Responsibilities

• leads the strategy, planning, and execution of all external communications initiatives for City of Hope Chicago.
• developing and maintaining a coordinated, consistent communications approach across media relations, executive communications, social media, influencer engagement, and community outreach.
• oversees the development and execution of the monthly public relations plan, ensuring alignment across internal teams, agency partners, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• This position requires exceptional project management skills to prioritize initiatives, manage timelines, drive execution, and deliver measurable results.
• Serving as a key brand steward, the Director ensures that City of Hope's voice, messaging, and brand standards are consistently reflected across all communications channels.
• The role works closely with internal teams and agency partners to develop content, advance strategic initiatives, and maintain quality and consistency across platforms.
• The Director leads internal communications related to public relations initiatives, ensuring clinical and non-clinical stakeholders are informed, aligned, and equipped to support organizational priorities.
• The role is responsible for monitoring, measuring, and reporting communication performance while maintaining an active presence in the market through press conferences, community events, media opportunities, and brand activations.
• The ideal candidate is a highly organized, collaborative, and results-oriented communications professional who excels at translating strategy into execution in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related field. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education requirements.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in marketing, communications, public relations, or a related field.
• Minimum of two (2) years of leadership or people management experience.
• At least one (1) year of healthcare marketing and communications experience.
• Demonstrated experience in media relations, social media management, digital marketing, and strategic communications.
• Strong project management, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication abilities.