Job Posting: Content/Information Strategist at Columbia University

Want to help shape the information strategy for one of the most important initiatives at one of the world’s best universities? Here’s your chance.

Columbia University is seeking a chief information strategist. Reporting to the chief of staff in the Office of the President, the chief information strategist will be responsible for developing an institution-wide information architecture and content strategy for Columbia’s Global Commons Initiative. According to the posted job description: “The Chief Information Strategist collaboratively identifies content-driven ideas relevant to Columbia’s global impact, champions and increases understanding and assimilation of Columbia’s global resources, and assembles and leads a team to develop and support the user experience on the Global Commons website.”

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree and at least seven years of related experience; an advanced degree in global or public affairs, design and technology preferred.

Complete job description and details here.

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Want to Advance a Great College and Set Standards for Social Media in .edu?

Kenyon College seeks an experienced communicator with a passion for social media to serve as social media director:

Reporting to the director of public affairs, the social media director in Kenyon’s Office of Public Affairs serves as the primary social media strategist for the College and works with colleagues in Public Affairs and in other offices to develop content for Kenyon’s communications and to implement socially driven campaigns for its social channels.

This is a terrific opportunity to work with a team of talented colleagues at a great college. Job description and application here: Social Media Director at Kenyon College….

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ISO a PM for LTR

From time to time I talk with friends and colleagues about why I made the switch to consulting more than a decade ago. My reasons were simple: I wanted to stay in higher education, but I didn’t want be running the same cycle of events and campaigns year after year for the same institution. Consulting provided me the promise of variety, the challenge of new issues to tackle, and the opportunity to work with some of the brightest and most interesting people in education. More than 10 years later, I’m very proud of the team we’ve built at mStoner—from our designers to our senior strategists, we’re problem solvers and relationship builders who are versatile, multitalented, and personable.

Take our project managers, for instance. For clients, their job is to ensure we deliver high-quality projects, on time and budget, with great communication and partnership along the way. For us as a firm, they play a huge part in running a healthy, growing and profitable business.

But the range of work for our project managers doesn’t stop there. As the primary contacts for our clients, our PMs offer the first line of support and clear obstacles that might otherwise derail an engagement. If that isn’t enough, on any given day our PMs may also lead usability tests, analyze qualitative and quantitative data, provide feedback on creative, step in to QA our technical work, or contribute to a strategy. In the milliseconds that remain, they also unearth the most interesting tidbits from the Interwebs or educate our team on the differences between pale ale and lager.

Sound like the kind of job you’ve been dreaming of? Just so happens we have a project manager opening. If you’re ready for this jelly, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Game on!

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Job Posting: Associate VP Marketing & Communications, Cal State U Northridge

California State University, Northridge (CSUN), seeks a strategic and analytical Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications who is committed to the University’s goal of educating a diverse group of students and preparing them to be productive and learned citizens. The Associate Vice President assumes responsibility for the planning, coordination, and management of the University’s public relations and strategic communications program; to communicate effectively the University’s mission to its varied constituencies and ensure overall continuity of institutional brand consistency and image; to recruit, manage and mentor a marketing and communications team ; and to collaborate with the Vice President of University Advancement in setting the overall strategic direction of the department.

The ideal candidate will have at least ten years of progressively responsible experience in public relations, press, communications, publications; and strong supervisory and personnel management skills. This is a unique opportunity to partner with an esteemed leader in the field of higher education and serve as an architect and builder of a marketing and communications program at one of the nation’s leading public universities. Together with the Vice President, the Associate Vice President will engage the University’s various constituencies at an increasingly deep and meaningful level and will direct a complex public relations program including the development of strategic marketing plans for promoting the image of the university; secure cooperation from representatives of the communications media; communicate clearly ideas and recommendations; manage and supervise the operation of a fast-paced and visible department; and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff, faculty, public agencies, private agencies, the community, and the media.

Download a job description in PDF format.

More detailed information on the application and hiring process.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Director, Web Strategy and Operations

Reporting to the Vice President of Marketing and Communications, you will lead a vibrant community of designers, technologists, multimedia specialists, authors and administrators who make up the WPI Team, as well as Web authors distributed around the WPI community. As the leader of this Team and as a thought leader on campus, you will partner with faculty, administrators, and students to create and operate an outstanding WPI Web presence. You will act as the chief evangelist promoting appropriate methods of messaging, communication and community building based on a deep understanding of WPI and the Web.

Leveraging your deep Web technology understanding, you will select and implement sound and sustainable technologies that enable WPI to employ a flexible yet robust Web environment. You will work collaboratively across the campus leveraging activities and opportunities that can be effectively translated onto the WPI Web footprint. You will also partner with external resources, extending WPI’s capacity for Web development, ensuring consistent standards and levels of quality.

Using your leadership and domain expertise you will guide your team and the WPI community to achieve outstanding results. You will foster a sense of entrepreneurial risk taking, develop strong relationships across the community and work closely with the Vice President to develop and implement a strategy and operational plan that ensures the success of the Team and WPI Web.

The WPI Web Team is an integrated organization focused on creative and operational support of the existing Web site, development of enhanced features, and strategic planning for medium and longer term improvements. The team’s responsibilities include: product management, project management, graphic and multimedia design, content writing and editing, user experience, information architecture, software/web applications development and administration, quality assurance, web content management administration, end-user support and training, and vendor selection and management.

Requirements: Success as the Director, Web Strategy and Operations requires a strong commitment to leadership, creativity, team work and communication. As a key member of the Marketing and Communications management team you must be able to provide a clear vision, be a strong motivator, and provide operational direction to a dynamic and creative team. You must be able to build strong community-wide relationships and be viewed as a trusted partner who is an expert in the fields of Web technology, Web user experience, and Web communications. You must possess outstanding project and portfolio planning capabilities and the proven experience to guide teams through fast paced projects delivering on-time, on-budget, and on-quality.

In addition to outstanding communication skills, you must have a deep understanding of the needs and opportunities at the nexus of marketing and technology and be able to translate these into appropriate strategies and actions for the WPI community. Hands-on experience and/or a solid understanding of web design and development, information architecture, multimedia production, and web content management are essential. Prior experience in a higher education is strongly preferred and specific experience with RedDot CMS is a strong plus. You must have 5-7 years of experience leading teams of technologists, designers, writers, and multi-media producers. You must have a track record of delivering strong results and delighting internal partners.

You must be committed to the career and professional development of team members and adept at managing individual and team performance. You must be a keen evaluator of potential, and a flexible leader capable of motivating through a diverse set of motivational and management skills. A bachelor’s degree is required and a master’s degree is preferred.

Salary Range: $80,000 – $95,000

Apply online: WPI’s HR website

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Job Posting: New Media Developer, University at Buffalo

If you are interested in taking on a challenge that will hone your web development, video/multimedia, web 2.0 skills, then you might be interesting in applying for the University at Buffalo Communications office New Media Developer position.

The New Media Developer will assist developing and maintaining web applications that support and deliver content on eUB and MyUB, the University at Buffalo’s web sites and support the needs of the institution within the Web 2.0 communication framework. This includes developing, applying and implementing web, email and multimedia solutions, such as video, interactive media and social media solutions, that address the organizational, visual and communication needs of web and new media projects and help the university grow to a more mature, consistent, well-branded web environment.

This is a wonderful opportunity/resume builder for someone just starting out. The UB web team is recognized nationally for it¹s high quality work, and quite selfishly, we are a great group to work with. A complete job description is viewable on UB jobs, posting number 0900125. Applicants must apply online.

Application period runs until May 13, 2009. The University at Buffalo is an AA/EOE.

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Firm Seeks Experienced Researchers!

Slover Linett Strategies is a Chicago-based audience research firm for cultural and educational organizations. Chicago clients include the University of Chicago, the Art Institute, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ). Ongoing national engagements include the Smithsonian Institution, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Slover Linett is currently looking for two senior associates, one for their museum practice and the second for their education business. The senior associate is responsible for managing and helping develop the business within these sectors. Reporting to managing partner, Cheryl Slover-Linett, the senior associates will direct qualitative and quantitative audience research projects as well as occasional strategy consulting projects. The senior associate is responsible for identifying the client’s organizational and research objectives for the project, then directing the team in the design and implementation of research activities to meet those objectives. Finally, s/he guides the interpretation of the research findings in support of client research objectives and is lead author of the conclusions and recommendations section of our research reports.

Take it from me, this is a terrific opportunity. Job description (as a PDF) here.

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Michigan State Seeks Web Communications Manager

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Required: Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in marketing, communications, information technology, or related field; three to five years of supervisory experience; five years of experience related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in strategic Web development, including online business strategy and new media plan; requires a high level of leadership and communication skills and a working knowledge of multiple programming languages.

Desired: Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing plans using online social networks or other new media. Six to 10 years of experience in creating professional, accessible, Web-standard (tableless), and cross-browser-compatible Web sites; expertise in hand coding XHTML and CSS and intermediate knowledge of JavaScript and Flash; must be comfortable working on projects with multiple programming languages, including PHP and ASP; must have a high level of verbal and written communication skills.

To apply, visit the MSU job postings; look for position number 2492. It is called Senior Communication Manager and shows the department as public relations. The posting closes on 9/9. Salary around $70,000.

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University of Missouri Recruiting Information Architect

And information architects should play a key role in evaluating a site, tracking searches and monitoring site use to make sure that the site is optimized for visitor needs—and to yield results for you.

The University of Missouri’s web team is looking to fill a vacancy for an information architect. Mizzou’s web team is one of the most progressive campus web units in the country and is blessed with great leadership (in the person of Lori Croy) and a supportive campus environment. In short, a great job for someone with the right skills.

Here’s a summary of the job:

Identify client goals; research audience needs; analyze information and create an overall plan for the layout of information and navigation for a Web site. Work with writers, photographers, designers, developers and programmers throughout the project to ensure that product meets both the client’s and end-users’ needs. Conduct usability assessments (cards sorts, interviews, etc.) and usability testing as needed. Educate staff and rest of campus Web community on current usability concepts. Monitor and analyze Web analytics for user trends that would impact the design and content delivered from sites and make recommendations based on these findings.

2+ years of professional experience in information architecture, user interaction design or related field
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to analyze and strategically organize large amounts of information.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a dynamic team of Web professionals consisting of writers, designers, developers, programmers and photographers.
Knowledge and demonstrated experience with current usability methodologies and user-centered design processes.
Experience conducting user validation and/or usability testing sessions; evaluating results and presenting actionable recommendations.
Knowledge of accessibility and Web Standards.
Experience analyzing and managing Google Analytics data and presenting actionable recommendations.
Proficiency with documentation tools such as Microsoft Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator and Visio or Omni Graffle.
Proficiency with XHTML, CSS, and cross-browser, cross-platform environments.

Official job description and particulars here.

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Here’s a Great Job: New Media Director at Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & Clark’s initiatives, including its “Inside Lewis & Clark,” one of the first communities built for admitted students and focused on optimizing yield, have won numerous awards from CASE and other organizations. Begun by Kari Chisholm and continued by Julia Duncan, the various L&C new media initiatives have consistently been cutting edge—and smart at the same time. What do I mean by that? Let’s just say that they’ve won lots of awards and have also delivered returns for the college in terms of student recruitment gains and other results.

Now’s the time for another smart, dedicated person to take L&C’s online communications to new places. Here’s the short version of the job:

Serves as primary leader for new media communications for Lewis & Clark. Directs efforts to use new media to tell the institution’s story and support its communications and marketing efforts, including the anticipated redesign of the Lewis & Clark website. Provides leadership, strategic planning, and Web development and consulting services to the entire institution. Coordinates the production and maintenance of all new media projects. Supervises staff and student workers.

Great college, great leadership, great city to live in! More complete job description here [pdf format].

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