Position Type:
Classified Administration/Sr Director Communications and Community Outreach

Date Posted:
6/24/2021

Location:
SUPERINTENDENT

Date Available:
07/01/2021

Closing Date:
Open Until Filled


Bargaining Unit: Exempt
Work Year: 12 months
Work Day: 8 hours per day
FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
Salary: $132,600, DOE

Job Summary
The senior director of Communications and Community Outreach directs a comprehensive communications program to support the Anchorage School District's mission and goals. The senior director's duties include providing strategic communications counsel to ASD staff, developing and supervising communication plans and programs, leading a team through each facet of internal and external communications, and maintaining productive relationships with community stakeholders. This position frequently requires duties outside of the business day. The position has a retirement association with the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

Job Requirements
The following are required:

1. A bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or English. Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.A minimum of seven years progressively responsible experience in public relations.

The following are preferred:

1. Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) certified.Thorough knowledge and experience with the principles and practices of public relations, marketing, and journalism.Superior written, oral, and interpersonal skills.Experience leading and managing professional, technical, and clerical staff.Ability to communicate effectively with management, personnel, community members, and the media.Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.Experience with budget development and management.Experience with crisis management.Demonstrated experience advising senior leadership.Knowledge of state, local, and national legislative systems.Ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with others.Ability to function successfully in a stressful work environment.Knowledge of the public education system and commitment to the mission of public education.

Essential Job Functions

1. Develops and directs a comprehensive communications program to support the Anchorage School District's mission and goals.Serves as a member of the superintendent's senior team.Provides strategic communications counsel to ASD and school administrators and other staff members.Develops and directs crisis communications plans.Develops and manages internal communications programs.Develops communications initiatives that engage diverse internal and external stakeholders.Develops public relations policies and procedures.Ensures successful application of ASD brand and image standards.Develops and manages department budget.Supervises departmental staff.

Physical /Mental Demands
The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability.

Work Environment
Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Job Information
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).

This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit the government REAL ID website for additional information.

The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.