MEDIA RELATIONS SPECIALIST

Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

$69K/yr – $94K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own and execute the School\'s content, marketing communications, and digital presence across website, social media, and campaigns, coordinating strategy, production, and team support.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • - Content Production & Management (40%) - Write, edit, and produce content for the School website, social media, quarterly e-newsletters, press releases, event promotions, faculty/student/alumni profiles, feature stories, fact sheets, award nominations, and other communications - Marketing & Communications Strategy (30%) - Serve as the School's communications liaison with the College of Arts & Sciences communications team and represent the School at communications-related meetings. - Ensure consistent messaging, editorial standards, and brand identity across print and digital communications. - Website & Digital Communications (25%) - Manage the School website, ensuring content is accurate, current, accessible, and aligned with School goals and coordinate website improvements and technical updates with CAS web team. - Coordinate with photographers, a student designer, and other creative contributors to produce high-quality visual content. - Manage 1–2 student employees to support website & digital communications. - Other duties as assigned (5%)

Requirements

  • - Bachelor’s degree in communications, English, journalism, marketing or similar field.
  • - 3 years marketing and/or communications experience with increasing scope and responsibility.
  • - Applicants who do not meet these qualifications WILL NOT be forwarded to the Hiring Department.
  • - Strong verbal and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to write for different media and different audiences.
  • - Proven ability to work on a team as well as independently.
  • - Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and adhere to specific deadlines and goals.
  • - Experience with mass email clients and social media platforms.
  • - Experience with photography and/or videography.
  • - Familiarity with HTML and the Adobe Creative Suite.
  • - Familiarity with Marketo, Cvent, Trumba, SmugMug, and Mailchimp.

Preferred

  • - An interest in the disciplines of art, art history, and/or design.

Benefits

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University of Washington Medical Center

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UW Medical Center opened as University Hospital in 1959 and quickly became a leader in healthcare innovation and standard setting for safe, high-quality patient care. In 2012, the 273,000-square-foot Montlake Tower opened with expanded space for oncology services, radiology and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Founded in 1959
Seattle, Washington, USA
3.2K employees (11 in marketing)
70% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$69K/yr – $94K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6 (0% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$29.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35%
Direct
57.8%
Referral
5.9%
Social
0.5%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3.2K

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MEDIA RELATIONS SPECIALIST

University of Washington Medical Center · Seattle, WA · Hybrid