Communications Specialist

Sutter Health • Sacramento, CA

6d • $46 - $68 • Hybrid

About The Position

This position strategizes and creates news and messages that distribute across the organization to 61,000 employees, including more than 4,000 leaders. Primary job responsibilities include: Partnering with communications colleagues to support an integrated, systemwide approach to news and information gathering and crafting high-quality engaging content, including, stories, articles, web material, leader messages, video scripts, brochures and PowerPoint presentations. Creating and maintaining strong, productive relationships with subject matter experts, communications colleagues and other key partners to share news and stories with internal and external audiences. Producing and distributing a weekly e-newsletter for leaders (Critical Updates) and a monthly e-newsletter to leaders on behalf of Sutter’s CEO (Take 5). This involves writing original stories and working with internal stakeholders to edit article drafts; leading article reviews to seek appropriate approvals before publication; designing and distributing the newsletter. Plans and maintains a robust editorial content calendar for e-newsletters that integrates with other content being produced by department teammates. Posting articles and sending messages and broadcasts on an interactive internal communications platform (Team Sutter) to engage employees and promote the reputation of Sutter internally and externally Supporting communications needs of HR and other internal clients by providing communications counsel and strategically planning, project managing and implementing communications plans to promote internal programs and services to employees and leaders Interviewing employees and leaders to write news articles and human interest stories on Sutter people and programs, including Employee Resource Groups, while also supporting video storytelling and internal podcasts Generates ideas and writes content to support internal web pages, employee engagement campaigns/activations and multimedia content Copyediting and proofreading a variety of materials for special projects, including internal events and programs Very strong writing, editing, project management, strategic planning and interpersonal skills required. Work independently as well as collaboratively with teammates. This is a hybrid role and main work location is in Sacramento. Candidate must live a commutable distance from Sacramento and come on site as needed for meetings, work, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Communications, English, Journalism, Public Relations (PR) or related field
• 2 years recent relevant experience.
• General knowledge of strategic communications planning, social networking, graphic standards and design principles, corporate identity/brand management, news/feature/speech/online/script writing, proofreading and editing techniques, publications development/production/management, principles of photography and audio/video production, audience list maintenance and marketing engagement research.
• Professional writing and editing skills with the ability to interpret corporate goals and translate them into an effective communications/constituent relations plan.
• Proficient skills in negotiation, project management, consensus building, conflict resolution, and risk management, in addition to being an effective decision maker and delegator.
• Organizational skills required, including demonstrated ability to maintain production schedules and strictly adhere to multiple timelines and budgets.
• Current knowledge of regional, state and national health care and medicine issues, Northern California current events, and cultural and health care trends.
• Functional knowledge of selecting/hiring third-party talent for creative services, graphic design and production, publication development and management, market research and advertising.
• Competency in Microsoft Office suite, with advanced user capabilities in PowerPoint and Excel, as well as, basic HTML, Adobe Photoshop, WordPress and SharePoint knowledge.
• Synthesize information and ideas to create communications that generate an engaging and positive audience experience.
• Assess and understand targeted audience's attitudes, opinions and preferences.
• Adapt to evolving communications techniques (e.g., writing for multimedia, infographics and social media).
• Manage, prioritize, adapt, and drive multiple projects in an ever-changing environment to deliver quality products and services on-time and on-budget.
• Work independently, as well as part of a multidisciplinary team, while demonstrating organization skills.
• Analyze possible solutions using precedents, existing departmental guidelines and policies, experience and good judgment to identify and solve standard problems.
• Build collaborative relationships with peers, other departments, stakeholders, agencies, and vendors to achieve marketing goals and corporate objectives.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with communications colleagues to support an integrated, systemwide approach to news and information gathering and crafting high-quality engaging content, including, stories, articles, web material, leader messages, video scripts, brochures and PowerPoint presentations.
• Creating and maintaining strong, productive relationships with subject matter experts, communications colleagues and other key partners to share news and stories with internal and external audiences.
• Producing and distributing a weekly e-newsletter for leaders (Critical Updates) and a monthly e-newsletter to leaders on behalf of Sutter’s CEO (Take 5). This involves writing original stories and working with internal stakeholders to edit article drafts; leading article reviews to seek appropriate approvals before publication; designing and distributing the newsletter. Plans and maintains a robust editorial content calendar for e-newsletters that integrates with other content being produced by department teammates.
• Posting articles and sending messages and broadcasts on an interactive internal communications platform (Team Sutter) to engage employees and promote the reputation of Sutter internally and externally
• Supporting communications needs of HR and other internal clients by providing communications counsel and strategically planning, project managing and implementing communications plans to promote internal programs and services to employees and leaders
• Interviewing employees and leaders to write news articles and human interest stories on Sutter people and programs, including Employee Resource Groups, while also supporting video storytelling and internal podcasts
• Generates ideas and writes content to support internal web pages, employee engagement campaigns/activations and multimedia content
• Copyediting and proofreading a variety of materials for special projects, including internal events and programs
• Very strong writing, editing, project management, strategic planning and interpersonal skills required.
• Work independently as well as collaboratively with teammates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees