Senior Communications Specialist-Public Relations/News Media at Johns Hopkins Medicine | District of Columbia, USA | $31/hr – $52/hr

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Senior Communications Specialist-Public Relations/News Media

District of Columbia, USA (On-site)

$31/hr – $52/hrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own media and storytelling for Johns Hopkins Medicine, turning biomedical topics into reader friendly narratives, managing media relations, and supporting events and internal comms.

Story production: translate complex medical topics for print, web, and video.
Media relations: build relationships with faculty and national outlets to raise visibility.
Strategic comms support: plan collateral and events to align with university priorities.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Plan, manage, edit and write narratives for JHM to support our strategic priorities.
Identify stories and produce high quality written materials for JHM electronic, print, web, video and media outlets.
Stories include but are not limited to research news and translating complex business initiatives or biomedical research into language clear and comprehensible to readers unfamiliar with the subject matter; feature articles and stories about institutional initiatives and programs and/or faculty profiles.
Develop and maintain relationships with faculty, staff and members of the local and national media to provide media relations services to advance public awareness of Johns Hopkins Medicine’s mission and achievements.
Assist in planning, developing collateral material, and implementing media relations and internal communications to support various events including but not limited to press conferences, symposia, town halls and leadership internal communication.
We are looking for someone who is flexible and available to travel to Baltimore on an as-needed basis.

Requirements

Master's or Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, public relations or closely related field required.
Advanced degree in related field preferred.
A minimum of five years of experience in journalism, media relations, medical reporting or science writing.
Requires demonstrated experience in high quality writing and editing, working successfully on deadline and designing and implementing communications plans and strategies.
Demonstrated experience in supervising and implementing effective external communications plans and strategies and in editing/writing high-quality mainstream or academic publications.

Preferred

Advanced degree in related field preferred.

Benefits

Career growth and development
Employee and Dependent Tuition Assistance
Diverse and collaborative working environment
Affordable and comprehensive benefits package
Our competitive Benefit Package is designed to support the well-being and financial security of our employees.
You can explore the details of our benefits offering by visiting the following link https://jhhs.mybenefitsjhhs.com/

Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Johns Hopkins Medicine is a governing structure for the University’s School of Medicine and the health system, coordinating their research, teaching, patient care, and related enterprises. The Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in 1889, followed four years later by the university’s School of Medicine, revolutionizing medical practice, teaching, and research in the United States. The hospital is now part of the Johns Hopkins Health System, which includes two other acute-care hospitals and additional integrated health-care delivery components, with a network of primary and specialty care practices throughout Maryland, outpatient care, long-term care, and home care.The Johns Hopkins University opened in 1876 as America’s first research university, founded for the express purpose of expanding knowledge and putting that knowledge to work for the good of humanity. Two Interconnected Institutions:Over the years, the University and Hospital have grown, and—sometimes jointly, sometimes separately—they have created affiliated organizations.The Johns Hopkins Institutions is a collective name for the University and the Johns Hopkins Health System.The Johns Hopkins University includes nine academic and research divisions, and numerous centers, institutes, and affiliated entities. Johns Hopkins Medicine is a governing structure for the University’s School of Medicine and the health system, coordinating their research, teaching, patient care, and related enterprises.

Founded in 1996

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

38K employees (150 in marketing)

www.hopkinsmedicine.org

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