Responsibilities:

Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: providing marketing and/or communications support for Seattle Children's organization-wide projects and initiatives, and providing communications consultation and support to leaders, clients and work teams for projects and initiatives that span multiple audiences and vehicles. May involve initiating, developing, coordinating, implementing and/or evaluating marketing and/or communication plans related to these projects and initiatives. Other responsibilities may include content development for channels including newsletters, blogs, presentations, key messages, etc.; assisting with production and distribution of internal and/or external publications/collageral; updating content on Seattle Children's intranet and/or external website; project management; message development for senior leaders; helping mentor and train teammates; and communication support during crisis situations. Roles in the following teams rotate 24/7 on-call responsibilities with their teammates: Internal communications; Patient and Family Education and Communications; Public Engagement; and Research MarComm. Sr. communications specialists who are part of other teams may have infrequent on-call responsibilities, as needed.

Job Posting Addendum:

Required Education/Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field.

• Minimum five (5) years experience in social media, communications, public relations, marketing, or related field.

• Experience growing a social media audience on behalf of a brand through strategy and content.

• Experience developing organic and paid content for social media channels.

• Experience reporting social media results uisng Facebook Insights, BrandWatch, Simply Measured, Sprout Social or comparable programs.

• Demonstrated success in creating and implementing social media campaigns.

Preferred:

• Experience managing complex, multi-faceted communication plans involving multiple stakeholders and audiences.

• Experience with crisis/reactive communication, including response and support.

Experience producing video content and photography for social media distribution

Experience in writing print, broadcast, and on-line communications.

Experience in the health care industry and/or a non-profit organization.

Experience developing and/or working with social media influencers.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

• Excellent editing skills.

• Proven ability to work with diverse groups.

• Comfortable analyzing and presenting data.

• -Experience with Associated Press style and adherence to editorial and graphic standards.

• -Experience with photography and/or image editing software (e.g., PhotoShop).

• Ability to develop, implement and evaluate social media plans.

• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information in an appropriate manner.

• Able to take direction, be flexible, work independently, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines under pressure.

• Able to work with a team and establish productive work relationships.

Requirements:

Required Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations or closely related field.

• A minimum of five (5) years experience in a marketing and/or communications role.

Required Credentials:

• n/a.

Preferred:

• Experience working as a marketing/communications professional in a healthcare setting.

• Experience managing complex, multi-faceted communication plans involving multiple stakeholders and audiences.

• Experience with crisis/reactive communication, including response and support.

• Experience writing for print and online channels (e.g., newsletters; flyers; brochures; websites; blogs; etc.).

• Experience with Associated Press style and adherence to editorial and graphic standards.

• Experience with photography and/or image editing software (e.g., PhotoShop).

• Experience with web content management systems/HTML.

• Experience developing messaging with an equity, diversity and inclusion focus, and an understanding of EDI principles like unconscious/implicit bias, social determinants of health, etc.

• Experience providing marketing and/or communications consultation and support to senior leaders.

• Experience writing for multiple audience types and health literacy levels.

Min to Max Hourly Salary: $40.42 - $60.63 /hr

Min to Max Annual Salary: $84,073.60 - $126,110.40 /yr

Salary Information:

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants:

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors .

Benefits Information:

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Click here (https://www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits/) for more information.

About Us:

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s –- to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

In 2022, U.S. News & World Report once again ranked Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals – for the 30th year in a row. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally ranked in all 10 specialty areas evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. We are honored to be the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, and classified among America’s best large employers by Forbes, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

Our Commitment to Diversity:

Our community welcomes diverse experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our increasingly diverse patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves within this community, which cultivates and promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels.

Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.