Location: Baltimore,MD, USA
Requisition ID: 115902
Communications Associate
The Johns Hopkins Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology is seeking a Communications Associate to develop thoughtful and engaging stories that highlight and illustrate the impact of geriatric clinical care, education, research, and community engagement. This role reports to the Division Administrator with direct input from the Division Director for both initiatives to refine coordinated communications strategies, generate and execute cross- platform communications plans, develop features, and manage projects.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
* Develop and edit original features that promote the work of our faculty, staff, and trainees to highlight the impact of geriatric medicine and promote visibility within the health system and to a broader audience.
* Assist with branding and messaging around geriatrics in communications about our division.
* Update and maintain the division's website with clear messaging around our mission, to include focus areas on clinical care, education, research, and community engagement.
* Collaborate with academic, government, and community partners to contribute to communications initiatives and website updates.
* Update and maintain the division's social media accounts, including engagement of trainees, staff, and faculty.
* Develop donor and periodic reports for the division and its clinical, research, education and community engagement programs.
* Develop promotional materials for our clinical services, educational programs, and research initiatives.
* Coordinate written scripts with photographic and video partners in the SOM/DOM and utilize existing raw footage to create a vision for video content.
* Establish calendars and timelines for updates to website content and regular reports.
* Coordinate with media and communications teams across Johns Hopkins University to prepare press releases and do direct outreach to media outlets for key topic areas focused on geriatric medicine and gerontology.
* When needed and assigned, help the central media team at JHU by taking lead on projects.
* Liaise with JHU faculty or non-JHU affiliates as needed to contribute to communication initiatives.
* Adhere to JHU editorial and branding style guidelines.
Additional Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
* Ability to write engaging content clearly and concisely.
* Ability to translate complex concepts into engaging messaging for key audiences.
* Highly organized and detail oriented.
* Proactive in anticipating communications needs.
* Create high quality content in all forms of media utilizing existing work to revitalize current marketing/communications for the division.
* Excellent communication and coordination skills.
* Comfortable working in a team environment; mindful of role's impact on the workflow of other team members.
* Ability to deliver high quality content on deadline.
* Ability to manage multiple projects successfully.
* Sound judgment on prioritizing competing projects.
Minimum Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree in related field.
* Four years related experience.
* Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
Classified Title: Communications Associate
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD
Starting Salary Range: $62,900 - $110,100 Annually ($70,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 8:30a - 5p
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/Johns Hopkins Bayview
Department name: SOM DOM Bay Geriatric Medicine
Personnel area: School of Medicine
Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here:
Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.
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Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week