Communications Specialist at ADvTECH

Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic Communications Management & Implementation

• Contribute to the development and execution of integrated campus communication strategies aligned with institutional goals.
• Support marketing and communication campaigns that drive student recruitment, reputation enhancement, reputation management and stakeholder engagement.
• Assist in the creation of communication calendars and messaging frameworks

Content Development & Management

• Write and edit content for various channels to be used on the website, newsletters, press releases, etc.
• Curate and publish engaging student and staff stories that reinforce the university’s brand and values in collaboration with campus and national stakeholders.
• Collaborate with faculties, departments, the Office of the Registrar and student experience for content input.
• Write and disseminate press releases, caption stories and opinion pieces, etc. to the media.

Media Relations & Publicity

• Build and maintain relationships with media contacts
• Draft and distribute media releases, coordinate interviews, and prepare media kits.
• Track and report on media coverage and press engagement.
• Monitor engagement and moderate responses in line with university policy.

Internal Communications

• Support leadership messaging, change management communication, and campus-wide initiatives of a PR nature.

Event & Communication Support

• Draft post-event media coverage by assisting the Head of Communications for National events.
• Work closely with campus teams to ensure the correct information is received to draft written content for events such as Graduation, Open Days, etc.

Brand & Reputation Management

• Provide editorial support and guidance to campus faculties or departments to maintain quality and consistency.
• Identify and mitigate reputational risks through careful messaging and issue monitoring
• To assist Campus Heads and Senior Campus Heads to draft or edit general student communications of a PR nature or in response to events and crisis communications.

Skills required:

• Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills
• Strategic thinking with the ability to connect communication outputs to institutional goals
• Strong stakeholder relationship management
• Resilience under pressure, especially in crisis or high-visibility moments
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and projectS.
• Sound judgement in sensitive or reputational issues

Minimum Qualification Requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree (NQF Level 7) in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing or related field.

Ideal :

• Experience in the higher education
• Knowledge of South African media landscape and education trends

 Minimum Experience Requirements:

• 3 years Communications or PR experience
• 3 years Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills
• 2 years experience with managing multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.