Communications, Marketing & Public Relations Strategist

Legacy Health • Portland, OR

1d • $48 - $71

About The Position

Everything we do at Legacy fulfills one mission: to make life better for others. No matter their area of expertise, our professionals strive to create an environment that is supportive, dynamic and compassionate. If you want to be part of our mission, and you excel at providing strategic insight in your area of expertise and collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders, we invite you to consider this opportunity.
The communications/marketing/PR strategist is responsible for developing awareness, acquisition and loyalty programs for consumers, providers and other business partners to achieve business goals such as reputation management, patient volume and revenue growth. The strategist works with cross-functional, organization-wide teams to achieve assigned business objectives. The strategist is responsible for effective presentation of recommendations and representing the division to a wide range of stakeholders and decision-makers, including Legacy leadership, community partners, external business organizations and/or the media in order to influence decision-making and outcomes.
The strategist serves as project manager for assigned programs, accountable from initial opportunity assessment and planning through reporting and ongoing performance improvement. In addition, the strategist leads multi-disciplinary division project teams, ensuring that all team members contribute appropriately according to their skill set, and is accountable for achieving measurable outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism or related field.
• A minimum of seven years of progressive experience in communications, public relations or marketing, including at least three years in a senior-level role in a corporate or agency setting.
• Demonstrated expertise in crisis communications, including issues management, executive counsel, rapid response and reputation management, is required.
• Proven success influencing and collaborating with senior leaders, physicians, clients, stakeholders, and business and community partners is required.
• Experience developing, implementing and measuring strategic communications initiatives that support business objectives is required.
• Must be able to participate in the on-call rotation, including carrying a pager and serving on call for one week per month.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Relevant experience may be substituted for educational requirements.
• Experience in health care, biomed or insurance sectors is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of the health care industry is preferred.
• A minimum of three years of project management experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Developing awareness, acquisition and loyalty programs for consumers, providers and other business partners to achieve business goals such as reputation management, patient volume and revenue growth.
• Working with cross-functional, organization-wide teams to achieve assigned business objectives.
• Effective presentation of recommendations and representing the division to a wide range of stakeholders and decision-makers, including Legacy leadership, community partners, external business organizations and/or the media in order to influence decision-making and outcomes.
• Serving as project manager for assigned programs, accountable from initial opportunity assessment and planning through reporting and ongoing performance improvement.
• Leading multi-disciplinary division project teams, ensuring that all team members contribute appropriately according to their skill set, and is accountable for achieving measurable outcomes.

Benefits

• Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World.
• We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.
• Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior