Media Crisis Manager

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Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens.

Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision.

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Job Title: Media Crisis Manager
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job : 291221

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.
Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Supports the planning and execution of strategic communications for the university community and stakeholders. Manages and coordinates the university's news and media team by overseeing public relations efforts that raise awareness and boost the university's reputation. Handles media inquiries, manages the team, and gathers and writes news content for the university's various media outlets. Supervises the media relations team and plays a key role on the university's crisis communication team.

• Leads and directs daily activities of the communications team to ensure content aligns with the mission and strategic vision of the university
• Serves as the main point of contact for the University’s membership in The Conversation and develops a sustainable plan to support and encourage faculty participation
• Maintains key areas of the university website to ensure information is kept current (About KSU, Rankings, Points of Pride)
• Prepares stories and press releases for media and web distribution
• Maintains media relationships and accurate and current media contact lists
• Maintains the university experts’ database, keeping it current
• Drives team projects to completion with project management of deadlines, deliverables, and multiple constituencies
• Coordinates with supervisor and members of staff for consistency of messaging and timely distribution of materials
• Oversees media activities, elaborates on promoting the university and colleges, and works with the team to secure local, regional, and national media placements
• Manages vendor relationships and services such as media monitoring, database, Expert File, and Newswise
• Remains competent and current through professional reading, developing professional contacts, and attending professional development courses and/or training directed by the Assistant Vice President of Communications

Educational Requirements: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education in Communications, Marketing, Corporate Communications, or a related field.

Other

Required Qualifications:

Current, valid, and unrestricted driver's license.

Required Experience: Five (5) years of experience in the related field.

Preferred Educational

Qualifications:

An advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field.

Preferred Experience: Experience working with the media; strong managerial experience.

• Able to work under pressure and set priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Able to think critically and analytically
• Adaptable and able to work independently and across teams
• Strong sense of ownership and ability to work across organizational boundaries to ensure timely completion of tasks
• Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time,…