Savannah College of Art and Design
SCADamp Communications Coach
🇺🇸
Savannah, GA
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Full-Time
💰
TBD
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Communications
🗓️
January 28th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
SCAD Savannah is hiring a Communications Coach for SCADamp, the university’s professional presentation studio. The role involves preparing students, alumni, faculty, and staff to enhance their presentation skills through workshops, coaching, and training while collaborating with university departments to support student success and university initiatives.
Highlights
- Develop and conduct workshops, training, and one-on-one coaching sessions focused on verbal, visual, and interpersonal communication.
- Collaborate with various university departments to ensure success for students and the institution.
- Support university initiatives such as SCAD Days, Faculty Teaching Success Program, and student orientations.
- Use assessment tools to measure student progress and maintain accurate records for accreditation and institutional assessments.
- Proficient with professional presentation software including Keynote and PowerPoint.
- Bachelor’s degree in communication, mass communications, English, performing arts, or a related field required.
- Professional experience communicating with diverse university audiences is required.
- Ability to work outside regular office hours, including evenings and weekends.
- Preferred experience includes presentation coaching, acting, or performance.
- Must hold a valid driver’s license; less than 10% travel expected.
SCADamp Communications Coach Full Description
As a communications coach for SCADamp, the university’s professional presentation studio, you will prepare creatives to amplify their stories through verbal, visual, and interpersonal communication. To accomplish this, you will develop, promote, and conduct workshops, training, coaching, and professional development for students, alumni, faculty, and staff. You will ensure that their professional presentation skills are developed to skillfully articulate content to various audiences. Workshops will focus on interpersonal communication to enhance professional opportunities, along with other relevant topics. Responsibilities include regular classroom visits for observation, coaching, and feedback, one-on-one appointments, and collaboration with various departments to ensure success for both the university and its students. Additionally, you will train faculty and staff in professional communication to elevate their presentations and will use assessment tools to measure student progress.
In this role, you will support university initiatives, including SCAD Days, the Faculty Teaching Success Program, and student orientations. Additionally, you will assist with externally offered SCADamp programs and track coaching data as needed. Responsibilities include accurate record maintenance for accreditation and institutional assessment purposes in support of the Quality Enhancement Plan. You will stay informed about research related to presentation and communication fields, refining your visual communication skills to enhance the team's overall efforts.
The ideal candidate works effectively as an independent contributor and as part of a highly collaborative team and is committed to upholding personal and professional integrity. The candidate exhibits exemplary public speaking, organizational, and relationship-building skills. They can prioritize and manage projects with ease, demonstrated by an outstanding attention to detail and an exceptional work ethic. The candidate must be able to consistently meet expectations and deadlines. The candidate should excel in an innovative, fast-paced, and professional environment
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in communication, mass communications, English, performing arts, or a related discipline
- Professional experience communicating with diverse audiences in a university setting
- Proficient with professional presentation software (e.g., Keynote and PowerPoint)
- Ability to work outside office hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed
Preferred qualifications:
- Significant presentation coaching, acting, or performance experience
Certificates, licenses, and registrations:
- Valid driver’s license
Travel required:
- Less than 10%
Work hours: The university work week is Sunday through Saturday. Most offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To accommodate business needs, employees may be assigned to other workdays and/or hours, including weekends and evenings.
ADA tag: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.
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