Associate Director, Internal Communications & Strategy

UW Advancement Careers; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

UW Medicine is seeking an Associate Director of Internal Communications to lead day-to-day strategy, content development, and executive communications. The role informs staff, faculty, and students across the health system and School of Medicine, aligning with mission, values, and inclusive language practices.

You will partner cross-functionally, manage channels and editorial calendars, and support organizational change initiatives with a strong emphasis on equity and accessibility.

Qualifications

• Experience developing internal comms strategies for large orgs.
• Proven ability to manage editorial calendars and content workflows.
• Strong writing, editing and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute internal communications strategies and plans.
• Create content across intranet, newsletters, emails and leadership messages.
• Lead executive and employee comms initiatives and ensure consistency with brand and accessibility standards.
• Oversee day-to-day internal communications operations and workflows.
• Collaborate with HR, IT, Compliance and other leaders for coordinated messaging.
• Support change management and organizational initiatives with comms plans.

Skills

Internal communications strategy

Executive communications

Content development

Audience engagement

Editing and writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications/journalism/public relations

Tools

Simpplr

SharePoint

Marketo

Eloqua

Job description

UW Medicine is seeking an Associate Director of Internal Communications to lead day-to-day strategy, content development, and executive communications. The role informs staff, faculty, and students across the health system and School of Medicine, aligning with mission, values, and inclusive language practices.

You will partner cross-functionally, manage channels and editorial calendars, and support organizational change initiatives with a strong emphasis on equity and accessibility.