Manager, Communications School of Medicine
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Job Location:
Atlanta, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Discover Your Career at Emory University
Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.
Description
This position manages strategic communications for the School of Medicine (SOM) advancing its tripartite mission of research education and clinical care.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- This role is responsible for developing plans and messages that strengthen engagement transparency alignment and trust across a diverse internal audience of faculty staff trainees and students.
- Designs and implements internal communications strategies to ensure strategic timely and relevant communications to faculty staff trainees and students.
- Serves as a strategic advisor to department or Deans office leadership providing counsel on communication efforts that drive engagement trust and organizational alignment.
- Ensures consistency in tone voice and messaging architecture across departments and audiences.
- Monitors and shares best practices and trends in internal communications.
- Develops and implements comprehensive communications strategies aligned with the department or unit goals and priorities.
- Serves as a trusted communications advisor to senior leadership including department chairs and Deans office leaders.
- Ensures brand consistency editorial quality and message alignment across all platforms.
- Tracks key metrics and reports on communications impact and effectiveness to the director of communications and to key business partners in the SOM.
- Produces and edits high-quality content to include articles announcements speeches newsletters and leader messages.
- Translates complex scientific medical and educational topics into accessible engaging narratives.
- Identifies and elevates stories highlighting research discovery clinical innovations and achievements of students trainees faculty and staff.
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with key leaders faculty and staff in assigned areas to ensure understanding of department or unit goals objectives priorities and challenges.
- Collaborates with colleagues across the broader SOM and Emory Healthcare team including internal communications marketing digital social and media relations to ensure a cohesive approach to supporting assigned departments/units.
- May collaborate with communications teams at institutions including Grady Health System Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia Tech to promote joint accomplishments and initiatives.
- Performs related responsibilities as require.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- A bachelors degree in communications public relations marketing or related field and four years of marketing writing/research project management or related experience.
- Additional related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Knowledge of publishing and other related software.
- Demonstrated creativity in the design of marketing public relations or educational programs and communications materials.
- Excellent writing and project management skills.
NOTE: Position tasksaregenerallyrequired tobe performed in-person at an Emory University location. Remote workfrom homedayoptions may be grantedatdepartmentdiscretion.Emory reserves the right to changeremote workstatus with notice toemployee.
Additional Details
Emory is an equal opportunity employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions educational programs or employment including recruitment hiring promotions transfers discipline terminations wage and salary administration benefits and training. Students faculty and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act and applicable executive orders federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination equal opportunity and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities). Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance 201 Dowman Drive Administration Building Atlanta GA 30322. Telephone: (V) (TDD).
Emory University is committed to ensuring equal access and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to seek a reasonable accommodation please contact the Department of Accessibility Services at or call (Voice) (TDD). We kindly ask that requests be made at least seven business days in advance to allow adequate time for coordination.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
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