New York University
Assistant Director, Communications
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Hybrid - New York, NY
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Full-Time
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$81K - $99K
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Communications
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June 17th, 2026
Canva
Edtech.com's Summary
New York University is hiring an Assistant Director, Communications to develop and implement a unified communications strategy for NYU Gallatin's media channels, focusing heavily on social media. The role includes managing content production for print, digital, and social media, producing The Weekly newsletter, supporting executive communications, collaborating on event promotion, and ensuring quality and consistency of all internal and external communications.
Highlights
- Develop and execute communications strategy for NYU Gallatin with a focus on social media.
- Manage and produce The Weekly newsletter and support executive communications.
- Collaborate with Events team for marketing and real-time event support.
- Provide editorial and design support across communications, ensuring quality and consistency.
- Consult with faculty and students to promote research and awards.
- Track and archive news and updates.
- Bachelor's Degree in Arts and Humanities required; Master's preferred.
- Minimum 3 years experience in communications, social media management, writing, and editing.
- Proficiency in social media strategy, content creation, copyediting, and print/digital publication preparation.
- Preferred skills include project management and design experience with Canva or Adobe Creative Suite.
- Salary range: $81,000 to $99,000 annually.
Assistant Director, Communications Full Description
Position Summary: In partnership with the Director of Communications, develop a unified communications strategy for NYU Gallatin’s media channels, with a large focus on social media. Strategize, develop, produce, and disseminate communications through social media, print, and digital mediums, including those currently used and those that are emergent in the industry and accessible for Gallatin use. Manage and produce The Weekly newsletter. Support and work toward editorial ownership of executive communications. Collaborate with the Events team to strategize and produce event promotion and support real-time event marketing. Provide editorial and design support of all communications within Gallatin. Help ensure quality and consistency—focusing on news, bios, events, and review of all internal and external text about Gallatin for multiple audiences. Consult and collaborate closely with faculty and students to learn more about their research and awards and strategize development, production, and sharing of this information with the community. Track and archive all news and updates as needed. Support the Director of Communications, especially with all print publication planning and development, and guide direction of major print pieces year-round.
Qualifications:
Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Arts and Humanities
Preferred Education:
Master's Degree Arts and Humanities, journalism, digital media, or other fields of writing OR high level of output in print or digital.
Required Experience:
3+ years relevant experience in communications or a similar field involving intensive social media and digital curation, writing and editing, storytelling, including copyediting and the preparation of materials for print publications and digital platforms.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Demonstrable high-impact experience managing and producing social media content; excellent command of the English language and grammar; excellent editing and writing skills, and organizational, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Goal-oriented and knowledge of project management methods and techniques. High-level social media curation (strategy, production, dissemination, analysis). Design experience across platforms (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.)
Additional Information: In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $81,000.00 to USD $99,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.
NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.
Qualifications:
Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Arts and Humanities
Preferred Education:
Master's Degree Arts and Humanities, journalism, digital media, or other fields of writing OR high level of output in print or digital.
Required Experience:
3+ years relevant experience in communications or a similar field involving intensive social media and digital curation, writing and editing, storytelling, including copyediting and the preparation of materials for print publications and digital platforms.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Demonstrable high-impact experience managing and producing social media content; excellent command of the English language and grammar; excellent editing and writing skills, and organizational, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Goal-oriented and knowledge of project management methods and techniques. High-level social media curation (strategy, production, dissemination, analysis). Design experience across platforms (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.)
Additional Information: In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $81,000.00 to USD $99,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.
NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.
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