Job Description Summary & Additional Information
Organizational Summary Statement:
The Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy seeks a Manager, Communications to serve as the Center's lead communications professional. Reporting to the Assistant Center Director, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to SPP's Senior Director of Strategic Communications, the Manager leads the planning, coordination, and execution of communications activities that amplify CGS research, strengthen the Center's brand and visibility, and engage policy, research, media, partner, and other audiences.
The Manager oversees day-to-day communications operations and translates Center priorities into coordinated communications plans, campaigns, and deliverables. The position serves as a primary curator of CGS's external communications and digital presence, ensuring that the Center's research, expertise, accomplishments, and activities are communicated through clear, compelling, coordinated, and audience-appropriate content across print and digital channels.
Working proactively with CGS faculty, researchers, and program teams, the Manager identifies opportunities to amplify research findings, publications, expertise, and thought leadership; develops and produces high-quality original content; and provides communications guidance and high-level communications support to CGS leadership. The Manager also collaborates with School and University communications partners to extend CGS's reach and identify opportunities to broaden engagement with policy, government, academic, media, philanthropic, and other relevant audiences.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of CGS communications activities and translate Center priorities into actionable communications plans and campaigns.
Lead research communications and dissemination for reports, publications, policy analyses, tools, and other research products.
Oversee development and editing of news stories, research highlights, newsletters, web content, announcements, and other communications products.
Manage CGS digital communications, including website content, social media, newsletters, email campaigns, digital engagement, and content governance.
Coordinate media relations, including media outreach, press materials, interview requests, media preparation, and tracking of media coverage.
Oversee CGS brand implementation and creative services, including reports, publications, presentations, infographics, data visualizations, photography, video, templates, and collateral.
Lead communications and promotional support for CGS events in partnership with CGS Operations, which manages event logistics.
Provide communications materials and messaging support for stakeholder engagement led by the Director's Office and research/program leads.
Supervise communications staff and student employees and coordinate external vendors and creative professionals.
Monitor communications performance and use web, media, email, social, and other metrics to recommend improvements.
About the Center for Global Sustainability (CGS):
The Center for Global Sustainability is housed within the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. CGS conducts research and engagement focused on global climate, energy, and sustainability challenges and works to connect rigorous research with policy impact.
Position Relationship:
This position reports directly to the Assistant Center Director and serves as the lead communications role for CGS. The position also maintains a dotted-line reporting relationship to SPP's Senior Director of Strategic Communications to ensure coordination and alignment between CGS and School-level communications. The Manager executes communications priorities established by Center leadership and manages the CGS communications function, team, workflows, and deliverables while coordinating with SPP Communications on shared messaging, media, brand, and…