Communications Manager
Required skills
- journalism
- English
- corporate communications
- writing
- editing
- social media strategy
- media relations
- story pitching
- C-level leaders
- internal communications
Nice to have
- health care
- higher education
- video production
- graphic design
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Photoshop
Role summary
The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute seeks a Communications Manager to develop and execute strategic internal and external communications. This role will advance the institute's brand, mission, and priorities by leading storytelling, media relations, social media strategy, and executive communications. The manager will partner with executive leaders and collaborate across OHSU to ensure consistent and effective messaging. Key responsibilities include content development, media relations, social media strategy, executive communications, and project management. A Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience, with a minimum of five years in corporate communications, is required. Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree and experience in healthcare or higher education, along with skills in video production and graphic design.
Department Overview
The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is an internationally recognized leader in cancer research and care, powered by a historic $2 billion gift from Phil and Penny Knight. With a bold mission to revolutionize cancer prevention, detection, and treatment, we offer an environment where innovation thrives, collaboration is central, and your work can have a lasting impact. The institute cultivates a welcoming and supportive environment for caregivers, researchers, and support personnel. Knight affiliates subscribe to three guiding principles: we are bold, we are supportive, and we work as a connected team in our fight to end cancer as we know it. We¿d love for you to join us!
Function/Duties of Position
The Communications Manager develops and executes strategic internal and external communications that engage key audiences and advance awareness of the Knight Cancer Institute’s brand, mission, vision, and organizational priorities.
Internally, this position helps to lead communications and storytelling, so employees understand organizational priorities, connect with one another, and remain informed and engaged in the Knight’s mission and ongoing evolution.
Externally, the Communications Manager helps to lead proactive communications and social media strategy, manages media inquiries, and identifies opportunities to strengthen the Knight’s reputation and visibility with key audiences. The position also develops executive communications, partnering directly with executive leaders on messaging, presentations, and communications for internal and external audiences.
The Communications Manager partners closely with the Knight Cancer Institute Communications Director and collaborates with communications colleagues across the Knight, OHSU, and OHSU Foundation to ensure coordinated, consistent, and effective communications.
Duties Include:
Content Development and Storytelling
- Help to develop and execute strategic content for Knight Cancer Institute internal and external communications, ensuring stories and messages advance the organization’s narrative, vision, and priorities.
Media and Social Media Strategy and Execution:
- Lead media relations and social media strategy to strengthen the Knight Cancer Institute’s visibility, reputation, and thought leadership with key audiences.
Executive Communications
- Develop and execute executive communications strategies that strengthen the visibility and thought leadership of Knight Cancer Institute leaders with internal and external audiences.
Project Management & Strategic Collaboration
- Lead communications projects and partner across the Knight Cancer Institute and OHSU to ensure coordinated, effective communications.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, or related field OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A minimum of five years of experience in corporate communications
- Exceptional writing and editing skills
- Social media strategy and optimization
- Excellent skills in media relations, reactive and proactive story pitching
- Experience working with C-level leaders
- Internal/employee communications
- Excellent project management and prioritization
- Storytelling and content management
- PowerPoint/slide development
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Ability to adjust to change quickly, to learn on the fly, and to write in a variety of formats
- Excellent team player who is also capable of self-direction
- Strong skills using a variety of applications, and ability to learn new applications quickly
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a related field
- Three or more years of experience in health care or higher education
- Skill in concepting, producing and editing video
- Skill in using graphic design software (Adobe Creative Suite, primarily Photoshop)
Additional Details
Apply online. Please be sure to upload a Cover Letter and Resume/CV.
We offer a variety of benefits on top of joining a thriving organization:
- Medical, dental and vision coverage at no or low cost to employees
- Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents
- Several retirement plans to choose from with contributions from OHSU
- 208 hours of PTO per year
- 8 days of sick time off
- 9 paid holidays per year
- Commuter subsidies
- Tuition reimbursement
- Access to group life insurance, disability insurance and other supplemental benefits
- Annual Merit Increase
- Growth/Development Opportunities
- Employee discounts to local and major businesses
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