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About us
Middle Georgia State University (MGA), a multi-campus, baccalaureate and graduate degree-granting public institution, is the most affordable public state university in Georgia. MGA has five campuses—Macon, Cochran, Dublin, Eastman, and Warner Robins, all located in central Georgia—and global outreach through its fully-online campus. Its enrollment of 8,400 students is largely comprised of students from most of Georgia's 159 counties. The University has six academic schools, including Georgia's flagship aviation program, that support its mission to educate and graduate inspired, lifelong learners whose scholarship and careers enhance the state.
Job Summary
The Assistant Director plans and delivers communications that help prospective students and their families take the next step toward enrollment at MGA. Working with Admissions, Financial Aid, and Marketing and Communications, the Assistant Director decides whom each campaign should reach, what students need to know, and when they should hear from MGA.
Responsibilities
Communications Data, Strategy and Planning (65%)
- Maintain a shared communications calendar. With MarComm, Admissions and Financial Aid, identify where students need timely guidance and plan outreach around application deadlines, missing documents, financial aid, campus visits, and registration. Coordinate timing with recruiter calls and other campus messages.
- Translate complex data into actionable insights for executive and operational audiences. Establish clear definitions, quality checks, documentation, and version control for enrollment metrics; partner with Institutional Research, Information Technology, Finance, and functional offices to resolve discrepancies and improve data reliability.
- Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, budgets, performance measures, and implementation strategies to ensure successful execution.
- Write, edit, and schedule recruitment emails, texts, and print materials. Tailor messages to the audience and stage of enrollment, from a first inquiry to an admitted student preparing to register.
- Connect marketing activity to enrollment outcomes by analyzing audience, reach, engagement, conversion, cost per inquiry, cost per applicant, cost per enrolled student, yield, and other agreed-upon measures.
Campaign Review and Improvement (20%)
- Use reports prepared by the recruitment data colleague to review student responses and follow-through. For example, look at how many students completed an application after a reminder. Use those findings and recruiter feedback to recommend changes to wording, timing, or audience.
Vice President's Office and School Partnerships (10%)
- Draft divisional updates, correspondence, talking points, and presentations for the Vice President for Enrollment Management.
- Coordinate the Vice President's visits to high schools and technical colleges. Work with hosts to set agendas, prepare briefing materials, and arrange follow-up.
- Help the Vice President sustain relationships with high school principals, district superintendents, and technical college presidents and leadership teams. Maintain regular contact and connect partners with MGA colleagues who can act on shared priorities.
- Support the Vice President on assigned divisional priorities by preparing for meetings, tracking decisions and commitments, and flagging items that need attention.
Recruitment Support (5%)
- Support assigned recruitment events and related enrollment communications projects, including invitations, reminders, and follow-up.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in communications, marketing, journalism, higher education, business, or a related field.
Required Experience
Two years of relevant professional experience in communications, marketing, admissions, or recruitment, including writing for a defined audience and coordinating outreach on deadline.
Preferred Qualifications
Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Use of advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities, including PivotTables, Power Query, lookup and array functions, data validation, forecasting tools, charts, and financial models, to produce accurate and decision-ready analysis, as well as producing and maintaining SQL queries.
- Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with high school principals, district superintendents, and technical college leaders.
- Skill in exercising independent judgment and maintaining confidentiality when supporting executive leadership, including identifying issues requiring Vice Presidential review or intervention.
Preferred Experience
- Experience writing for prospective students or families and delivering email or text campaigns through a customer relationship management platform such as Salesforce/TargetX.
- Experience using campaign results to improve outreach.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Knowledge of enrollment management principles, student recruitment strategies, and enrollment communication practices.
- Knowledge of marketing communications, audience segmentation, campaign planning, and customer journey management.
- Knowledge of CRM systems, communication platforms, and enrollment-related technologies used to support recruitment efforts.
- Knowledge of campaign measurement, enrollment metrics, conversion analysis, and performance assessment methods.
- Skill in writing, editing, and proofreading communications for email, text, print, digital, and presentation formats.
- Skill in analyzing campaign and enrollment data and using findings to improve communication effectiveness and enrollment outcomes.
- Skill in developing and maintaining communication calendars, project plans, timelines, and implementation strategies.
- Skill in preparing executive-level correspondence, reports, presentations, briefing materials, and talking points.
- Skill in coordinating projects and initiatives involving multiple departments, stakeholders, and external partners.
- Skill in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and reporting tools.
- Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with students, school partners, community stakeholders, and university personnel.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, communicate effectively, and adapt to changing organizational needs.
- Organize overlapping deadlines, secure approvals, and keep campus partners informed when schedules change.
- Interpret routine campaign reports and apply the findings to a specific communications decision.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Institutional Values
Middle Georgia State University is committed to four core values in what we do and represent: CORE VALUES: Stewardship - Engagement - Adaptability - Learning
Equal Employment Opportunity
Middle Georgia State University is committed to ensuring a safe learning environment that supports the dignity of all members of the University community. Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia (USG) and Middle Georgia State University. Pursuant to Board of Regents Policy Section 6.6, federal and state laws and regulations, and our vision, mission, and values, Middle Georgia State University prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual's age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status ("protected status"). No individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under, any USG program or activity because of the individual's protected status; nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment because of the individual's protected status, except that preferential treatment may be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law.
Other Information
This is a full-time, 12-month, exempt (salaried) staff position and includes a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits include:
- Health insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Life Insurance
- Sick Leave
- Vacation Leave
- Parental Leave
- Retirement
- Employee discounts
- Tuition reimbursement
Background Check
Employment offer is contingent upon completing a background investigation, including a criminal background check demonstrating your employment eligibility with MGA, as determined by MGA in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application material, and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check.
About us
Middle Georgia State University (MGA), a multi-campus, baccalaureate and graduate degree-granting public institution, is the most affordable public state university in Georgia. MGA has five campuses—Macon, Cochran, Dublin, Eastman, and Warner Robins, all located in central Georgia—and global outreach through its fully-online campus. Its enrollment of 8,400 students is largely comprised of students from most of Georgia's 159 counties. The University has six academic schools, including Georgia's flagship aviation program, that support its mission to educate and graduate inspired, lifelong learners whose scholarship and careers enhance the state.
Job Summary
The Assistant Director plans and delivers communications that help prospective students and their families take the next step toward enrollment at MGA. Working with Admissions, Financial Aid, and Marketing and Communications, the Assistant Director decides whom each campaign should reach, what students need to know, and when they should hear from MGA.
Responsibilities
Communications Data, Strategy and Planning (65%)
- Maintain a shared communications calendar. With MarComm, Admissions and Financial Aid, identify where students need timely guidance and plan outreach around application deadlines, missing documents, financial aid, campus visits, and registration. Coordinate timing with recruiter calls and other campus messages.
- Translate complex data into actionable insights for executive and operational audiences. Establish clear definitions, quality checks, documentation, and version control for enrollment metrics; partner with Institutional Research, Information Technology, Finance, and functional offices to resolve discrepancies and improve data reliability.
- Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, budgets, performance measures, and implementation strategies to ensure successful execution.
- Write, edit, and schedule recruitment emails, texts, and print materials. Tailor messages to the audience and stage of enrollment, from a first inquiry to an admitted student preparing to register.
- Connect marketing activity to enrollment outcomes by analyzing audience, reach, engagement, conversion, cost per inquiry, cost per applicant, cost per enrolled student, yield, and other agreed-upon measures.
Campaign Review and Improvement (20%)
- Use reports prepared by the recruitment data colleague to review student responses and follow-through. For example, look at how many students completed an application after a reminder. Use those findings and recruiter feedback to recommend changes to wording, timing, or audience.
Vice President's Office and School Partnerships (10%)
- Draft divisional updates, correspondence, talking points, and presentations for the Vice President for Enrollment Management.
- Coordinate the Vice President's visits to high schools and technical colleges. Work with hosts to set agendas, prepare briefing materials, and arrange follow-up.
- Help the Vice President sustain relationships with high school principals, district superintendents, and technical college presidents and leadership teams. Maintain regular contact and connect partners with MGA colleagues who can act on shared priorities.
- Support the Vice President on assigned divisional priorities by preparing for meetings, tracking decisions and commitments, and flagging items that need attention.
Recruitment Support (5%)
- Support assigned recruitment events and related enrollment communications projects, including invitations, reminders, and follow-up.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in communications, marketing, journalism, higher education, business, or a related field.
Required Experience
Two years of relevant professional experience in communications, marketing, admissions, or recruitment, including writing for a defined audience and coordinating outreach on deadline.
Preferred Qualifications
Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Use of advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities, including PivotTables, Power Query, lookup and array functions, data validation, forecasting tools, charts, and financial models, to produce accurate and decision-ready analysis, as well as producing and maintaining SQL queries.
- Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with high school principals, district superintendents, and technical college leaders.
- Skill in exercising independent judgment and maintaining confidentiality when supporting executive leadership, including identifying issues requiring Vice Presidential review or intervention.
Preferred Experience
- Experience writing for prospective students or families and delivering email or text campaigns through a customer relationship management platform such as Salesforce/TargetX.
- Experience using campaign results to improve outreach.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Knowledge of enrollment management principles, student recruitment strategies, and enrollment communication practices.
- Knowledge of marketing communications, audience segmentation, campaign planning, and customer journey management.
- Knowledge of CRM systems, communication platforms, and enrollment-related technologies used to support recruitment efforts.
- Knowledge of campaign measurement, enrollment metrics, conversion analysis, and performance assessment methods.
- Skill in writing, editing, and proofreading communications for email, text, print, digital, and presentation formats.
- Skill in analyzing campaign and enrollment data and using findings to improve communication effectiveness and enrollment outcomes.
- Skill in developing and maintaining communication calendars, project plans, timelines, and implementation strategies.
- Skill in preparing executive-level correspondence, reports, presentations, briefing materials, and talking points.
- Skill in coordinating projects and initiatives involving multiple departments, stakeholders, and external partners.
- Skill in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and reporting tools.
- Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with students, school partners, community stakeholders, and university personnel.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, communicate effectively, and adapt to changing organizational needs.
- Organize overlapping deadlines, secure approvals, and keep campus partners informed when schedules change.
- Interpret routine campaign reports and apply the findings to a specific communications decision.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Institutional Values
Middle Georgia State University is committed to four core values in what we do and represent: CORE VALUES: Stewardship - Engagement - Adaptability - Learning
Equal Employment Opportunity
Middle Georgia State University is committed to ensuring a safe learning environment that supports the dignity of all members of the University community. Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia (USG) and Middle Georgia State University. Pursuant to Board of Regents Policy Section 6.6, federal and state laws and regulations, and our vision, mission, and values, Middle Georgia State University prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual's age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status ("protected status"). No individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under, any USG program or activity because of the individual's protected status; nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment because of the individual's protected status, except that preferential treatment may be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law.
Other Information
This is a full-time, 12-month, exempt (salaried) staff position and includes a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits include:
- Health insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Life Insurance
- Sick Leave
- Vacation Leave
- Parental Leave
- Retirement
- Employee discounts
- Tuition reimbursement
Background Check
Employment offer is contingent upon completing a background investigation, including a criminal background check demonstrating your employment eligibility with MGA, as determined by MGA in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application material, and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check.
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Top Industries Hiring
- Education
- Insurance
- Staffing & Recruiting
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in strategic communications lead jobs.
- 7 or more years of communications experience with demonstrated strategic responsibility
- Strong writing and editing skills across executive, public affairs, and media contexts
- Experience managing media relations and building journalist and stakeholder relationships
- Proficiency with communications planning, editorial calendars, and measurement frameworks
- Track experience leading cross-functional campaigns involving legal, policy, and marketing teams
- Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field
Tips for Your Strategic Communications Lead Job Search
Tailor your resume to each sector
Corporate and nonprofit communications leads are evaluated on very different outputs. Highlight investor relations and earnings messaging for corporate roles, and policy advocacy or community engagement for nonprofit and government ones. Generic resumes get screened out fast.
Show narrative ownership, not just execution
Hiring managers for strategic communications leads want to see that you shaped the message, not just delivered it. Lead your bullets with decisions you made, audiences you defined, and narratives you built from scratch, not tasks you completed.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists strategic communications lead openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a crisis scenario for interviews
Almost every strategic communications lead interview includes a scenario question about handling a reputational or operational crisis. Prepare a real example where you controlled the narrative under pressure, including the stakeholders involved and the outcome you drove.
Align your portfolio to the employer's current priorities
Before applying, scan the organization's recent press releases, executive speeches, and public statements. If their CEO just announced a major restructuring, lead your cover letter with your experience in change communications. Relevance lands interviews, breadth alone doesn't.
Negotiate scope, not just title
At the lead level, your leverage is in what you own. When evaluating an offer, ask which channels, spokespeople, and campaigns fall under your authority. A higher salary with a narrow mandate often leads to a weaker career trajectory than slightly less pay with full strategic ownership.
Strategic Communications Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most strategic communications leads?
FINRA, NBCUniversal, and HDR are hiring the most strategic communications leads right now, with openings concentrated in California, District of Columbia, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand tends to be highest at organizations undergoing leadership transitions, mergers, or public-facing policy work.
How many strategic communications lead jobs are remote?
About 73% of strategic communications lead openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong demand for flexible arrangements in this role. Executive communications and content strategy sub-specializations are most likely to offer remote flexibility, while public affairs and government relations roles more often require an on-site or regional presence.
How do you become a strategic communications lead?
Start by building a foundation in a core communications discipline, whether media relations, executive communications, or public affairs, and take on progressively complex writing and stakeholder management assignments. Move into roles where you own a channel or campaign end to end, build a portfolio of high-visibility projects, and develop a point of view on narrative strategy that you can articulate in interviews.
Can you get hired as a strategic communications lead without direct lead experience?
Yes, especially if you can demonstrate that you have operated at a strategic level even without the title. Hiring managers look for candidates who have advised executives, managed external agency relationships, or led a communications response to a significant organizational event. A strong portfolio that shows strategic decision-making carries more weight than years in a formal lead or manager role.
What does the strategic communications lead interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter screen, followed by a hiring manager conversation focused on your background and strategic approach. Later rounds often include a writing exercise or presentation, a panel with cross-functional stakeholders such as legal or marketing, and a final conversation with a senior communications or executive leader. Crisis scenario questions and portfolio reviews are common at the mid-stage.
Where can I find and apply to strategic communications lead jobs?
You can find and apply to strategic communications lead jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your background and apply directly to each one that fits.
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