Director, Corporate Communications & Strategic Initiatives

About Adtalem Global Education

Adtalem Global Education is a national leader in post-secondary education and leading provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry. Adtalem educates and empowers students with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in their communities and make a lasting impact on public health, well-being and beyond. Through equitable access to education, environments that nurture student success, and a focus on expanding and diversifying the talent pipeline in healthcare, Adtalem is building a brighter future for communities and the world.

Adtalem was named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies in 2021 and 2023 by Newsweek and Statista, and one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2021 and 2022 by Forbes and Statista. Adtalem’s family of institutions has more than 300,000 alumni and 10,000 employees. Adtalem is the parent organization of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.

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Adtalem believes in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and innovation, which thrives when we can work flexibly. Depending on your location, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• HYBRID – If you reside within 50 miles of Adtalem offices in Chicago, IL, Addison, IL, Columbia, MD, Minneapolis, MN, and Miramar, FL this role is hybrid, requiring office presence three days a week (Tue, Wed, Thu), with the rest of the workweek spent working from home.
• REMOTE – If you live over 50 miles from Adtalem offices in Chicago, IL, Addison, IL, Columbia, MD, Minneapolis, MN, and Miramar, FL, this role is remote. However, occasional office visits may be required based on business needs, with advance communication for such requests.

Overview:

The Director, Corporate communications and strategic initiatives is responsible for developing and executing the vision and strategy of Adtalem Global Education’s corporate brand identity. As we embark on an enterprise-wide growth transformation, this individual has the unique opportunity to drive the refresh of our corporate brand voice and narrative through campaigns and initiatives that grow our share of voice and reputation externally while building engagement and alignment internally.

The director will oversee a team charged with thinking outside the box to bring our corporate brand narrative to life through the development of engaging and powerful activations, including employee campaigns, corporate events, community relations/giving opportunities, conferences, storytelling and more. Reporting to the senior director, corporate communications, this individual will be a key member of the Global Communications Team and will collaborate with creative, media relations and social media leads across Adtalem and our five institutions.

The ideal candidate has a strong strategic focus, leadership skills, writing skills and excellent organizational and relationship building skills. A strong background in corporate messaging development and brand activations, as well as a passion for experimenting and continuously optimizing content efforts is preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

-Lead and create a comprehensive strategy for Adtalem to effectively communicate our brand and corporate narrative, values, and offerings to target audiences across multiple channels (town halls, intranet, website, social media, speeches, scripts).

-Provide strategic communications counsel and oversight of execution surrounding our enterprise growth strategy and other strategic narratives.

-Develop and optimize compelling messaging that brings our narrative to life and is consistent and compelling.  

-Lead, cultivate and collaborate with various leaders and departments to create relevant, engaging and powerful content that elevates the brand through the company’s corporate channels and via engagement opportunities.

-Create and package content that enables key influencers to cascade information throughout the enterprise (e.g., toolkits, message guides, message architecture, etc.)

-Identify opportunities to elevate our brand reputation among industry leaders (e.g., conferences, awards and recognitions).

-Oversee the execution of the brand activation, track KPIs to report on progress and outcomes, and identify opportunities to improve our positioning and voice.

-Oversee and refine an enterprise-wide crisis and reputation management strategy.
-Strategize, recommend and implement new tactics and channels to develop and strengthen brand awareness.
-Drive adoption of brand, message and digital communications standards, supporting best practices and key metrics.

-Completes other duties as assigned.

EEO

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At Adtalem, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.

- Strategic, results-driven leader with experience formulating brand activation strategies.

- Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, marketing or related field

- 10 years of experience in related positions, including 3-5 years people management experience, including developing and mentoring a team

- Natural storyteller with excellent speaking, writing, and editing skills; able to easily distill messages into believable, actionable content.

-Ability to nurture and retain leadership and employee relationships

-A successful track record of developing, executing, and reporting on strategic PR plans, influencer collaborations/partnerships, and brand activation campaigns

-Ability to use various tools to evaluate the effectiveness of campaigns beyond the initial interaction

-Knowledge and prior experience driving successful B2C campaigns with measurable results

-Strong writing, presenting, and communication skills are a must

-Exceptional organizational skills, multitasking capabilities, and attention to detail

-Ability to think strategically and make innovative recommendations that achieve goals

-High levels of integrity, autonomy, and self-motivation

-Strong management, coaching and leadership skills.

-Demonstrated leadership qualities and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

-Strong collaboration skills; must be able to collaborate with a variety of colleagues across the organization

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $97253.99 and $175761.85. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.
  
  You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At Adtalem, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.