Communications Manager
At Arizona State University, we measure ourselves not by whom we exclude, but rather by whom we include and how they succeed. Unlike many other top film schools, which measure themselves by who they exclude, The Sidney Poitier New American Film School at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is inclusive. ASU's undergraduate film majors represent the creative diversity of our country, with more than 40 percent of its students from under-represented backgrounds.
Under the direction of the School Director, the Communications Manager coordinates and manages School-wide functions to include establishing, coordinating, planning, promoting, and implementing guidelines and policies for electronic, print and video communications, which may include web copy. Responsible for the overall quality of the institute/school communications materials. The ideal Communications Manager will have working knowledge of the entertainment industry, preferably with global impact. We are looking for an individual who can be an outward-facing connection between our School and the film and entertainment world.
The Communications Manager is part of a three-person team with the Communications Program Coordinator and the Events Coordinator. The Communications Manager will directly supervise the Events Coordinator, and will work in tandem with both positions to ensure that all communications and events activities are effectively planned, executed, and marketed to internal and external audiences.
About The Sidney Poitier New American Film School
On Jan. 25, 2021, Arizona State University publicly announced the launch of The Sidney Poitier New American Film School, one of the largest, most egalitarian film schools in the country, operating in three cities across Arizona and California.
In the last 15 years, the film program in ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts has thrived, and with the launch of the new school and new facilities, ASU positions itself as a new kind of film school. The Sidney Poitier New American Film School operates across three cities, including a brand-new 118,000-gross-square-foot state-of-the-art facility which opened in 2022 in downtown Mesa, Arizona, 7 miles from the university’s Tempe Campus. The school also operates in the newly renovated ASU Herald Examiner building in downtown Los Angeles, the former home of the Hearst publishing empire, giving film students from every background an opportunity to connect with the entertainment capital of the world and bolstering the presence the film program already has in L.A. through the Semester in LA experience. Students also have opportunities to use Hollywood technology through partnerships, including with the John Hughes Institute and with Dreamscape Immersive, the world’s leading virtual reality company.