Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of external conference details such as budgets, sponsorship contracts, speaker representation, and pre-conference preparation with all stakeholders.
• Maintain ongoing communication with division heads, physician leads and administrators to capture notable achievements, innovations, and recognitions.
• Collaborate with divisions to develop and distribute content that elevates specialty visibility and supports reputation ‑ building efforts year-round among national peers.
• Develop and manage outreach lists for the organization and the various divisions. Conduct research and recommend communication tactics, outreach channels, and content themes tailored to each specialty’s national audience.
• Maintain records of all expert opinion efforts across the organization and various divisions.
• Identify and coordinate opportunities to enhance organizational brand awareness within national, multi ‑ specialty forums, including those focused on pediatrics, surgery, and other broad clinical audiences.
• Lead annual voter mobilization campaign including identification of affiliated voter pool, voter education/registration activities, and other efforts to encourage affiliated specialists to submit nominations.
• Provide quarterly briefings to the Rising Forward Core Team and the CMO on the organizational expert opinion strategy, divisional plans, and performance outcomes of completed initiatives.
• Collaborate with External Communications Team to develop social media posts highlighting specialty achievements, clinical expertise, and reputation ‑ enhancing milestones Develop newsletters and other marketing materials to provide consistent engagement with targeted audiences.
• Support additional writing, editing, and communication projects as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, English or Journalism required. Strong writing and communications skills and an understanding of marketing channels required.
• Five years of experience in marketing or communications, ideally in the non-profit sector.
• Experience developing digital content for the web and a comprehensive understanding of social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work both independently and as a member of a team; attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and execute multiple projects under demanding deadlines are essential.
• Demonstrated ability to use Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Education Bachelor\'s Degree: Business Communications (Required), Bachelor\'s Degree: Journalism (Required), Bachelor\'s Degree: Marketing (Required)

Preferred

• Familiarity with healthcare a plus.
• Experience providing communications support for fundraising events a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b) with a 5% employer match
• Various voluntary benefits:
• - Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• - Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• - Tuition assistance
• - Student loan servicing and support
• - Adoption benefits
• - Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• - Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• - Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
• - Discount purchasing program