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Strategic Communications Manager | Communications | Day | Full-Time

Gainesville, FLOnsiteFull TimeManager / HeadPosted 8 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • communications experience
  • hospital/health care setting
  • editor
  • editorial content planning
  • production
  • project manager
  • strategic communications
  • promotions plans
  • collaborative project teams
  • issues management

Nice to have

  • supervisory experience

Role summary

UF Health is seeking a passionate Strategic Communications Manager for a full-time, on-site role in Gainesville. This position is responsible for managing strategic communications initiatives, core internal communications programs, and serving as a communications lead for key projects. The role involves supporting executive leaders, guiding teams, and leading issue response efforts. A Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, or journalism is required, with a Master's degree preferred. A minimum of five years of communications experience, preferably in healthcare, is necessary, including experience as a lead writer/editor, project manager, and in leading collaborative teams. Supervisory experience is also preferred.

Overview

Join UF Health and be part of a team committed to exceptional patient care, innovation, and community impact. We are currently seeking a passionate individual who is eager to make a difference in a dynamic healthcare environment.

💻 Work Style: On-site

📍 Location Requirement: Gainesville

🕒 FTE: Full-Time (1.0 FTE)

Responsible for managing strategic communications initiatives and core internal communications programs and tools. Also serves as communications lead for key projects, supports executive and management-level leaders, manages department needs and guides team in director's absence. Directs work of strategic communications staff in significant portion of their regular internal communications responsibilities, serves as team lead and/or provides oversight of team members for key projects and provides full supervision of one or two communications interns each semester. Supports issues management and serves as lead for internal/corporate issue response in director's absence.


Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or a relevant area is required; a master's degree in one of these areas is preferred.

Experience:

  • Minimum of five years of communications experience, preferably in a hospital/health care setting. 
  • Relevant experience includes serving as a lead writer and editor responsible for editorial content planning and production; working as a project manager, creating and implementing strategic communications and promotions plans; and leading collaborative project teams, ideally in a corporate or academic communications environment.
  • Supervisory experience is also preferred. 
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