Job Summary
The Marketing and Communications Specialist is responsible for planning, creating, and coordinating internal and external communications and marketing initiatives that support the organization's mission, goals, culture, and brand. This role works closely with leaders across the organization to ensure employees, providers, patients, board members, and community stakeholders receive timely, accurate, and engaging information.
Application Deadline: July 20, 2026
Essential Job Functions
Internal Communications
Develop and coordinate employee communications, including newsletters, leadership messages, organizational announcements, operational updates, and strategic priority messaging
Lead communication planning for organizational initiatives, projects, change management efforts, and other enterprise-wide priorities to ensure clear, timely, and consistent messaging to employees and providers
Provide input on and oversight of presentation materials for organization-wide meetings, including all staff meetings, board meetings, leadership meetings, and physician/provider meetings
Manage internal communication platforms, including intranet content, digital signage, internal communication boards, newsletters, and organization-wide email communications
Coordinate internal communications related to organizational events, employee activities, engagement programs, and internal initiatives, including invitations, promotional messaging, and follow-up communications as needed
Develop, implement, and maintain the organization-wide communications governance framework, including communication workflows, approval protocols, and message routing standards to ensure consistency, accuracy, and appropriate review of all internal communications
External Communications and Brand Management
Manage the organization’s social media platforms, including content creation, scheduling, monitoring engagement, and responding to inquiries as appropriate
Develop and distribute external communications, including press releases, community updates, public announcements, marketing content, and other public-facing organizational messaging
Monitor, maintain, and update the organization’s website content to ensure information is current, accurate, user-friendly, and aligned with branding standards
Coordinate external communication efforts supporting community outreach activities, events, sponsorships, and organizational partnerships
Assist with media relations and public relations initiatives, including responding to inquiries and coordinating media opportunities
Ensure consistent branding, messaging, and visual identity across all external communication channels and materials
Serve as the primary liaison between the organization’s marketing consultant and internal leadership to ensure alignment of marketing strategies, branding standards, messaging, and communication priorities
Collaborate with the marketing consultant to coordinate content development, website enhancements, advertising efforts, social media campaigns, community outreach activities, and broader brand initiatives
Develop and maintain patient-facing and public-facing communication materials, including brochures, notices, letters, educational materials, service information, and other informational resources
Create external marketing and communication materials such as flyers, posters, advertisements, digital content, presentations, and promotional materials
Coordinate photography, video, graphic design, and other creative projects that support external communication and branding goals
Develop compelling stories and content that highlight organizational achievements, services, providers, patients, and community impact
Create and maintain a communications calendar to support campaigns, outreach efforts, events, and key messaging priorities
Ensure all communications are clear, accurate, timely, and aligned with the organization’s mission, vision, values, strategic goals, and brand identity
Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Quality assurance and accreditation standards
Discretion and strict confidentiality when managing sensitive records, conversations, and organizational data
Effective English communication in verbal and written format
Quality work including attention to detail and accuracy
Intermediate computer proficiency
Carry out organization’s customer service standards
Prioritize tasks effectively through managing workload based on urgency and importance
Capacity to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Continuously learn and improve through staying up to date on job specific trends, policies and new technologies
Successfully demonstrate organization-wide performance review competencies
Qualifications
Demonstrates eligibility for employment in the U.S.
Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, marketing, or related field required
Two (2) or more years of experience in communications, marketing, public relations, or related field preferred
Must possess a cell phone that interfaces with the organization’s secure messaging system
Equal Employment Opportunity & Workforce Diversity
Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc. Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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Marketing and Communications Specialist
HUMBLE VASCULAR SURGICAL CENTER INC · Altoona, PA, USA ·
- Job type:
- Full Time