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Position Summary

The role of Associate Director of Visual Communication at CAPC (Center for Academic and Professional Communication) is a leadership position that involves designing and implementing visual and multimodal communication initiatives within the organization. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing workshops and resources for faculty and students, consulting with individuals, especially those in STEM fields, on visual projects, organizing a biennial symposium, managing in-house visual projects, assisting with CAPC's visual communication assessment, and potentially teaching a credit-bearing course on visual and multimodal communication on an annual basis.

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position, and the salary depending on qualifications and experience begins at $75,000 a year. *Exempt (salaried) positions under FLSA are not eligible for overtime. 

Essential Functions 

• Strategy Development: Develop and initiate new strategies to enhance the CAPC’s efforts to educate the Rice community about effective visual communication efforts, addressing complex communication challenges effectively and innovatively.
• Consultation and Guidance: Provide expert consultation and guidance to faculty and students on visual projects, particularly within STEM fields, ensuring alignment with academic objectives and fostering effective communication of complex ideas.
• Symposium Organization: Lead the planning and execution of a biennial symposium on visual and multimodal communication, engaging experts and stakeholders to facilitate knowledge exchange and networking opportunities.
• Project Management: 
  • Administer program operations, ensuring efficient, effective, and productive operations. 
  • Create and implement plans to achieve center objectives and mission, while interpreting, implementing, and ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
  • Recommend changes to procedures and processes to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness. 
  • Oversee in-house visual projects, including designing promotional materials, presentations, and other communication assets. 
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously under pressure while maintaining consistency with organizational branding guidelines.
• Assessment and Analysis: 
  • Develop reports and recommend and implement changes to improve alignment with institutional mission and goals. 
  • Utilize strong data analysis skills to analyze data, identify trends, and derive actionable insights to inform program enhancements. 
  • Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of CAPC's visual communication efforts through data collection and analysis.
• Teaching and Curriculum Development: 
  • Teach workshops for the CAPC and faculty partners, imparting expertise in visual communication to enhance academic and professional success. 
  • Potentially teach a credit-bearing course on visual and multimodal communication, developing innovative curriculum and delivery strategies to equip students with essential skills for effective communication.

Additional Functions

• Develops, implements, administers, and evaluates programs by conducting research activities within the program, analyzing data, creating reports, reviewing trends, and making program improvement recommendations.
• Develops and implements strategies related to outreach, events, communications, development, partnerships, and fundraising/funding.
• Creates short-term and long-term plans to achieve mission and objectives of the program.
• Devises and manages financial and budgetary plans for the VisComm. symposium approves and monitors expenditures.
• May teach a course, seminar, or workshop.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

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