Advisor, Healthcare Communications

Chártis • Chicago, IL

257d • $63,000 - $65,000

About The Position

Jarrard, Inc. is a specialized healthcare consulting firm devoted to helping leaders during high-stakes moments of change, challenge and opportunity. We use the power of communications, marketing and political strategy to help our clients achieve their most important goals. The firm has worked with more than 600 clients in 46 states and specializes in change management, issue & advocacy and strategic positioning. Jarrard joined Chartis, a comprehensive advisory firm dedicated to the healthcare industry, in 2020. With an unparalleled depth of expertise in strategic planning, operations and performance excellence, informatics and technology, and health analytics, Chartis helps leading academic medical centers, integrated delivery networks, children's hospitals, physician enterprises and healthcare service organizations achieve transformative results. Across both Jarrard and Chartis, we are lucky to have extraordinarily talented people working in our firm - all brought together around our unifying mission “to improve healthcare delivery”, a shared dedication to our core values, and the emphasis we place on creating an environment that enriches the experiences of our clients, our colleagues and our communities.

Requirements

• Have earned a bachelor's degree; communications, public relations, journalism or political science focus is beneficial
• Deliver work on-time to achieve client commitments
• Demonstrate strategic thinking that leads to quality deliverables and program implementation
• Effectively plan and manage their own time well as well as for their teams
• Be a team player, with natural collegiality and desire for collaboration
• Seek out growth opportunities with curiosity and passion
• Come in hungry to learn and contribute
• Be adept at managing multiple priorities and switching gears throughout the day
• Embrace the Jarrard Vision, Mission and Values

Nice To Haves

• Consideration for candidates for the Associate Advisor and Senior Advisor position dependent on prior experience

Responsibilities

• Develop initial drafts and driving the editing process of client materials
• Edit materials of other team members, as appropriate
• Conduct media pitching, outreach and monitoring
• Draft weekly/monthly results reports
• Weekly self-planning and time management
• Logistics and tactical implementation of projects
• Research in support of client projects and/or their business
• Gain an increasingly sophisticated understanding of industry and competitor issues and trends relevant to client markets, the healthcare industry and service category
• Offer proactive, value-added suggestions to enhance client work
• Timely reporting to manager, colleagues, team leads
• Implement other tasks as assigned by manager or team lead

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• HSA
• FSA
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Wellness stipend
• Additional voluntary benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree