Support the planning, coordination, and execution of presidential priorities and Office of the President initiatives, including complex communications, operational, administrative, and analytical workstreams and using best practices and institutional knowledge to improve outcomes.
Work with minimal guidance to draft, edit, and prepare high‑impact communications; including messages, invitations, award letters, and briefing materials, for internal and external audiences, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with presidential and institutional strategy.
Maintain a comprehensive understanding of activities scheduled in the Office of the President to support itinerary planning and event coordination. Serve as a backup and/or triage point for calendaring requests when/as directed, ensuring seamless support and execution.
Conduct quantitative analysis and develop visual data summaries (e.g., dashboards, charts, presentation slides) to support decision-making, track progress on priorities, and inform communications and operational planning.
Manage updates to the Office of the President website with minimal guidance, maintaining content so it is current, clear, accessible, and strategically aligned with broader institutional messaging, and recommending improvements based on best practices in web communications.
Lead efforts to organize, archive, and retrieve presidential communications and related files, designing and refining systems that support long‑term accessibility, compliance, and effective knowledge management.
Conduct background research and advanced fact‑checking to ensure the credibility and accuracy of presidential communications.
Contribute to the preparation of recurring briefing materials and provide logistical and communications support for meetings and events as needed. Attend meetings when requested to capture information, track follow-up items, and support next steps.
Develops, plans, and disseminates information designed to keep the public informed of the organization's programs, accomplishments, or point of view.
Solves
Benefits
Flexible schedule
Additional Information
Department
Office of the President: Communications
About the Department
The Office of the President supports the work of President Paul Alivisatos, providing leadership, coordination, and administrative support to strategic initiatives, programs, and activities that advance the mission and eminence of the University of Chicago. The Office also undertakes a broad range of activities that support the ongoing work of the president. Information about the Office of the President is available at this link: https://president.uchicago.edu/about-the-office.
Job Summary
The Assistant Director for Presidential Communications plays a critical role within the Office of the President, advancing the President's and University's strategic priorities through the planning, development, and execution of high-impact presidential communications and projects. Reporting to the Senior Director of Presidential Communications and operating under the guidance of the Vice President and Chief of Staff, this position oversees and manages a wide array of communications, projects, and related workstreams, while also contributing to administrative initiatives across the office.
This role offers a unique opportunity to support core correspondence and communications in the Office of the President. The successful candidate will support messaging strategy, manage cross-unit input, and drive projects to completion, while also contributing to operational and administrative initiatives that may include quantitative analysis, visual data reporting, web and content management, and the design and tracking of internal systems.
Success in this position requires a strong understanding of the university's history, priorities, key issues, and institutional values, as well as the ability to clearly interpret and communicate that context to a range of audiences. The role also calls for a flexible, collaborative team player who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with a high tolerance for ambiguity, and who can serve as a trusted communications partner to colleagues across the University. The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, sound judgment, discretion, and strict confidentiality.
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