Communications Specialist

Capital Health • Hopewell, NJ

4h • $30 - $45

About The Position

At the direction of the director of Communications, creates and implements cohesive and effective internal communications plans that inform and educate health system employees, including feature communications materials that include stories, announcements, memos, internal newsletter materials, brochures, and collateral materials. Specialist would also work to support scheduling of rounding activities, town halls, manage daily communications, and assist with employee communication forums. Specialist would also look for innovative new platforms to deliver communications and help maintain internal website.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, English or related field, with 5 years of writing/editing experience, or the equivalent in education and experience required.
• Familiarity in creating and executing detailed communications plans relating to internal communications required.
• Demonstrated strengths in teamwork; ability to work productively with clients including healthcare system leadership, doctors, nurses, staff, and patients and families.
• Ability to show judgment and poise in working effectively and accurately under tight deadlines, to deliver materials quickly, and to help resolve potential conflicts with sometimes shifting priorities.
• Commitment to fostering respectful communication and collaboration within a diverse community.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in health care communications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Acts as liaison between Capital Health’s Communications department and clinical and administrative departments of the health care system as assigned.
• Creates and executes communications plans to support internal initiatives and events including health and employee recognition activities.
• Conducts interviews, researches, and writes information intended for distribution in print publications and internal communications channels.
• Copies, edits, and proofreads material, securing source and leadership approvals before they are published in print or digital version, while adhering to tight deadlines.
• Participates in collaborative content meetings, makes suggestions on tactics.
• Manages timelines for internal newsletter content development and production.
• Creates departmental memos and other internal announcements.
• Edits and proofreads material created by others.
• Specialist would also work to support scheduling of rounding activities, town halls, manage daily communications, and assist with employee communication forums.
• Works with Public Relations and Marketing staff to ensure consistency of message and brand identity and collaborate on design and production elements when necessary.
• Works with designers and/or photographers to edit written content to fit layouts, schedule photos, write photo captions, and ensure consistency of message and brand identity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Healthcare FSA - Dependent Care FSA
• Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit
• Commuter Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance - Voluntary Life Spouse - Voluntary Life Employee - Voluntary Life Child
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program

What This Job Offers

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