Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the Region President and Region Executive Team, providing counsel on community relations, public affairs, reputation management, stakeholder engagement, and sensitive issues that may carry significant organizational, political, or community impact.
• Lead and manage a team of communications professionals, providing strategic guidance, feedback, and coaching, while overseeing a comprehensive portfolio of work with significant decision-making authority.
• Develop and direct integrated communications plans that align with and advance Intermountain Health's strategic goals, priorities, and initiatives, ensuring the execution of high-priority strategies and ROI.
• Direct and strategize crisis communications planning at hospitals and clinics, ensuring support for multiple functions and teams within both acute and ambulatory care.
• Provide strategic communications support and guidance to senior leaders, departments, and teams across the organization, fostering collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Strategically enhances Intermountain Health's reputation and image among key stakeholders, including employees, patients, providers, media, partners, opinion leaders and the public.
• Monitor, measure, and analyze the effectiveness and impact of communications activities and campaigns, using data and analytics to inform strategic decision-making and continuous improvement, covering a broad geographical area.
• Build and maintain strong, strategic relationships with local, regional, and national opinion leaders and media outlets, serving as a primary spokesperson for Intermountain Health, and ensuring communications have a broad scope across departments and functions.
• Strategically write, edit, and approve newsletters, articles, speeches, presentations, and other communications materials, providing direct and strategic support to the Region VP of MarCom and Region President.

Requirements

• Advanced experience in communications, media relations, journalism, public relations, or related field, with expertise in writing, editing, and creating impactful marketing/communications plans.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, crafting clear, concise, and compelling messages for various audiences and platforms.
• Advanced leadership and management skills, inspiring, motivating, and developing a high-performing team.
• Advanced strategic and creative thinking, developing and implementing innovative communications solutions through collaboration and relationship-building.
• Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving, analyzing complex situations, identifying opportunities, and implementing solutions.
• Experience leading and communicating through crisis situations.
• Project leadership and organizational skills, planning, prioritizing, and executing multiple projects within deadlines and budgets.
• Media relations and public relations skills, leading pitching stories and responding to inquiries.

Preferred

• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives on strategic communications, reputation management, crisis response, stakeholder engagement, and high-profile organizational initiatives.
• Experience working with government leaders, public agencies, community organizations, economic development organizations, higher education institutions, chambers of commerce, or other influential external stakeholders.
• Master’s Degree in Communications, Public Relations, English or related field from an accredited university. Education is verified.

Benefits

• This is an exempt, full-time position. Pay offers are determined by prior years of relevant experience within the established pay range. In addition to the annual salary, to show our commitment to you and assist with your transition, we may offer a sign-on and relocation bonus when applicable. With this position, you are eligible to participate in the Annual Pay for Performance (AP4P) Plan. This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity. The AP4P award opportunities are calculated as a percentage of your base salary. Awards are paid out based on attainment of selected Board-approved goals.