Communications Director (Part-Time) - James Madison University, Center for Civic Engagement

The James Madison Center for Civic Engagement seeks a Communications Director to lead communications strategy and initiatives for civic learning and democratic engagement. Responsibilities include crafting compelling messaging, creating and implementing communications and social media strategy, participating in departmental meetings, overseeing promotional plans for major events, supervising student media fellows, growing social media following, overseeing content production, maintaining the Center website with accessibility standards, and overseeing graphic design of the Civic Leadership in the Commonwealth magazine. Candidates should have experience in communications strategy, strong writing and editing skills, independent and collaborative work abilities, organizational skills managing multiple projects, and familiarity with design systems like Canva and web content management systems like Cascade. This grant-funded position is contingent upon continued funding, with applications reviewed beginning March 7, 2026.

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Organization Name: James Madison University, Center for Civic Engagement

Role Title: Communications Director (Part-Time)

Employment Type: Part-time (up to 29 hours per week average)

Compensation: $28.00 - $30.00 per hour

Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

Link to Apply: https://jobs.jmu.edu/jobs/communications-director-part-time-center-for-civic-engagement-harrisonburg-virginia-united-states
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Position Overview: The James Madison Center for Civic Engagement seeks a Communications Director to provide communications strategy and leadership for the department's civic learning and democratic engagement initiatives, crafting compelling messaging to promote the Center's work to all constituents. The role involves creating and implementing communications and social media strategy, participating in departmental meetings to understand programmatic scope, providing oversight for promotional plans for major events including Constitution Day and Common Good in the Commonwealth, supervising undergraduate student media fellows, growing social media following and overseeing content production, maintaining the Center website with web accessibility standards, and overseeing graphic design of the Civic Leadership in the Commonwealth magazine. Candidates should have demonstrated experience crafting and executing communications strategies, strong writing and editing skills, ability to work independently and collaboratively, strong organizational skills managing multiple projects, and familiarity with design systems like Canva and web content management systems like Cascade. This is a grant-funded position contingent upon continued funding, with applications reviewed beginning March 7, 2026.