Public Relations Specialist II - Development and Marketing

University of Mississippi Medical Center • Jackson, MS

22h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for internal and external communications (including internal and public-facing website content and social media), media relations and events support. The person in this position determines content topics, coordinates with others to obtain information, writes, edits and sends to internal and external audiences and produces press releases, announcements and photographs, as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing or Public Relations
• Two (2) years experience in a successful development and execution of public relations and communications activities.
• Excellent writing skills, grammar and proofreading skills
• Effective communication both verbally and written
• Experience with social media planning and execution
• Excellent organizational skills and superior attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Determine news-worthy stories and write them for internal and external purposes.
• Develop website content and general maintenance/updates for webpages.
• Social media content and posts.
• Develop, organize and execute public relations events.
• Leverage analytics and reports to determine effectiveness and seek continual improvements of communication initiatives.
• Write, edit and coordinate distribution of information to market, promote and increase the visibility of initiatives and accomplishments.
• Facilitate and compile reports as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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