Comms/Marketing Specialist

New York City, NY (Unknown)

$83K/yr – $94K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Content Development & Messaging
  • Drafts and assists with editing content for diverse audiences, including patients, faculty, researchers, students, peers/referring providers, and the broader health care community.
  • Coordinates with clinical leadership and communications colleagues to align content with departmental priorities and institutional objectives.
  • Contributes to materials, such as web copy, patient stories, service line features, provider bios, newsletters, and internal communications.
  • Supports content planning and review processes in collaboration with the central communications team, ensuring alignment with organizational messaging and acting as a liaison for basic content coordination needs.
  • Ensures all communications follow CUIMC brand voice, HIPAA requirements, and institutional messaging guidelines.
  • Creates engaging, high-quality content and graphics for departmental social media channels, ensuring consistency, brand alignment, and strategic coordination with related communications projects.
  • Digital Marketing
  • Assists the marketing team with implementing campaigns to support patient acquisition, faculty promotion, clinical program visibility, and research awareness.
  • Updates and maintains department websites using CMS tools (e.g., Sitecore, Drupal, Adobe) under guidance from senior staff.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus three years of experience.

Preferred

  • Minimum Qualifications (preferred): Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Marketing, Communications, Public Health, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field.
  • 3 years of marketing and communications experience, preferably in health care, academic medicine, or higher education.
  • Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to adapt complex information for general audiences.
  • Experience contributing to digital marketing campaigns.
  • Familiarity with CMS platforms, web analytics tools, SEO/SEM, social media management tools, and email marketing software.
  • Basic skills in graphic design or multimedia tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Suite).
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience working in a health care, academic medical center, or higher education setting.
  • Understanding of health marketing, service line promotion, or patient engagement strategies.
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Columbia University

For more than 250 years, Columbia has been a leader in higher education in the nation and around the world. At the core of our wide range of academic inquiry is the commitment to attract and engage the best minds in pursuit of greater human understanding, pioneering new discoveries and service to society.

Founded in 1916
New York, New York, USA
23K employees (884 in marketing)

Salaries

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$83K/yr – $94K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
655 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$21.8M
Last Raise
$18.6K
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2024
    Grant • $18.6K
  • Aug 2023
    Grant
  • May 2023
    Grant • $20M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
12.8M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$847.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.4%
Direct
44.2%
Referral
6.3%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~23.4K

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