Communication Specialist I - Academic and Clinical Research Capability

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:
This position assists with activities that fulfill the marketing and communications needs of UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine. The Communications Specialist will primarily support communications for the UNC School of Medicine Office of the Dean and the UNC Department of Urology and will support other areas and projects as assigned.

Responsibilities:

1. Write, edit and post content on external-facing websites using WordPress tools and HTML, and use Google Analytics to evaluate content engagement for successes and opportunities.
2. Support internal communications.
3. Support leader communications.
4. Collaborate with unit leaders and colleagues on developing strategic marketing and communications plans, which will focus on reputation building, program engagement, recruitment and retention, event attendance and more.
5. Collaborate with colleagues across the communications and marketing enterprise, including photography, videography, social media, media relations, graphic design, and more, to advance content highlighting mission successes.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Journalism, English, Public Relations, Marketing, Science or related field.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* One (1) year of experience in communications, public relations, marketing or related field.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: Academic and Clinical Research Capability

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$20.74 - $29.52 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.