Director of Media Relations (7462U), Berkeley Law - #36870
University of California, Berkeley
Job ID
36870
Location
Main Campus-Berkeley
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Departmental Overview
UC Berkeley's School of Law is one of the nation's great centers for legal education, ever exploring and pushing new intellectual boundaries while tackling urgent, real-world issues. The law school is also known for its vibrant and engaged community of students and scholars who are committed to providing leadership and making a difference on problems of local, national and global import. Currently ranked among the top law schools in the country, the School of Law has ambitious development goals as it looks to continue producing leaders in law, government, and society.
Reporting to the Assistant Dean of Communications, the Director of Media Relations develops and implements strategic media relations and editorial activities to help maintain and enhance the school's reputation as a top-tier law school. This involves promoting law school experts, scholarship and innovations, managing the tone of media coverage, expanding the reach of the law school's presence among media outlets and other audiences, and serving as the law school's spokesperson when necessary. The incumbent may also organize press conferences, and arrange for photography, video, or graphics to accompany news releases. Additionally, a key function of the job is to work with researchers to help them polish research reports so the findings are easily understood by media and others.
The Director of Media Relations is part of the law school communications team and will partner with colleagues on projects and day-to-day functions. That may include writing and editing stories for the web site, writing stories for the law school magazine, and helping with video or audio projects.
The Director of Media Relations also crafts messaging and assists with strategic marketing, communications, and public relations efforts by researching, analyzing, monitoring, and evaluating marketing efforts for effectiveness and suggesting or advocating new strategies.
This role may be required to respond quickly to emerging issues, work with different constituencies in the law school, juggle multiple projects, and quickly digest and understand complex legal research and scholarship so that it can be described to a broader legal and non-legal audience.
Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: June 15, 2022
Responsibilities
Under minimal supervision, handle all incoming inquiries from the media, pitch stories to the media, and serve as the on-call spokesperson for the law school.
Required Qualifications
Education/Training:
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
At least five years of experience working in journalism, and/or media relations, public relations (preferably at academic institutions).
Experience in and/or confidence working with various technologies related to the Internet, such as web site content management systems, social media, and other tools.
Salary & Benefits
This is an exempt, monthly paid position. Annual salary is commensurate with experience within the range of $82,500.00 - $92,500.00.
This is a full-time (40 hours/week) Career position.
This position is eligible for full UC benefits.
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit:
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html
How to Apply
Please submit your cover letter and resume as a single attachment when applying. Please upload the document in the Resume section, then skip the (optional) Cover Letter upload section.
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Conviction History Background
This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant see:
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf
For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct
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