Internal Communications Specialist

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Entity : Corporate Services

Department : Communication Staff

Location : 3535 Market Street

Hours : Remote, M-F, 8am-5pm

Position Summary:

The Internal Communications Specialist serves as a member of the Penn Medicine Communications Department, reporting to the Associate Director for Internal Communications. This role partners with clients to develop appropriate, targeted, communication collateral to meet the objectives of assigned projects and organizational priorities. The Specialist will execute communication strategies and assist in developing collateral in support of change initiatives aligned with Penn Medicine strategic goals.

Accountabilities:

• Work with entity leaders to identify areas of priority for communication to internal audiences, develop and execute written and multimedia materials to drive awareness of key institutional news and, as applicable, action by employees.

• Manage assigned tasks and small projects, collaborating effectively with clients to devise strategy and execute print, web, and multimedia communications collateral.

• Collaborate with team members to ensure project strategy and tactics are achieved on time and on budget; tracking projects in traffic management programs from initial concept through to completion.

• Develop clear, concise communications - both written and multimedia - designed to provide need-to-know information to Penn Medicine's workforce around important institutional changes, values, and initiatives.

• Assist with event production, meeting management, and special activities such as employee engagement and recognition events.

• Collect and analyze defined metrics to evaluate success of new communications deliverables.

• Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures.

• Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization.

• Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures

• Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization

Minimum Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications/English/ Marketing, Design, Journalism or related fields is required.

• 1+ year of experience in an internal or communications role in a corporate setting or consulting firm demonstrating the ability to complete complex and thoughtful work is required.

• Experience managing multiple projects from concept to completion, on time and on budget is required.

• Experience with MS Office is required

• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite of applications is preferred.

• Healthcare experience is preferred.

• Experience with analytics tracking programs, including Google analytics, to track, analyze and report on web, email and social media effectiveness is preferred.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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