Communications Coordinator (On-Site)

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California - Los Angeles Health is seeking a Communications Coordinator to support enterprise-wide internal communications and executive messaging. You will coordinate requests, format employee communications, manage email calendars, and maintain the intranet content.

The role involves collaborating with strategists, writers, editors, and subject-matter experts across internal and executive communication, media relations, and issues management, while handling sensitive information

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations or related degree.
• Three or more years of experience in communications, media relations, marketing, journalism, public relations or related roles.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational as well as interpersonal, written, verbal communications skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• This is a full-time in-office position.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and prioritize requests for internal communications support.
• Format and distribute employee communications across multiple internal channels.
• Manage email distribution calendars and maintain intranet content.
• Support the development and execution of internal communications strategies and campaigns.
• Facilitate efficient departmental workflows.
• Produce reports that measure the impact of internal and external communications.
• Use communication data and insights to support strategic and tactical decision-making.
• Collaborate with team members who are strategists, writers, editors and subject‑matter experts in internal and executive communication, media relations and issues management.
• Interact with employees across multiple executive levels throughout the enterprise.

Skills

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations or related field

Tools

WordPress

ContactMonkey

Muck Rack

Project management tools

Job description

Description

Under the direction of the Senior Director of Communications and working closely with the Director of Internal Communications, the Communications Coordinator plays an important role in supporting enterprise-wide communications initiatives across internal and executive communications, with additional support provided to media relations and reputation and incident management functions.

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate and prioritize requests for internal communications support
• Format and distribute employee communications across multiple internal channels
• Manage email distribution calendars and maintain intranet content
• Support the development and execution of internal communications strategies and campaigns
• Facilitate efficient departmental workflows
• Produce reports that measure the impact of internal and external communications
• Use communication data and insights to support strategic and tactical decision-making
• Collaborate with team members who are strategists, writers, editors and subject‑matter experts in internal and executive communication, media relations and issues management
• Interact with employees across multiple executive levels throughout the enterprise
• Handle sensitive information and interactions with tact, discretion and emotional intelligence

Note: This position is fully on-site in our Communications Office.

Salary Range: $65,800 - $130,800/annually

Qualifications

We're seeking a detail-oriented individual with:

Required:

• A bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relation or related degree
• Three or more years of experience in communications, media relations, marketing, journalism, public relations or related roles
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong organizational as well as interpersonal, written, verbal communications skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• This is a full-time in-office position (in the Communications office)

Preferred:

• Experience working in a healthcare setting
• Experience working in a higher education setting
• Experience working in a large, complex organization
• Proficiency with content management systems, such as WordPress; email distribution platforms, such as ContactMonkey; media monitoring tools, such as Muck Rack; and project management tools