Departmental Communications Manager

🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Communications 🗓️ September 30th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

NC State University is hiring a Departmental Communications Manager. This role leads a team of creative specialists supporting marketing and communications across multiple large engineering departments, ensuring effective project management, resource allocation, and strategic storytelling to highlight research, student success, and community impact. The manager collaborates with leadership and campus partners to enhance brand alignment, plan communications strategies, and assess outreach effectiveness within the College of Engineering.

Highlights

Manage marketing and communications staff supporting four academic departments in the College of Engineering.

Oversee specialist services including videography, writing, digital media, and social media management.

Ensure project management, prioritization, and resource sharing to meet strategic goals set by Engineering Communications and the Dean.

Provide high-touch content creation and event communication support.

Develop and deploy communications plans and assess outreach effectiveness aligned with college priorities.

Required skills include excellent writing and reporting, experience with photography, video production, graphic design, Adobe Creative Cloud, Wordpress, and social media platforms.