BU's award-winning External Affairs team is looking to add a savvy public relations leader and strategic thinker with robust media contacts, a passion for integrated campaigns and a strong interest in science and research promotion.

The Associate Director, Public Relations will devise and lead the execution of strategic public relations campaigns across traditional, digital, and social media, leveraging owned channels and conducting and overseeing targeted media outreach efforts to promote Boston University research, faculty expertise, and to position BU as a hub of cross-disciplinary research excellence. The role will proactively identify new research, projects, bodies of work, and experts that align with BU priority research areas and strategic areas of importance.

Additionally, the role will provide counsel to colleagues across campus, leading events and trainings, delivering best practices and consultations, and advising on promotional strategies and opportunities. The Associate Director of Public Relations will collaborate across multiple teams, including the Office of Research, Federal Relations, Marketing and Communications, academic units, and university-wide research centers.