Senior Communications Specialist (Internal Communications)

Cedars-Sinai•Los Angeles, CA

15h•$102,149 - $148,117

About The Position

The Senior Communications Specialist develops and implements strategic communications plans and activities that promote and support Cedars-Sinai’s employee-facing initiatives. The role identifies communications ideas for multiple channels; writes, edits and publishes stories and other materials; coordinates photo assignments with the visuals team; and supports internal publications and updates. The position collaborates with Organizational Communications colleagues, Marketing and Communications teams, and partners throughout Cedars-Sinai, including physicians, researchers, operations staff, patients and others. It also contributes to crisis response and may work on-call as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience writing, editing, developing and delivering in-depth content or related communications experience.
Exceptional and accurate writing ability, with effective, courteous, professional and respectful communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with frequent interruptions.
Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate professionally with physicians, nurses, staff, patients and other partners.
Provide two or more writing samples illustrating internal communications when applying.

Nice To Haves

At least 7 years of experience writing, editing, developing and delivering in-depth content or related communications experience.
At least 5 years of experience in an academic medical center, hospital or healthcare, broadcast news, nonprofit and/or foundation.

Responsibilities

Lead and/or support communications, projects and initiatives that advance Cedars-Sinai’s organizational priorities and internal and external communications goals.
Develop, write, edit and publish content for staff, medical staff and patients, including news and feature stories, FAQs, talking points, memos, announcements, collateral, blog posts and website copy.
Ensure content is clear, grammatically correct, factually accurate and consistent with internal style guides.
Cover assigned clinical-departmental beats for the Organizational Communications team.
Contribute to crisis response as a flexible writer and work on-call as needed.
Use digital platforms, including email campaign, intranet and other digital channels, to create and distribute content.
Collaborate with External Communications, Social Media, Creative Services, Brand Strategy and other teams to promote high-value stories and communications.
Build and maintain effective relationships and processes with internal cross-functional collaborators.
Interact professionally and responsively with physicians, research investigators, operations staff, patients and others, protecting patient privacy.
Meet deadlines while delivering accurate communications for staff, medical staff, programs and other areas of Cedars-Sinai.
Support Organizational Communications team members across functions and beats with writing and strategy.
Handle basic design and implementation of communications materials using specialized templates, and help manage and assign photos with the visuals team.