Vice President for University Communications

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The Vice President for University Communications anticipates, creates and systematically implements ways to communicate about Elon with its various constituencies. A member of the Senior Staff, the Vice President supervises the publications, news bureau, and Web services divisions of the office; maintains a proactive and professional relationship with the news media; and participates in the production of materials and presentations that have a major impact on the image of the University.

Duties include:

• Aiding the academic, recruiting, and fund-raising objectives of the University by enhancing name recognition and public perception through media coverage and publications
• Planning, coordinating, and producing University advertising and promotion including advertising campaigns and general University image ads
• Supervising the publications staff, maintaining high quality standards in all University printed and electronic material, and ensuring the documents reflect the academic, promotional, recruiting and fundraising objectives of the University
• Participating in fundraising and friend-raising activities
• Assisting the President in the preparation of speeches, reports, presentations, and communications planning and strategy
• Participating in planning and execution of special and annual University events that have significant external participation