Graduate School Communications Manager

Academic Staff

Academic Staff

Regular

Communications Manager

The Graduate School Communications Manager will report to the Assistant Dean for Professional Development and Communications and serve as a communications expert responsible for guiding the development, execution, and continuous improvement of a proactive communications strategy that elevates the visibility and impact of graduate education and postdoctoral training across UW–Madison.

This role offers an exciting opportunity for a collaborative communications professional ready to leverage strong written communication skills, as well as expertise in web strategy, analytics, email marketing, and targeted outreach. This position will amplify existing offerings, track audience engagement, and ensure various stakeholders and campus partners are informed and supported. Highly qualified candidates will bring strong written communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and the leadership trajectory required to independently plan, manage complex projects, and drive unit-level communications initiatives across a large, decentralized organization.

• Manages the day-to-day operational unit plans to align with strategic initiatives and to meet established objectives(30%)

• Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised unit operational policies and procedures(5%)

• Plans and directs unit programs and/or projects to ensure adherence to deadlines and budgets (5%)

• Plans, writes, and edits content for various internal and external stakeholders(20%)

• Develops, implements, and delivers communication materials through various mediums to designated audiences(20%)

• Collaborates proactively with internal Graduate School teams and distributed campus partners to align communications timelines, foster shared ownership, and support cross-institutional initiatives.(20%)

The Graduate School - Office of Professional Development and Communications
The UW–Madison Graduate School provides institutional leadership for graduate education, serving over 11,000 graduate students, 800 postdocs, and over 260 master’s, specialist, and doctoral degree programs. The Graduate School fosters excellence in partnership with graduate programs, faculty, and staff by advancing graduate students’ and postdocs’ research, learning, career development, and professional success. The Office of Professional Development and Communications (OPDC) coordinates, develops, and promotes learning opportunities to foster the academic, professional, and life skills of the graduate education community, and portrays, through various media platforms, the values and identity of the graduate education mission of the university.

The expected starting salary for this position is $68,000. Actual pay will depend on the selected candidate's qualifications and experience.

This position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund.

Review the benefits summary for more information.

This an ongoing, full-time (100% FTE) position.

This is a hybrid position, with the expectation of at least 3 days of on-site work per week and flexibility for 1-2 days of remote work per week.

• At least 2 years of professional experience providing communication support, working both independently and within team settings.

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