Responsibilities

• At Houston Methodist, the Foundation Senior (Sr) Director Marketing and Communication position is responsible for overseeing the vision, strategy and implementation of all Foundation communication and marketing plans and materials, including developing and implementing the communication and marketing strategies for a $1 Billion-plus comprehensive campaign.
• The Sr Director oversees Foundation communication and marketing strategy for both the medical center and all network hospital Foundation activities.
• The Sr Director leads interaction with principal and major gift donors and executive leaders in an effort to develop and market compelling stories that motivate others to support Houston Methodist.
• The Sr Director manages a team of high-performing professionals focused on bringing best practices to philanthropic communications with the desired outcome of designing and implementing best-in-class collateral materials.
• The Sr Director manages relationships with key vendors and other allied professionals involved in materials design and production.
• The Sr Director collaborates with Houston Methodist Marketing in developing social media and other digital strategies aimed at engaging new and prospective donors.
• This position provides strategic oversight for all communication and marketing activities designed to increase awareness and support of the Foundation, with a primary focus on building and strengthening relationships with Foundation staff, Houston Methodist (HM) leadership, community volunteers, prospective donors, and donors.
• The Sr. Director position responsibilities include overseeing the activities of the department staff, ensuring quality, productivity, functional excellence, and efficiency to accomplish strategic and operational objectives.
• In addition, this position is accountable for employee engagement, adequate staffing levels, budget development, compliance, and staffing decisions such as hiring and terminating employment, coaching and counseling employees on work-related performance, and developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure a safe and effective work environment.
• This position also ensures training, monitoring, and operations initiatives are implemented which secure compliance with ethical and legal business practices and accreditation/regulatory/government regulations.
• Drives department service standards and activities to impact department and/or system score for patient/customer-based satisfaction, through role modeling and fostering accountability.
• Leads the Foundation in communication and marketing visioning, planning, and executing and engages high-level donors and volunteers in the planning and stewardship processes.
• Provides primary leadership for all Foundation messaging.
• Oversees department operations, designated projects, schedules, and activities as needed to ensure that goals or objectives are accomplished within the prescribed time frame.
• Leads the development of all comprehensive campaign materials and media, including but not limited to, case prospectus, case statements, volunteer engagement packages, campaign website, campaign videos, etc.