Asst. Professor - Communication jobs in Bridgeport, CT

Asst. Professor - Communication teaches courses in the discipline area of communication. Develops and designs curriculum plans to foster student learning, stimulate class discussions, and ensures student engagement. Being an Asst. Professor - Communication provides tutoring and academic counseling to students, maintains classes related records, and assesses student coursework. Collaborates and supports colleagues regarding research interests and co-curricular activities. Additionally, Asst. Professor - Communication may administer and grade examinations or delegate the task to others. Typically reports to a department head. Requires a PhD or terminal degree appropriate to the field. Has experience and is qualified to teach at undergraduate and graduate levels and contributes to research In a specialized field. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Communication
  • Save the Children
  • Fairfield, CT FULL_TIME
  • Description

    Staff whose work requires or potentially could require any in-person interaction with Save the Children colleagues, partners, or beneficiaries must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless otherwise required by law.

    Save the Children complies with federal, state, and local laws with regard to accommodations related to this policy.

    Summary

    As a key member of the Partnerships & Philanthropy team, you will develop and execute communications products that support the Corporate Partnerships strategy and accounts.

    You will be responsible for overseeing and creating donor communications (i.e. concept notes, proposals, reports, fact sheets, newsletters, gift acknowledgment emails / letters, as well as overseeing the development of visual / digital assets) for use by fundraisers to steward major donor relationships and solicit gifts from >

    $10K to up to 8 figures. You will work collaboratively with fundraisers, technical program staff and country office colleagues to strategize and develop donor-facing materials.

    You are also responsible for leading on new business opportunities with fundraisers and program staff, and providing generic and specialized donor communications materials during fundraising efforts for emergencies.

    What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

    Development of Communications Products 60%

    • Lead on the creation and editing of content sourced from program and country office staff to create final products (reports, proposals, concept paper).
    • Ensure these products are grammatically correct; flow logically and present information clearly and concisely; are suited to donors’ level of technical program knowledge;

    and are properly branded.

    • Interact regularly with fundraisers and program staff to understand projects and donor needs and request additional information and clarification as needed to complete projects successfully.
    • Support the execution of thought leadership opportunities with key donors and develop timely and compelling pieces (blogposts, op-eds, etc.

    to position Save the Children as leaders in children’s rights and protection.

    Bring forward innovative ideas to communicate the impact of our donors in the work that we do. This includes managing the creation of multimedia assets (with third party vendors and internal teams) such as infographics, videos, blogs, microsites, etc.

    Program Management and Corporate Partnerships Liaison 20%

    • Manage day-to-day operational duties to help ensure the functionality of the RD Impact Communications team, such as resolve issues with project tracker and document library, coordinate, assign work to staff, and share scheduling for weekend on-call emergency writer coverage, scheduling and run weekly team meetings, and participate in onboarding presentations for new fundraisers.
    • Attend key Corporate Partnership team meetings to understand needs and priorities of the team, propose strategies and projects to proactively respond to communications opportunities and serve as a primary point of contact for the Corporate Partnerships team with the Impact Communications team.

    Donor Acknowledgements 10%

    • Liaise with gift processing staff, fundraisers, and the office of the president to ensure a seamless and timely process by which contributions over an agreed-upon threshold are acknowledged by the president.
    • Together with your direct reports, follow-up with fundraisers and write warm, personal acknowledgements in the president’s voice and style.

    Staff Management 10%

    • Supervise a small team, manage their overall work flow and provides mentoring and leadership.
    • Solve issues independently and with supervisor’s input
    • Ensure that staff are recognized for their contributions and hard work; works with staff to identify professional development opportunities;

    and that staff have flexible schedules as needed to achieve work-life balance while also ensuring that all assigned work is done on time.

    • Confident decision-making and exercising sound judgement
    • Overall awareness of agency’s policies, strategies / programs, fundraising and program priorities and how these impact and influence the writing unit.

    Required Qualifications

    • Minimum of a Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience
    • Proficiency in MS Office suite
    • Proficiency in spoken and written English
    • Strong professional writing skills with proven ability to write compelling content that engages high value donors. Demonstrated ability to understand and communicate program-oriented technical information to high-net-worth donors with varying degrees of technical sophistication
    • Adept at sourcing and displaying multi-media assets within our internal repository (Content Hub) including photos, videos and graphics.
    • Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals, fundraisers, and teams at all levels, both internally and externally
    • Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining and environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging
    • Demonstrated success in conceptualizing, developing, managing and executing communications strategies
    • Project management skills with proven ability to work as part of a multi-faceted international team
    • Attention to detail and the ability to translate complex program language into donor-friendly content
    • Ability to work on several projects simultaneously, manage time wisely, work independently and as part of a team, communicate with impact, perform under tight deadlines and be adaptive to change

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Understanding of non-profit fundraising and global development issues
    • Proficiency in InDesign or other creative platforms
    • Experience working with high value donors
    • Understanding of digital communications and channels

    Compensation

    Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location :

    • Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average : Target Salary for this position is $84,150 $94,050 base salary
    • Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average : Target Salary for this position is $76,500 $85,500 base salary
    • Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average : Target Salary for this position is $68,850 $76,950 base salary

    The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located outside of the US, salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record.

    Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location (more information on job structure is available ).

    Employee may be eligible for an incentive program. Save the Children also offers paid vacation, accrued at least 12 days a year, depending on paygrade and length of service, paid safety and wellness leave of at least 1 day per month worked for a full time employee which is pro rata reduced for employees working less than a full time schedule, and at least 10 paid holidays a year.

    Employees may be eligible for additional bonus compensation. Save the Children US also offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, a retirement savings plan with employer contribution, family leave, paid parental / adoption leave of 60 days, commuter benefits, paid caregiver leave days, 1 paid volunteer day a year, paid critical child illness leave days, dress for your day, and much more.

    About Save the Children

    Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.

    We do whatever it takes for children every day and in times of crisis transforming their lives and the future we share.

    Our work for children and their families requires that we commit at every opportunity to work together to identify and dismantle persistent systemic and structural racism, inequality, and any other forms of discrimination in this country and beyond.

    As an anti-racist organization, Save the Children will not tolerate discrimination in any form in our employment practices, amongst our staff, in our leadership or toward the people we serve.

    We stand in solidarity with all people to fight for equal rights, justice, inclusion, and belonging.

    Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact.

    Last updated : 2024-03-03

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Assistant Professor, Psychology
  • The University of Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport, CT OTHER
  • Job Details Job Location: Bridgeport, CT - Bridgeport, CT Position Type: Full Time Salary Range: Undisclosed DescriptionThe mission of The University of Bridgeport is to promote academic excellence, p...
  • 3 Days Ago

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Assistant Professor - Nursing
  • The University of Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport, CT OTHER
  • Job Details Job Location: Bridgeport, CT - Bridgeport, CT Position Type: Full Time Salary Range: Undisclosed DescriptionThe mission of The University of Bridgeport is to promote academic excellence, p...
  • 12 Days Ago

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Assistant Professor - Analytics
  • The University of Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport, CT OTHER
  • Job Details Job Location: Bridgeport, CT - Bridgeport, CT Position Type: Full Time Salary Range: Undisclosed DescriptionThe mission of The University of Bridgeport is to promote academic excellence, p...
  • 14 Days Ago

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Chemistry - Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)
  • Sacred Heart University
  • Fairfield, CT FULL_TIME
  • Sacred Heart University invites applications from qualified candidates for a full-time, tenure-track position in the Department of Chemistry and Physics. Field is open, with a preference for specializ...
  • 22 Days Ago

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Assistant Professor - Clinician Chiropractic Program
  • The University of Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport, CT OTHER
  • Job Details Job Location: Bridgeport, CT - Bridgeport, CT Salary Range: Undisclosed DescriptionThe mission of The University of Bridgeport is to promote academic excellence, personal responsibility, a...
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Academic Instructor - Literacy
  • New Haven Job Corps Center
  • New Haven, CT
  • Position Academics Instructor Reports To Academic Manager Department Academics FLSA STATUS Exempt - Full Time Primary Po...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Lecturer, Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Practice, Computer Science, College of Engineer[...]
  • Careerbuilder
  • Stony Brook, NY
  • Lecturer, Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Practice Department of Computer Science Stony Brook University Stony Bro...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant Professor, Psychology
  • University of Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport, CT
  • The mission of The University of Bridgeport is to promote academic excellence, personal responsibility, and commitment t...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Associate Professor/Professor, Greenwich Hospital Delivery Network (RFP - 566)
  • Yale Computer Graphics Group
  • Greenwich, CT
  • ** Location** Greenwich, CT ** Description** The Yale School of Medicine, Department of Urology is a leading provider of...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant Professor
  • IONA UNIVERSITY
  • New Rochelle, NY
  • Job Details Job Location New Rochelle - New Rochelle, NY Position Type Full Time Education Level Doctoral Degree Salary ...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant Professor - Computer Science
  • IONA UNIVERSITY
  • New Rochelle, NY
  • Job Details Job Location New Rochelle - New Rochelle, NY Position Type Full Time Education Level Doctoral Degree Salary ...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant Teaching Professor – Chemistry
  • Adelphi University
  • Garden City, NY
  • Assistant Teaching Professor Chemistry Job Department/School Department of Chemistry FT/PT/Temp Full time Location Garde...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Fairfield University
  • Fairfield, CT
  • Job Description: The School of Engineering and Computing at Fairfield University invites applications a tenure-track ass...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

Bridgeport is a historic seaport city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is in Fairfield County, at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound, 60 miles from Manhattan and 40 miles from The Bronx. It is bordered by the towns of Trumbull to the north, Fairfield to the west, and Stratford to the east. As of 2017, Bridgeport had an estimated population of 146,579, which made it the largest city in Connecticut and the fifth-most populous in New England. The Greater Bridgeport area is the 48th-largest urban area in the United States. The showman P. T. Barnum was a resident of the cit...
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Income Estimation for Asst. Professor - Communication jobs
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