University of California, Riverside
Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Communications & Marketing Officer
University of California, Riverside, California, Missouri, United States, 65018
Position Information
For full consideration, application materials should be submitted via the UCR Jobs Portal by February 10, 2026. Required application materials include a cover letter and a resume or CV. Confidential review of materials will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made. The full salary range for the Associate Vice Chancellor position is $161,500 – $326,300. The annual salary the university reasonably expects to pay for this position is up to $285,000. Compensation will be commensurate with the final candidate’s qualifications and experience.
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) is seeking a strategic, creative, and collaborative leader to serve as the Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Communications and Marketing Officer (AVC/CCMO). As a key member of the Chancellor’s leadership team, the AVC/CCMO will develop and direct communications and marketing strategies for the University, advancing UCR’s brand and reputation nationally and internationally.
Reporting to the Chancellor, the AVC/CCMO is the principal administrator responsible for advancing the brand, elevating the reputation, and enhancing widespread understanding of the mission of UCR. The role will work closely with the Chancellor, Associate Chancellor, and other key campus executives and stakeholders to align the campus’s voice in storytelling and messaging to engage diverse audiences locally, nationally, and globally.
Applicants must have current work authorization. UCR will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.
Requirements Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
Graduate degree (Required). Advanced degree or specific professional development in communications and marketing organization (Preferred).
Experience Requirements
10–15 years of related experience.
Previous supervisory/managerial experience.
Minimum of 5 years experience working in higher education.
Minimum Requirements
Expert knowledge and understanding of all aspects of communications, including strategic planning, technical aspects, and appropriate applications.
Expert skill to create, develop, and implement effective long and short‑term strategic communications plans.
Expert skill in advising and consulting management to ensure desired institutional messaging to target audiences.
Expert written, verbal, interpersonal communication, active listening, and political acumen skills.
Expert knowledge and skills in financial and personnel administration and management.
Expert management skills to select, train, lead, direct, guide, and motivate professional staff.
Expert analytical, critical‑thinking, project management, and problem‑recognition skills.
Expert skills to ensure high‑quality work within budget and time constraints.
Significant experience in leading results‑driven communications and marketing teams.
Proven experience working collaboratively with senior leadership to develop communication strategies for internal and external audiences.
Experience managing a complex communications and marketing organization.
Preferred Qualifications
Expert knowledge of the location, including its mission, vision, goals, policies, and infrastructure; knowledge of current affairs and issues in higher education.
Significant experience in developing and implementing successful, high‑level organizational marketing, public relations programs, and digital communication strategies.
Expert skills in dealing with formal and informal news media, including knowledge of local, regional, and national news outlets.
Advanced knowledge of marketing, advertising, and public relations practices, with experience implementing long‑ and short‑range programs.
Experience implementing and overseeing digital marketing initiatives in web, email, advertising, and social media.
Expert presentation and public‑speaking skills; ability to represent UCR in public forums.
Experience supporting community engagement through communications and marketing.
Knowledge of the teaching, research, and public service roles of major research universities.
Additional Information UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres in Inland Southern California, near Box Springs Mountain. The campus is a living laboratory for exploring issues critical to growing communities’ air, water, energy, transportation, politics, arts, history, and culture.
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities, boasting several key rankings in U.S. and global standings.
Ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities by Money Magazine (2020).
Top university in the U.S. for social mobility (U.S. News 2020).
Member of the University Innovation Alliance.
No. 2 in financial aid (Business Insider 2019).
No. 2 in the world for research; the Entomology Department boasts the largest insect specimen collection in the nation (Center for World University Rankings).
Faculty includes 2 Nobel Laureates and 13 National Academy members.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti‑discrimination efforts.
For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit Employee Benefits Overview.
Job Description Details Generic Scope Directs through subordinate managers multiple large and complex critical programs impacting broad constituencies across major portions of the organization. Identifies objectives, manages significant human, financial, and physical resources, and functions with an extremely high degree of autonomy. Accountable for formulating and administering policies and programs for major functions, affecting overall organization‑wide performance and reputation.
Custom Scope Develops organizational policies and authorizes their implementation. Provides advice, guidance, and assistance to senior leadership; establishes direction, policies, and procedures of the communications program. Represents the location in locationwide and systemwide meetings.
Department Custom Scope The Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Communications and Marketing Officer reports directly to the Chancellor and is the principal administrator responsible for advancing the brand, reputation, and mission of UC Riverside. The AVC leads a centralized communications and marketing organization, including writers, visual artists, public information officers, and specialists, and provides oversight to decentralized teams throughout the university. The AVC collaborates closely with the Chancellor, Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor, and principal officers on visibility, research, alumni engagement, fundraising, and crisis communication.
Units reporting directly to the AVC include Brand and Creative, Video and Photography, Digital Marketing and Analytics, News and Content, and Executive Communications.
As a member of the Chancellor’s leadership team, the AVC provides vision and strategic direction, fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, and data‑informed decision making, promotes consistency in storytelling and messaging, advances inclusion and equity, and strengthens the university’s ability to engage diverse audiences locally, nationally, and globally.
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The University of California, Riverside (UCR) is seeking a strategic, creative, and collaborative leader to serve as the Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Communications and Marketing Officer (AVC/CCMO). As a key member of the Chancellor’s leadership team, the AVC/CCMO will develop and direct communications and marketing strategies for the University, advancing UCR’s brand and reputation nationally and internationally.
Reporting to the Chancellor, the AVC/CCMO is the principal administrator responsible for advancing the brand, elevating the reputation, and enhancing widespread understanding of the mission of UCR. The role will work closely with the Chancellor, Associate Chancellor, and other key campus executives and stakeholders to align the campus’s voice in storytelling and messaging to engage diverse audiences locally, nationally, and globally.
Applicants must have current work authorization. UCR will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.
Requirements Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
Graduate degree (Required). Advanced degree or specific professional development in communications and marketing organization (Preferred).
Experience Requirements
10–15 years of related experience.
Previous supervisory/managerial experience.
Minimum of 5 years experience working in higher education.
Minimum Requirements
Expert knowledge and understanding of all aspects of communications, including strategic planning, technical aspects, and appropriate applications.
Expert skill to create, develop, and implement effective long and short‑term strategic communications plans.
Expert skill in advising and consulting management to ensure desired institutional messaging to target audiences.
Expert written, verbal, interpersonal communication, active listening, and political acumen skills.
Expert knowledge and skills in financial and personnel administration and management.
Expert management skills to select, train, lead, direct, guide, and motivate professional staff.
Expert analytical, critical‑thinking, project management, and problem‑recognition skills.
Expert skills to ensure high‑quality work within budget and time constraints.
Significant experience in leading results‑driven communications and marketing teams.
Proven experience working collaboratively with senior leadership to develop communication strategies for internal and external audiences.
Experience managing a complex communications and marketing organization.
Preferred Qualifications
Expert knowledge of the location, including its mission, vision, goals, policies, and infrastructure; knowledge of current affairs and issues in higher education.
Significant experience in developing and implementing successful, high‑level organizational marketing, public relations programs, and digital communication strategies.
Expert skills in dealing with formal and informal news media, including knowledge of local, regional, and national news outlets.
Advanced knowledge of marketing, advertising, and public relations practices, with experience implementing long‑ and short‑range programs.
Experience implementing and overseeing digital marketing initiatives in web, email, advertising, and social media.
Expert presentation and public‑speaking skills; ability to represent UCR in public forums.
Experience supporting community engagement through communications and marketing.
Knowledge of the teaching, research, and public service roles of major research universities.
Additional Information UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres in Inland Southern California, near Box Springs Mountain. The campus is a living laboratory for exploring issues critical to growing communities’ air, water, energy, transportation, politics, arts, history, and culture.
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities, boasting several key rankings in U.S. and global standings.
Ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities by Money Magazine (2020).
Top university in the U.S. for social mobility (U.S. News 2020).
Member of the University Innovation Alliance.
No. 2 in financial aid (Business Insider 2019).
No. 2 in the world for research; the Entomology Department boasts the largest insect specimen collection in the nation (Center for World University Rankings).
Faculty includes 2 Nobel Laureates and 13 National Academy members.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti‑discrimination efforts.
For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit Employee Benefits Overview.
Job Description Details Generic Scope Directs through subordinate managers multiple large and complex critical programs impacting broad constituencies across major portions of the organization. Identifies objectives, manages significant human, financial, and physical resources, and functions with an extremely high degree of autonomy. Accountable for formulating and administering policies and programs for major functions, affecting overall organization‑wide performance and reputation.
Custom Scope Develops organizational policies and authorizes their implementation. Provides advice, guidance, and assistance to senior leadership; establishes direction, policies, and procedures of the communications program. Represents the location in locationwide and systemwide meetings.
Department Custom Scope The Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Communications and Marketing Officer reports directly to the Chancellor and is the principal administrator responsible for advancing the brand, reputation, and mission of UC Riverside. The AVC leads a centralized communications and marketing organization, including writers, visual artists, public information officers, and specialists, and provides oversight to decentralized teams throughout the university. The AVC collaborates closely with the Chancellor, Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor, and principal officers on visibility, research, alumni engagement, fundraising, and crisis communication.
Units reporting directly to the AVC include Brand and Creative, Video and Photography, Digital Marketing and Analytics, News and Content, and Executive Communications.
As a member of the Chancellor’s leadership team, the AVC provides vision and strategic direction, fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, and data‑informed decision making, promotes consistency in storytelling and messaging, advances inclusion and equity, and strengthens the university’s ability to engage diverse audiences locally, nationally, and globally.
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