Stanford University seeks a Senior Director, Media Relations and Public Affairs to join the Strategic Communications and Media Relations team within the central University Communications division. This role requires a strategic communicator with issues management instincts and a track record of building relationships with journalists.
The Senior Director will design and lead a campus press engagement program, coordinate with senior university leaders, and develop integrated communications
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Strategic Media Relations & Public Affairs Director
Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA, USA ·
- Job type:
- Full Time
About Stanford University
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) produces a wide range of editorial content for leaders of nonprofits, businesses, and governments around the world engaged in social innovation. Its goal is to provide a media platform for these leaders to share ideas, research, and experiences to advance the field of social innovation. SSIR operates like a small media company within Stanford University, producing a quarterly paid-subscription magazine; a website that publishes new articles, podcasts, and videos daily; webinars; conferences; foreign-language editions (Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, and Korean); and other content. Every year millions of people around the world read SSIR articles, listen to SSIR podcasts and webinars, and attend SSIR conferences. There are nine full-time employees at SSIR, five in editorial and four in publishing, as well as a number of part-time contract employees. SSIR is a part of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, an academic center within the School of Humanities and Sciences, that brings together faculty, students, and practitioners to develop and share knowledge about philanthropy, civil society, and social change.