Responsibilities

• PARTNER WITH CLIENT LEADER (VP OR PRACTICE LEAD) TO DRIVE THE EXECUTION OF PROGRAM TACTICS AND THE HANDS-ON DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM MATERIALS, LEADING THE DAY-TO-DAY STRATEGY AND EXECUTION OF PROJECT WORK
• DEVELOP CLIENT STRATEGY AND PROGRAM PLANS AGAINST THE OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES OF THE CLIENT
• DEVELOP AND EXECUTE EARNED MEDIA STRATEGIES, INCLUDING PROACTIVE MEDIA OUTREACH, STORY DEVELOPMENT AND TARGETED REPORTER ENGAGEMENT
• PROVIDE STRATEGIC MEDIA COUNSEL TO CLIENTS, IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO SHAPE NARRATIVES AND RESPOND TO EMERGING HEALTHCARE ISSUES AND TRENDS
• LEAD CLIENTS TO REALIZE FULL POTENTIAL, MEETING ALL PROJECT OBJECTIVES ON TIME WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY WORK
• LEAD COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIENT PARTNERSHIP TO ENSURE STEADY FLOW OF INFORMATION AND CLIENT SATISFACTION; PRESENT KEY CLIENT UPDATES AND PLANS WITH CONFIDENCE
• ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN STRONG CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS, HELPING TO RESOLVE ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE
• CREATE AND REVIEW WORK, ENSURING THE WORK IS CLIENT-READY
• ACTIVELY EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ORGANICALLY GROW EXISTING CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS
• IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE TEAM

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s a plus) in communications, public relations, journalism or related field
• Proven expertise working within the healthcare communications industry required
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing earned media strategies, including proactive media outreach and reporter engagement
• Strong writing and editing skills across a range of communications materials
• Experience providing strategic communications counsel and managing day-to-day client relationships
• Potentially a plus: Experience with national healthcare trade media outlets and reporters
• At least 5–7 years of experience in communications, public relations, professional services and/or journalism, with significant healthcare experience
• Ability to work remotely

Preferred

• Master’s a plus
• Agency or professional services experience strongly preferred
• Experience and established relationships with national healthcare trade media outlets and reporters is a plus