Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world’s most renowned education institutions. With ground-breaking brain science, path-breaking performances, creative start-ups, big data, big ambitions, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn’t imagine the future, we invent it. If you’re passionate about joining a community that challenges the curious to deliver work that matters, your journey starts here!We are seeking an experienced, ambitious, innovative, and highly collaborative leader to serve as the Senior Director for Global Media Relations. Operating within the central University Communications and Marketing UCM division, this critical leadership role is responsible for shaping and executing a proactive, global media strategy that elevates the university’s reputation as a premier world leader in interdisciplinary innovation, technology and societal impact.Reporting to the Vice President for University Communications and Marketing, with the essential expectation of direct working relationships with the president, executive management team, deans, and other senior university leaders and UCM colleagues, the Senior Director will manage a high-performing team of media professionals in close collaboration with the UCM Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications.The successful candidate will blend traditional high-impact media placement with a forward-looking "AI mindset," modernizing how CMU identifies trends, shapes narratives, and scales its thought leadership globally. This leader must possess exceptional interpersonal skills to seamlessly navigate a decentralized campus ecosystem and serve as a trusted partner to executive leadership, faculty, and internal communications stakeholders.Extensive emphasis is placed on cultivating and maintaining trusted relationships with national and local reporters, editors and producers that can help advance the interests of the university.Co
