Deputy Chief (226 Days)

Job Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage strategic communications with media and partners to generate student, staff, and district storytelling opportunities that align and enhance the district's overall brand.
- Build, cultivate, and monitor strategic relations using public relations strategies that foster engagement among district partners, volunteers, businesses, civic groups, and local/national media.
- Oversee the district's Media Relations Department, Dallas Schools Television, Internal Communication, Call Center, Creative Services, and Translation Services.
- Lead crisis communication strategies, serving as the 24-hour on-call communications lead and primary district spokesperson designee.
- Develop and implement a crisis response reporting framework including fact gathering, message development, and response review processes.
- Coach principals, departments, and key staff to respond appropriately and manage messaging through crisis situations.
- Conceptualize and guide creative vision for specialized programs.
- Develop, review, and distribute talking points, press releases, speeches, trustee notices, official statements, and media responses.
- Direct development of collateral such as news releases and videos produced by Dallas Schools TV.
- Liaise with senior staff to manage multiple projects and special events.

Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or public relations; Master's degree preferred.
- 10+ years of direct experience in communications, including crisis, media, external, and/or public relations.
- Demonstrated experience managing communications with a proven ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders for a complex organization.
- Highly creative with the ability to lead team members to develop fresh content and strategies.
- Extensive list of media contacts with strong crisis/issues management skills.
- Ability to mobilize and respond at a moment's notice outside regular business hours.
- Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure in fast-paced environments.
- Experience working with high-level administrators and handling confidential, sensitive information.

Location: Communication Services, 9400 N Central Expressway, Room 910, Dallas, TX 75231
Employment Type: Full-time