Responsibilities

• The Senior Communications Specialist Will Initiate, Develop, Direct, Implement And Evaluate a Variety Of Marketing And Communications Efforts In Support Of Seattle Children’s Research Division Goals, Initiatives And Operations.
• This Includes Scientific writing/storytelling and content development for scientific and clinical research labs/programs and other research initiatives.
• Marketing and communications consultation and support to research division leaders, departments, scientific and clinical research teams for projects and initiatives that span multiple channels and audiences — e.g., scientific and healthcare community, patients and families, general public, Seattle Children’s workforce.
• Manage the development, upkeep and production oversight of marketing and communications materials and campaigns in close collaboration with internal teams, stakeholders, and external vendors as needed.
• Throughout all efforts, this role will proactively identify opportunities to integrate research into large-scale marketing and communications efforts across Seattle Children’s enterprise and increase the visibility of research among key internal and external audiences.
• Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: providing marketing and/or communications support for Seattle Children's Research Division projects and initiatives, and providing communications consultation and support to leaders, clients and work teams for projects and initiatives that span multiple audiences and vehicles.
• May involve initiating, developing, coordinating, implementing and/or evaluating marketing and/or communication plans related to these projects and initiatives.
• Other responsibilities may include content development for channels including newsletters, blogs, presentations, key messages, etc.; assisting with production and distribution of internal and/or external publications/collateral; updating content on Seattle Children's intranet and/or external website; project management; message development for senior leaders; helping mentor and train teammates; and communication support during crisis situations.
• Roles in the following teams rotate 24/7 on-call responsibilities with their teammates: Internal communications; Patient and Family Education and Communications; Public Engagement; and Research MarComm.
• Sr. communications specialists who are part of other teams may have infrequent on-call responsibilities, as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations or closely related field.
• A minimum of five (5) years experience in a marketing and/or communications role.

Preferred

• Experience working as a marketing/communications professional in a healthcare setting.
• Experience managing complex, multi-faceted communication plans involving multiple stakeholders and audiences.
• Experience with crisis/reactive communication, including response and support.
• Experience writing for print and online channels (e.g., newsletters; flyers; brochures; websites; blogs; etc.).
• Experience with Associated Press style and adherence to editorial and graphic standards.
• Experience with photography and/or image editing software (e.g., PhotoShop).
• Experience with web content management systems/HTML.
• Experience developing messaging with an understanding of social determinants of health, etc
• Experience providing marketing and/or communications consultation and support to senior leaders.
• Experience writing for multiple audience types and health literacy levels.

Benefits

• Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.