Communications Consultant Senior

SSM Health; Fond du Lac (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options: DailyPay

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health in Fond du Lac, WI seeks a Communications Consultant Senior to lead high-impact messaging and support key initiatives. You will partner with leaders to craft clear communications that drive awareness, alignment, and measurable results.

This onsite role requires weekend on-call occasionally and a strong ability to translate complex topics into concise messages. The role emphasizes collaboration, campaign management, and creating trusted internal/external communications across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five years’ experience in communications.
• Experience designing and implementing internal and external communications plans.
• Ability to partner with leaders to create clear, engaging messages.

Responsibilities

• Develops and authors communication materials for internal and external distribution.
• Interviews internal resources, gathers information, and prepares media releases and sessions.
• Advises staff on positioning and delivering communications.
• Schedules and follows up on timely release of communications and media information.
• Tracks results of media activity and reports on success.
• Supports leadership across ministries to shape strategic messaging.

Skills

Translate complex topics

Project management

Crisis management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Multitasking

Self-starter

Creativity

Campaign management

Relationship building

Compassionate

Empathetic

Photo and video skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Job description

It’s more than a career, it’s a calling.

WI-St. Agnes Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a dynamic team where your strategic communication expertise will directly influence organizational success. As a Communications Consultant Senior, you’ll lead high-impact messaging, support key initiatives, and partner with leaders to create clear, engaging communications that drive awareness, alignment, and meaningful results across the organization.

This role is fully onsite in Fond du Lac, WI.

Business hours: 8am -5PM with an occasional weekend as needed. There is an on-call requirement for this role.

Preferred Skills:

• Ability to translate complex topics into clear, concise messaging. Project management
• Crisis management
• Strong written communication skills
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Ability to multitask
• Self-starter
• Creativity
• Campaign management
• Ability to build relationships
• Compassionate
• Empathetic
• Photo and video skills (a plus)

Job Summary:

Provides consultation regarding the design, communication, and implementation of communication and media plans.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and authors communication materials for internal and external distribution
• Interviews internal resources, collects relevant information and develops material for media releases and communication sessions
• Serves as a resource to internal staff on how best to position and deliver internal and external communications
• Schedules and follows up on the timely release of communications and media information
• Tracks results of media related activity and reports success
• Assists in the development of strategic communication messaging by working with leadership across the ministries
• Performs other duties as assigned

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

EXPERIENCE

• Five years’ experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• None

Department:

8784060033 Marketing and Communications Staff

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage :we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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