while ensuring that faculty, centers, and administrative units receive clear guidance and responsive support.

The incumbent manages complex stakeholder relationships and partners closely with faculty, research centers, student offices, and communications professionals across CBS to ensure that institutional communications are coordinated, strategically aligned, and executed with excellence. As the function grows, the Senior Director will shape its structure, set priorities for external support, and build the systems and vendor relationships needed to scale. The position works collaboratively with the Executive Director, Communications to advance institutional priorities through effective media engagement and stakeholder coordination.

For over a century, Columbia Business School has helped develop leaders and builders of enterprises who drive value for their stakeholders and society at large through our MBA, MS, PhD, and Executive Education programs. We are equally committed to cultivating new scholars and teachers, and to creating and disseminating pathbreaking knowledge, concepts, and tools which advance the understanding and practice of management through our faculty research and PhD programs.

Our vision is simple: to develop ideas and leaders that transform the world. Our ever-evolving curriculum—featuring pioneering AI courses, STEM certification, and immersive experiential learning—prepares students to excel in key areas such as digital transformation, entrepreneurship, and innovation, twenty-first century finance, the intersection of business and society, and climate and sustainability. The CBS administration enables CBS’ educational and scholarly mission through strategic and operational guidance and support, optimizing School resources through well-designed, transparent processes with a culture of respect for all.

• Sets the strategy for and drives strategic media relations initiatives that elevate CBS’s visibility and reinforce its position as a premier source of business thought leadership.
• Manages relationships with key media outlets, journalists, and industry influencers to secure high-impact coverage for CBS…