Communications Specialist II

Nashville, TN

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive DT&I communications by planning, delivering, and refining change messaging across initiatives, translating complex technical concepts into clear audience-focused narratives for product owners and stakeholders.

  • Own intake, planning, and execution of communications from discovery through post-launch evaluation.
  • Collaborate with the Communications Manager to ensure messaging aligns with DT&I priorities and enterprise standards.
  • Manage communications operations and content across channels, including drafting, editing, and governance across email, decks, FAQs, and videos.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Supports the planning, development, execution, and optimization of communication efforts for DT&I products, initiatives, and transformation programs.
  • Manage communications operations including distribution lists, vendor coordination (e.g., videographers), documentation of deliverables, and tracking of communications activity
  • Partner closely with the Communications Manager to oversee the weekly development, coordination, and distribution of communications ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with DT&I priorities and enterprise messaging standards.
  • Execute communications projects from intake and planning through execution and post-launch evaluation, supporting digital transformation, innovation initiatives, and change management efforts across DT&I.
  • Serve as a communications partner to DT&I product owners and initiative leads by translating complex technical or operational concepts into clear, compelling, audience-focused messaging.
  • Develop and execute communication plans in collaboration with the Communications Manager and Product Change Team, aligning messaging to change milestones, adoption goals, and stakeholder needs.
  • Create, write, edit, and proof high-quality content across multiple channels (e.g., email, flyers, video scripts, presentation decks, FAQs, executive communications, and meeting materials), ensuring adherence to brand, voice, editorial, and compliance standards.
  • Manage communication intake, scope, timelines, and prioritization for assigned initiatives; proactively identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities to improve clarity and impact.
  • Support tracking and documentation of communication effectiveness and provide insights and recommendations to improve effectiveness and stakeholder engagement.
  • Maintain awareness of emerging communication tools, digital platforms, and AI-assisted content development technologies, applying them appropriately and in accordance with enterprise guidelines.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, or a related field - Required
  • 4+ years of relevant experience in communications - Required
  • Background in healthcare communications, corporate/internal communications, or experience in a healthcare setting - Preferred

Preferred

  • Experience in change management or leading communications through major organizational change
  • Associated Press writing style
  • Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite
  • Working knowledge of emerging communication technologies, e.g., ChatGPT
  • Highly adaptability to re-prioritization of projects as needed
  • Demonstrated ability to extract nuanced information from subject matter experts and articulate complex concepts in clear language
  • Manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks
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HCA Healthcare

HCA Healthcare is dedicated to giving people a healthier tomorrow. As one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare is comprised of 188 hospitals and 2,400+ sites of care in 20 states and the United Kingdom. In addition to hospitals, sites of care include surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, diagnostic and imaging centers, walk-in clinics and physician clinics.Many things set HCA Healthcare apart from other healthcare organizations; however, at our core, our greatest strength is our people. Every day, more than 290,000 colleagues go to work with a collective focus: our patients. Our focus positively impacts the care experience at the bedside and beyond.We are proud of the impact we have in our communities through employment, investment and charitable giving. HCA Healthcare is a learning health system that uses our approximately 37 million annual patient encounters to advance science, improve patient care and save lives. At HCA Healthcare, we are excited about the future of medicine. We believe we are uniquely positioned to play a leading role in the transformation of care.Note: Be alert for fraudulent job postings, emails, and phone calls. HCA Healthcare will never send you money or ask you to send money during the interview or hiring process.

Founded in 2000
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
145K employees (782 in marketing)