Part Time Communications Manager

University of Washington Medical Center•Seattle, WA

12d•$69,996 - $80,004•Hybrid

About The Position

The School of Social Work Latino Center for Health (LCH) has an outstanding opportunity for a Part Time Web Information Specialist to serve as the Communications Manager. Reporting to the LCH Administrator of Program Operations, the Communications Manager provides leadership for the Latino Center for Health in its communications and digital engagement efforts to build relationships inside and outside of the university with a focus on promoting the health and well-being of the Latinx community. This position supports and advances the Center’s visibility, community engagement, and impact on the national, state, and local levels—specifically via web & social media, as well as other media.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Communications or related field
Two years of experience writing internal and external communications materials such as brochures, press releases, summary reports
Intermediate experience using WordPress for website content development
Intermediate experience using Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn for communications, outreach, and/or engagement purposes
Keen attention to detail
Intermediate experience with Canva and Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
Strong writing skills with ability to quickly craft news stories and summaries of the Center’s varied research and public activities.
Experience using graphic design tools for tasks including publication layouts.
Able to work independently to identify and solve problems
Able to work collaboratively with team members

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated commitment to health equity and/or promoting the health and wellbeing of Latinx communities
Experience engaging elected officials/policy makers and impacting health promoting policies
Fluent in English and Spanish
Interest/experience in visual design, content layout

Responsibilities

Oversee, develop and manage the LCH website as a dynamic tool to communicate to various stakeholders the activities and impacts of the Center
Create and develop content for LCH’s website, keeping it up-to-date with the most current statistics, reports, and pertinent news stories and publications, as well as measureables of its usage
Continue to develop and enhance the user experience of the website to increase targeted traffic
Make the website more accessible for Latinx communities (Spanish-speaking, etc.)
Work to create a library of community photos for the website and other communications
Post and share news stories and Latino health-related information on LCH’s social media sites (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube)
Respond to questions, comments, and messages that come up in LCH’s social media sites
Track social media traffic and engagement; identifying measures of success and providing quarterly reports
Develop a strategic plan for communications and social media campaigns within the first 4 months
Develop clear and appropriate messaging to different target audiences and stakeholders, including elected officials, leadership and students of the University of WA, community leaders and organizations across the state, and health officials, with the aim to increase followers and engagement
Respond to media requests
Craft press releases
Build relationships with Spanish and English press
Develop LCH’s strategic 2 year communication plan to advance the visibility of the Center and its impactful activities, leadership and excellence
Work with the IT team of School of Social Work, where LCH is housed administratively, to effectively address IT and communications needs of the Center
Work with Communications team of School of Social Work to coordinate and communicate messaging re: LCH and its activities
Identify and prepare content for disseminating LCH’s quarterly newsletter and publications
Write internal communications, outreach emails and documents, etc.
Identify and implement procedures for making LCH’s online events more accessible (for hard-of-hearing folks, Spanish speakers, etc.)
Plan and create communications campaigns for LCH events
Prepare policy briefs and manuscripts for dissemination and publication.
Draft and finalize designs of policy briefs
Assist in creating graphics for policy briefs and other important documents
Manage policy brief production at the design and proofing stage
Design other materials related to research and policy as needed
As a staff member, the person hired for this position is expected to be committed to collaborative and dialogic engagement with other staff members and leaders of the Center.
Participate actively in weekly team meetings and other meetings of the Center for planning and engagement.