Strategic Communications Manager | Communications | Day | Full-Time

Overview

Join UF Health and be part of a team committed to exceptional patient care, innovation, and community impact. We are currently seeking a passionate individual who is eager to make a difference in a dynamic healthcare environment. 💻 Work Style: On-site 📍 Location Requirement: Gainesville 🕒 FTE: Full-Time (1.0 FTE) Responsible for managing strategic communications initiatives and core internal communications programs and tools.

Also serves as communications lead for key projects, supports executive and management-level leaders, manages department needs and guides team in director's absence. Directs work of strategic communications staff in significant portion of their regular internal communications responsibilities, serves as team lead and/or provides oversight of team members for key projects and provides full supervision of one or two communications interns each semester.

Supports issues management and serves as lead for internal/corporate issue response in director's absence.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or a relevant area is required; a master's degree in one of these areas is preferred. Experience: Minimum of five years of communications experience, preferably in a hospital/health care setting. Relevant experience includes serving as a lead writer and editor responsible for editorial content planning and production; working as a project manager, creating and implementing strategic communications and promotions plans; and leading collaborative project teams, ideally in a corporate or academic communications environment.

Supervisory experience is also preferred.

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or a relevant area is required; a master's degree in one of these areas is preferred. Experience: Minimum of five years of communications experience, preferably in a hospital/health care setting. Relevant experience includes serving as a lead writer and editor responsible for editorial content planning and production; working as a project manager, creating and implementing strategic communications and promotions plans; and leading collaborative project teams, ideally in a corporate or academic communications environment.

Supervisory experience is also preferred.