Head of Internal Communications

Covista (NYSE: CVSA) is America's largest healthcare educator, serving 100,000 students and supported by a community of 400,000 alumni across five accredited institutions. Through personalized, tech-enabled education powered by 10,000 faculty and colleagues, Covista expands access to healthcare careers and addresses the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage at scale. Covista is the parent company of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.
Our colleagues come from a wide range of backgrounds, business, academia, healthcare, government and nonprofits, and are part of a culture where doing exceptional work and making a meaningful difference for students and society aren't separate goals—they're one and the same. This means creating an environment where colleagues can develop new skills, build careers that match their ambitions and see the tangible impact of their work on healthcare education and workforce development. Our faculty and colleagues don't just support healthcare education—they shape it. It's solving real problems for real people in real communities while advancing careers.
We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week (Monday–Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship-building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment.
com and follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram and YouTube . The position will develop and execute communications strategies and programs to enhance the consistency, clarity and alignment of internal communications among internal and external customers. The position works with agency partners and the internal marketing communications team to design, develop, and produce internal and external communications required to support internal stakeholders.
External Communications
Own media relations strategy and execution across the portfolio, in partnership with segment leads, building and maintaining relationships with reporters, editors, and producers.
Develop media materials, including key messages, press release drafts, briefing documents, and spokesperson talking points
Support executive visibility efforts, including LinkedIn presence, thought leadership content, and speaking opportunity identification, across institutions
Partner with the Enterprise Media Team and segment leads to coordinate pitching and avoid duplicated outreach
Internal Communications
Own internal communications plans end to end, from strategy and planning through execution and measurement
Identify opportunities to build scalable systems and workflows, including AI-enabled tools, that strengthen internal communications across all five institutions
Measure communications effectiveness using data and feedback, and apply those insights to improve future work
Partner with segment communications leads and cross-functional partners to coordinate change management and internal issues communications
Ensure consistency in execution and quality across all five institutions, while adapting approach to each institution's distinct voice and audience
Build and maintain deep familiarity with all five institutions' strategic priorities, audiences, and brand voice, serving as a connective resource across the portfolio
Complies with all policies and standards
Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, journalism or related field required.

• 3–5 years of experience in communications, spanning both internal and external work required.
• Demonstrated ability to work across multiple brands, institutions or accounts simultaneously.
• Experience in media relations as well as internal/employee communications.
• Versatile — equally comfortable in media relations and internal communications execution.

Strong writing and editing across formats: press releases, colleague emails, talking points.
Comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities from one week to the next.
Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance

• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Covista’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays For more information related to our benefits please visit: You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation