Responsibilities

• In an environment of continuous quality improvement, the Public Relations Specialist is responsible for creating and maintaining a positive public image for the health system.
• Works with marketing team and clients to develop strategic, proactive public relations and storytelling strategies for service lines and systems to enhance brand reputation and engagement.
• Builds relationships with media outlets, actively pitching stories, serving as primary point of contact for media inquiries.
• Creates memorable content across all mediums, including but not limited to press releases, publications, newsletters, blogs, etc. with a focus on strategy.
• Assists in the development of events for Memorial Health System that promote, educate, foster relationships, and inform to strengthen engagement with the system.
• Representation of the system at community events, maintaining strong relationships with community partners and other influencers.
• Assumes all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, journalism, business, or related field required.
• Minimum three years of experience preferred.
• Outstanding communications skills
• Ability to translate complex medical information to broad audiences
• Ability to prioritize and solve problems.

Benefits

• Memorial Health System is proud to offer an affordable, comprehensive benefit package to all full time and flex time employees. To learn more about the many benefits we offer, please visit our website at www.mhsystem.org/benefits.
• Bonus Eligibility: Available to qualifying full or flex time employees. Eligibility will be determined upon offer.