The Community Relations & Communications Manager reports directly to the Communications Director on Communications tasks and indirectly to the Group Marketing Director on community relations tasks. Under the oversight of the Communications Director, this position has responsibility for day-to-day message drafting in partnership with agency of record, generating positive news that focuses on service lines and hospital reputation, building and maintaining media relationships, assisting the marketing team with social media implementation and staffing community and employee events. The role is also responsible for all aspects of community relations including working in tandem with the marketing team to support the overall community engagement strategy.

This role will work closely with the group communications director and group marketing director for needs relating to community events as well as preparing talking points, presentations and other communications materials for hospital leadership as it relates to community health platform initiatives and other community engagement events and opportunities. This role will work collaboratively with the hospital leadership, marketing, and strategy teams.

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Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

• Proactive Earned Media
• Social Media
• Community Engagement

• Bachelorâ��s degree in English, Journalism or related field is required, a Masterâ��s degree is desired.
• Must have 4-6 years of relevant experience developing communications strategies and driving key messages across internal and external stakeholders.
• Must possess excellent copywriting. editing and researching skills, and maintain strong knowledge of the healthcare industry.
• Must be proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Familiarity with blogs, podcasts and emerging social mediums is a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 50% locally. Will run MVR on top candidate.

Tenet Healthcare complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant�s or employee�s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.