Senior Communications Specialist - Strategy (Hybrid)
About The Position
The Senior Communications Specialist in Strategy is a trusted communications expert with a primary focus on executive-level writing, strategic brief development, and copy-editing high-impact leadership presentations. This role translates complex strategic and enterprise information into clear, concise, and compelling communications for executive audiences, including senior leadership and governance bodies. This person partners closely with leaders to understand business objectives and enterprise priorities, and to develop and execute communications strategies and plans in alignment with Mayo Clinic’s mission and strategic plan. The Senior Communications Specialist provides ad hoc strategic communications consultation, authors and edits executive briefs, talking points, and presentations, and ensures messaging is aligned, accurate, and impactful. The role coordinates complex, cross-functional communications assignments from planning through execution with alacrity, tracks and measures communications effectiveness, and proactively identifies opportunities to strengthen strategic alignment and executive messaging. The Senior Communications Specialist builds strong relationships with leaders, colleagues, and subject matter experts, demonstrates sound editorial judgment, and tailors communications to meet the needs of diverse executive audiences. This position contributes to enterprise business planning and strategy development, drives communications strategies through execution, and provides leadership to project teams, contractors, and external partners as needed. The Senior Communications Specialist represents Mayo Clinic with professionalism, clarity, and credibility in all communications. Work will primarily be performed remotely but at times will require incumbent to be on site. Therefore, the individual must live within driving distance of a Mayo Clinic campus.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field, which may include liberal arts, business, communications, marketing, healthcare, or similar field, plus 5 years professional experience in a relevant field.
- Proven expertise in creating and executing communications strategies based upon business objectives.
- Requires strong leadership, problem solving, critical thinking, active listening, persuasive oral and written communication skills, presentation skills and interpersonal skills.
- Proven communications consultative, planning and execution abilities.
- Must be able to work effectively in a consensus-style and collaborative environment that expects and promotes teamwork.
- Must be comfortable in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Must possess high personal motivation supporting a strong work ethic, flexibility, and creativity.
- Must possess the ability to inspire trust and confidence, and maintain a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality.
- Must be able to work independently and collaboratively to drive forward multiple projects.
- Has a positive influence on others.
- Position requires occasional travel and the flexibility to work weekends and evenings as necessary.
- Must live within driving distance of a Mayo Clinic campus.
Responsibilities
- Executive-level writing
- Strategic brief development
- Copy-editing high-impact leadership presentations
- Translate complex strategic and enterprise information into clear, concise, and compelling communications for executive audiences
- Partner closely with leaders to understand business objectives and enterprise priorities
- Develop and execute communications strategies and plans in alignment with Mayo Clinic’s mission and strategic plan
- Provide ad hoc strategic communications consultation
- Author and edit executive briefs, talking points, and presentations
- Ensure messaging is aligned, accurate, and impactful
- Coordinate complex, cross-functional communications assignments from planning through execution with alacrity
- Track and measure communications effectiveness
- Proactively identify opportunities to strengthen strategic alignment and executive messaging
- Build strong relationships with leaders, colleagues, and subject matter experts
- Demonstrate sound editorial judgment
- Tailor communications to meet the needs of diverse executive audiences
- Contribute to enterprise business planning and strategy development
- Drive communications strategies through execution
- Provide leadership to project teams, contractors, and external partners as needed
- Represent Mayo Clinic with professionalism, clarity, and credibility in all communications
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
