COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST

Duke Careers • Durham, NC

1d • $61,535 - $95,880

About The Position

Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,500 faculty physicians and researchers, more than 1,300 students, and more than 6,000 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University Health System and the Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC) comprise Duke Health. a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

The Clergy Resource Specialist will play a key role in identifying, developing, and disseminating relevant resources to our stakeholders, including DDS faculty, staff, and alumni, NC UMC clergy and denominational leaders, TDE funders and friends, and a general audience, both academic and lay.

Requirements

• Work requires communications, marketing, strategic planning, analytical and organizational skills generally required through completion of bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, communications, English or a related field.
• Requires four years of experience in journalism, public relations, marketing or related field with experience posting and publishing through print and electronic mediums, including content management systems.
• Work requires communications, analytical and organizational skills necessary to manage and coordinate a variety of tasks.
• OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Nice To Haves

• This position prefers a completion of a master’s degree in divinity, theology, or social work and at least four years of experience working in a university, ministry, or communications setting
• Experience working in an academic environment is preferred.
• The ideal candidate would be an ordained United Methodist Church clergy person themselves and have broad knowledge of evidence-based well-being resources that can address the theological, psychological, and practical needs of pastors.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Director of Communications and Clergy Engagement Specialist to determine which resources for clergy well-being are most needed, actionable, and timely based on data from our team’s researchers and what we are hearing from clergy and stakeholders.
• Create individualized communication strategies for each resource, including clarifying key collaborators, objectives, audiences, tactics, messages, and metrics.
• Communicate rationale behind communication timelines and strategies in regular 1:1, team meetings, and researcher meetings, taking initiative to inform and collaborate with internal collaborators at each stage of the process.
• Write, edit, and oversee design of resources, which may be in the form of research reports, handouts, curricula, campaigns, and multimedia content, and are grounded in theology, with particular attention to United Methodist beliefs, and the psychology of behavior change.
• Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with key leaders at DDS, the NC UMC Conferences, and TDE such that resources are responsive, connectional, and wholistic in nature.
• When necessary, manage freelancers and interns to produce content to support resource development plans and goals.
• Partner with DDS, the NC UMC Conferences and TDE on resource dissemination to ensure resources are well-publicized, utilized, and integrated into systemic efforts.
• Attend key events with DDS, NC UMC, and TDE stakeholders where resources can be shared; when necessary, facilitate the sharing of those resources in presentations and/or workshops.
• Provide feedback related to additional resource dissemination strategies on our own website, newsletter, social media, and other communication channels to ensure resources are accessible.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Benefits

• Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family- friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

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