Chief Media Relations & Crisis Communications Leader

TuftsMedicine; United States; Presencial; USD 150.000 - 230.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Tufts Medicine in the United States is seeking a seasoned media relations leader reporting to the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. You will develop and execute strategies to elevate visibility, protect reputation, and coordinate communications across hospitals, physicians, services, research, and leadership.

This role acts as chief strategist for institutional and crisis communications, partners with executive leadership and legal, and guides SME preparation and media training for

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field.
• Eight (8) years in media relations/public relations/corporate communications, with at least five (5) years in healthcare.
• Experience as organizational spokesperson and managing proactive/reactive media relations.
• Crisis communications leadership, playbook development, and experience as PIO.
• Experience leading high-performing communications teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing Media Relations team with clear performance goals.
• Direct daily Media Relations operations: budget, staffing, resource allocation, vendor management.
• Build internal and external relationships to maximize media impact with journalists, editors, producers, and influencers.
• Develop and execute data-informed media strategies to elevate Tufts Medicine’s visibility across levels.
• Serve as chief media relations strategist and primary spokesperson; manage enterprise spokesperson roster.
• Design and deliver media training programs for executives and designated spokespeople.

Conocimientos

Media relations

Public relations

Crisis communications

Leadership / team management

Spokesperson/public information

Educación

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

Herramientas

AI-powered content platforms (WRITER, ChatGPT, Copilot)

Descripción del empleo

Tufts Medicine in the United States is seeking a seasoned media relations leader reporting to the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. You will develop and execute strategies to elevate visibility, protect reputation, and coordinate communications across hospitals, physicians, services, research, and leadership.

This role acts as chief strategist for institutional and crisis communications, partners with executive leadership and legal, and guides SME preparation and media training for