Communication Specialist II - Academic and Clinical Research Capability

Job Description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

This position provides strategic communication planning and support for North Carolina Area Health Education Centers, developing and implementing statewide communication strategies for AHEC's nine regions. The role assists with brand reputation, messaging strategies, executive communications, issues management, internal and external communications, social media, media relations, analytics, project management, client relations and agency management.

Responsibilities:

• Timely communications planning, writing, editing: Management of a content calendar covering NC AHEC internal- and external-facing communications channels.
• Manage internal communications channels including intranets, newsletters, emails, and more.
• Manage external communications channels including printed materials, social media platforms, websites, and more.
• Strategic planning and execution, including refining core messaging to ensure organizational consistency as well as consistent framing for key audiences.
• Creation or management of graphic design products for NC AHEC projects in line with organizational brand standards.
• Edit and guide content produced by teammates to align with organizational brand standards.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure consistent execution of communication around the organization's goals and values.
• Assist with multimedia production, including publications, photography, videography, and more.
• Strategic development focused on advancing the organization's reputation and growing brand awareness.
• Assist with inquiries from news media and the general public.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with internal and external communications planning and execution in line with best practices and trends.
• Experience collaborating on issues management by anticipating, preventing or responding to issues.
• Analytical mindset and ability to interpret data, analyze trends, draw actionable insights, reflect on project execution to inform future decisions.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders across organizations.
• Experience with multimedia content production across platforms.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP or Perl, as well as Wordpress.

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:

Bachelors degree in Journalism, English, Public Relations, Marketing, Science or related field.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

No licensure or certification required.

Professional Experience Requirements:

Three (3) year of experience in communications, public relations, marketing or related field.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Strong verbal and written communication skills; strong customer service skills.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: Academic and Clinical Research Capability

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $26.85 - $38.61 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.