Director of Marketing, Communications & Public Affairs

The Director leads a small hands-on department and is expected to be equally strong as a strategist a team and project manager and a producer of high-quality work. Every departmental project should advance a KVH strategic priority and the Director sets that direction with the CEO and Executive Committee builds the systems and team to deliver it and personally develops content. The Director reports to the CEO and develops and implements strategies that strengthen the organizations reputation engage the community and support business goals. This role manages marketing public and media relations internal and external events and digital communication. The director leads initiatives that connect patients families employees and community partners ensuring alignment with organizational values and strategic priorities. The director also builds relationships with and provides services to Kittitas County Public Hospital District #2 (Medic One) and the KVH Foundation and serves as the Public Information Officer (PIO) in emergency activations.

Qualifications :

What is required...

• Bachelors degree in communications journalism public relations marketing business healthcare administration or a related field.
• Five (5) years of progressive experience in communications marketing public affairs healthcare operations media relations and strategic project management
• Two (2) years directly managing staff programs projects and outside vendors.
• Two (2) years demonstrated experience managing a budget and contracts.
• Demonstrated use of generative AI tools for writing content analysis and workflows.
• Completion of ICS-100 ICS-200 ICS-300 ICS-400 IS-700 IS-800 and IS-29 within 12 months of hire and FEMA Public Information Basics (E/L/G 0105) within 24 months of hire.

What is preferred...

• Masters degree in communications public relations journalism business healthcare administration or a related field.
• Experience in healthcare a public hospital district or another public-sector or regulated environment.
• Hands-on experience with digital channels: website content management social media and analytics.
• Experience assessing and redesigning a team workflow or vendor model.
• Experience working with elected officials boards or public agencies including government relations or policy advocacy.
• Website and intranet administration experience.
• Experience with team collaboration and project management tools such as or Smartsheet.

Additional Information :

Wage: Wage range currently starts at $107000/year and goes up to $153400/year. Actual wage will be based on years of applicable experience.  

FTE: 1.0 40 hours/week

Schedule:  Primarily days; Monday through Friday; 8:00a - 4:30p

Benefits: This position is benefits eligible 

Union: This position is non-union

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time