Strategic Communications Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Career Title: Strategic Communications Analyst    

Department: Communications and Strategic Engagement  

Note: Competitive salary commensurate with communications analyst experience

FLSA: Exempt (salaried)

Career Summary: 

The Communications and Strategic Engagement team is seeking a high-performing and dedicated Strategic Communications Analyst. 

As the Strategic Communications Specialist, you are a self-starter who can provide communications solutions with minimal instructions and can run independently on projects. You will support a fast-moving team and senior executives, particularly on confidential content and highly strategic executive work. You will have excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex issues in clear and concise documentation, you will be required to demonstrate a strong record of client delivery and thrive in a dynamic work environment, exhibiting the ability to be flexible. The scope of this role spans across the American Nurses Enterprise, supporting executives, strategic and highly confidential content across the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the American Nurses Foundation (ANF). The role holder must be able to write executive-level speeches.

As an ideal candidate, you must be a versatile storyteller that is both strategic and creative with a strong understanding of brand voice, and the ability to translate complex topics into clear, engaging, and actionable messaging. You will need to be able to develop, manage and handle highly sensitive information and engage with executive officers on highly confidential topics.

Join the American Nurses Enterprise (ANE) and be part of the team building a healthy world through the power of nurses. Our goals are to (1) Elevate the Profession of Nursing Globally (2) Evolve the Practice of Nursing to Improve Health, Health Care, and Health Equity and (3) Ensure the Professional Success of Nurses. Our core values: Trusted, Inclusive, Innovative and Empowered guide everything we do. We are committed to creating a supportive and dynamic workplace where employees can thrive. 

We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible work arrangements and generous paid time off. Our modern office spaces are designed to foster collaboration and creativity. The collaborative culture and supportive team environment make ANE a great place to grow your career.

What You Will Do:

• Develop and write highly confidential, sensitive, and executive level content.
• Collaborate with the team to fully understand internal and external communications needs, executive communication needs, confidential communication needs and BOD (board-of-directors) level communication needs.
• Assist in building communications and stakeholder products, including highly confidential stakeholder products, the consistently facilitate organizational communications goals
• Ability to understand stakeholder needs and plan messages to impact perceptions.
• Ability to understand strategic communications across a wide variety of subject matter areas, including policy, brand, marketing, executive communications and public relations, and be able to help shape a consistent messaging approach.
• Develop communication materials to include briefings, reports, white papers, brochures, talking points and other documentation to support communication and organizational objectives.
• Compose draft speeches for senior management and assist with finalizing speeches.
• Evaluate success of campaigns when completed.
• The role may require occasional after-hours or weekend support based on business needs.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

What you bring to the American Nurses Enterprise:

Education 

• Undergraduate degree from a 4-year institution required (in advertising, marketing or communications preferred), master’s degree preferred.

Related Work Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in strategic communications, PR or related field

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills to articulate complex messages in a simple, understandable manner to a variety of audiences.
• Strong analytical skills to assess the effectiveness of communication strategies, identify gaps, and develop effective solutions.
• Knowledge of digital communication technologies and platforms, including social media, email marketing, and content management systems.
• Basic understanding of video scripting and editing, graphics design portfolio preferred.
• Excellent research skills to stay current with communication trends, technologies, and best practices, and apply this knowledge to communication strategies.
• Interpersonal skills to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders, including management, employees, and external partners.
• Problem-solving skills to address communication challenges and find innovative, effective solutions.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines, and maintain attention to detail.
• Experience in data analysis and reporting, using data to measure the effectiveness of communication strategies and make recommendations for improvement.
• Optimistic and solution-oriented mindset. 

• Experience supporting confidential and highly sensitive projects.

What ANE Offers You: 

• Join us and support more than 5 million Registered Nurses in the United States.
• Every role within ANA contributes to a healthier world through the “Power of Nurses.” 
• An opportunity to help transform a 130-year-old organization to meet the future needs and demands within Health Care.
• Be a role model for embracing and empowering the uniqueness of every employee.
• Continuously innovating through creative and strategic initiatives.
• Exceptional benefits including, but not limited to 401K retirement contributions of up to 7%, generous PTO which includes the week-off between Dec 25 and Jan 1, in addition to Personal Days-off, 11 paid Holidays, excellent health/medical benefits, and much more
• Commitment to your career development and advancement through ANE learning and development programs (internally and externally).

Work Schedule: 

Hybrid employees must work a minimum of 20% in the office.

Location: 

Our main office is located at: 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 500, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Learn more about the American Nurses Enterprise:

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The American Nurses Enterprise:

Founded in 1896, the American Nurses Enterprise is the family of nonprofit organizations that comprise of the American Nurses Association, including the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the American Nurses Foundation (ANF)

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The ANE is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.