Program Manager, Communications

Responsibilities

• Use personal initiative, creativity, strong judgment, constituent research and strong constituent relationships to support communications for designated audiences
• Conceptualize, develop and implement portions of communications campaigns in support of organizational strategy
• Encourage and cultivate focus-area news and stories to share with, and inspire system-wide audiences through, strong relationships with subject matter experts
• Develop and integrate messaging into broader Sutter Health communications and marketing strategies
• Collaborate with department staff to ensure communications deliverables meet time, cost, quality and strategic standards, as well as adherence to key performance indicators and brand standards
• Encourage and develop efficient work and tracking processes
• In collaboration with other marketing and communications leaders, advance and undertake research/audit initiatives that inform and assess effectiveness of proposed and existing communications strategies or channels, employee perceptions or communications preferences, etc.
• Keep assigned focus area leader of key communications activities and their value
• Interpret and enforce compliance with the latest AP Stylebook, as well as Sutter Health publications style and brand style guides
• Adhere to strategic communications plans, and meet associated deadlines and delivery dates

Requirements

• 5 years of recent relevant experience.
• Bachelor's: Communications, English, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations (PR), or related field.
• Knowledge of strategic communications planning; social networking; graphic standards and corporate identity management; graphic design principles and production; news, feature, leadership presentations; script writing and editing techniques; publications development, production, and management; principles of photography and audio/video production; Web site development and maintenance; audience list maintenance, and special events coordination.
• Professional communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, presentation and negotiation competencies, with the ability to interpret corporate goals and translate them into an effective communications/constituent relations plan.
• Current knowledge of regional, state and national health care and medicine issues, Northern California current events, and cultural and health care trends.
• Business acumen and exceptional analytic skills with the proven ability to provide innovative communication solutions to complex problems and to meet business objectives.
• Exceptional attention to detail with time management and organization skills, including the demonstrated ability to maintain production schedules and strictly adhere to multiple timelines and budgets.
• Functional knowledge of selecting/hiring third-party talent for creative services, graphic design and production, publication development and management, market research and advertising.
• Understanding of Lean or other process improvement philosophies and methodologies.
• Competency in Microsoft Office suite, including working knowledge of graphic design, data management, and statistical analysis software.

Benefits

• Benefits: Yes