Full-Time
Associate Director of Media Relations
Issues Management
Posted on 9/8/2026
Deadline 9/23/26
UCLA
Public university in Los Angeles, CA
No salary listed
Los Angeles, CA, USA
In Person
Bachelor's
Category
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Required Skills
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Requirements
- Experience as a spokesperson for a high-profile institution in a large media market.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to make professional presentations to executive-level participants in group and one-on-one settings.
- Demonstrated reporting and writing skills, including identifying story placement opportunities and thinking strategically about communications and social media applications.
- Ability to anticipate public events that can advance institutional objectives.
- Thorough knowledge of current events, issues, and developments concerning institutional operations.
- Knowledge of issues facing public institutions of higher education.
- At least 10 years of full-time professional media experience, preferably in new media and/or television news.
- Demonstrated record of successful national, regional, and local media relations planning, implementation, and placement.
- Extensive contacts with ethnic, California, and national media, and ability to work with journalists at all skill levels, including student journalists.
- Demonstrated knowledge of news media operations and protocols, especially the news-gathering process.
- Experience writing op-ed and analysis pieces.
- Ability to work effectively with independent news media.
- Superior strategic thinking, planning, program design, and implementation skills.
- Solid professional judgment.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills for interacting effectively with academic leaders, faculty, staff, and external constituents.
- Leadership and supervisory skills to manage professional staff, including delegation, work prioritization, training, evaluation, and employee professional development.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills, including prioritizing assignments and completing work on time and by deadlines.
- Knowledge of software and multimedia applications, including systems used to broadcast news.
- Ability to work reliably and be present in the workplace during normal working hours.
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and after hours as needed.
- A satisfactory background investigation and Live Scan background check are required for employment.
Responsibilities
- Support the management of sensitive, high-visibility issues and media inquiries.
- Develop messaging and coordinate responses related to campus operations, public safety, student affairs, litigation, and other complex matters.
- Monitor emerging issues and help execute communications strategies.
- Provide strategic advising to support consistent, responsive, and effective communications.
- Manage professional staff through delegation and prioritization of work, training, evaluation, and professional development.
- Use media relations, issues management, crisis communications, and strategic advising to support UCLA's mission and reputation.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience managing crisis communications, including developing emergency management and crisis communications plans.
- Working knowledge of the University, its organization and structure, and the roles and responsibilities of academic and administrative units.
- Working knowledge of UC and UCLA policies, regulations, guidelines, and programming resources.
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
UCLA is the University of California, Los Angeles, a public research university in Los Angeles, California. It provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional education alongside research and public service.
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