Description

As a member of Orientation, Transition, and Family Programs, the Associate Director for Communications specializes in content development, marketing, and project management of communication campaigns for students and families in collaboration with partner offices. This position requires creative and systems thinking to generate ideas and solutions to enhance communication, and the ability to work independently as well as within cross-functional teams.

The Associate Director for Communications reports directly to the Executive Director of Orientation, Transition, and Family Programs and serves as a member of the department leadership team. The work hours for this position are primarily Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with occasional evening and weekend work with events and programs.

For full consideration, application materials must be submitted by Monday, November 10, 2025 at 11:59pm MT. To see full position announcement, salary range, and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/168360. If you have questions, please contact Cameron Smistek, cameron.smistek@colostate.edu.

CSU is committed to full inclusion of qualified individuals. If you are needing assistance or accommodations with the search process, please reach out to the listed search contact. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or related field with a minimum of four years of full-time experience in communications field
• Demonstrated writing and editing skills in digital and print platforms (articles, media stories, news releases, and/or web content)
• Demonstrated working knowledge of industry software including Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, etc.) and website content management (Elementor, WordPress, etc.)
• Demonstrated success managing and communicating large volumes of information to various audiences through various platforms