Role OverviewThe Communications Director will serve as a strategist and operator, developing and implementing a proactive, policy-driven strategic communications plan to advance the Maryland Department of Aging's mission and Longevity Ready Maryland. This role will oversee and guide a communications team, producing high-quality content and ensuring alignment with the agency's mission, design, brand, and policy goals.
What You Will Do
The Communications Director will develop and implement a comprehensive communications strategy, work closely with MDOA's leadership and teams to translate complex policies into a communications architecture, analyze the effectiveness of outreach campaigns, and develop a budget related to the Department's general communications activities.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will have experience developing and implementing communications and content strategy, including public relations and responding to media requests, and will be able to cultivate and maintain relationships with other state agencies, aging network partners, and media partners.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a closely related field.
- Three years of experience developing and implementing communications and content strategy to include public relations and responding to media requests.
- One of the three years must include supervising communications professionals.
Benefits
- STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS
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