Senior Corporate Communication Specialist

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Summary:

Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will:

• Manages functional and cross-functional communications projects to achieve objectives and measure results.
• Actively seeks opportunities to protect and promote the Presbyterian brand to internal and external audiences.
• Work closely with senior leaders in responding to media inquiries, crises, workforce or organizational changes by recommending approaches and messages and developing communications and plans under tight deadlines. Make recommendations on how to best frame and position key issues.
• Applies critical thinking and leadership skills to drive communications plans from development to execution and reporting results.
• Write and edit communications, including speeches, key message documents, press releases, employee/leader emails, talking points and intranet and social media content. Manage the process for gathering content, editing and securing approvals.
• Lead the continuous improvement of organizational communications through benchmarking, data driven analysis, research and adoption of best practices inside and outside of healthcare, and by monitoring the effectiveness of communications activities against objectives.
• Execute communications plans using vehicles including the intranet, videos, press releases, social media, emails, events, e-newsletters, presentations and face-to-face interactions.
• Collaborate and create meaningful relationships with Presbyterians leadership team and local media to create superior communications outcomes for the organization.
• Serve on cross-functional and/or organization-wide committees where appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Journalism, Communications, or Business with Marketing emphasis.
• Five+ year of experience in communications required. Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Keen organizational skills and an ability to manage multiple projects at one time in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong collaboration skills and flexibility to adapt to an ever-changing priority list.

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

Wellness
Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinar, preventive screening and more.

Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.