Communications Strategist – Internal & Media, 5 Inst.

Covista; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k with employer match

Flexible Time Off

12 paid holidays

Job summary

Covista, America’s largest healthcare educator, seeks a Communications professional to develop and execute internal and external communications strategies across five institutions. The role partners with agency and internal teams to design and produce communications that align stakeholders.

You will own media relations and internal communications plans, advise leadership, measure impact, and advance AI-enabled workflows to scale across Covista's five institutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, journalism or related field is required.
• 3–5 years of experience in communications, spanning both internal and external work is required.
• Demonstrated ability to work across multiple brands, institutions or accounts simultaneously.
• Experience in media relations as well as internal/employee communications.
• Higher education, healthcare, or professional services experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own media relations strategy and execution across the portfolio, in partnership with segment leads, building and maintaining relationships with reporters, editors, and producers.
• Develop media materials, including key messages, press release drafts, briefing documents, and spokesperson talking points.
• Identify and pursue proactive story opportunities that strengthen institutional reputation across the five institutions.
• Advise institution and segment leadership on message development and positioning ahead of interviews and public appearances.
• Support executive visibility efforts, including LinkedIn presence, thought leadership content, and speaking opportunity identification, across institutions.
• Track media placements and share-of-voice, using results to refine story angles and pitching strategy.
• Partner with the Enterprise Media Team and segment leads to coordinate pitching and avoid duplicated outreach.
• Own internal communications plans end to end, from strategy and planning through execution and measurement.
• Support and execute all-hands meetings and cross-institution events, including drafting talking points and presentations, advising on event flow, and preparing speakers.
• Identify opportunities to build scalable systems and workflows, including AI-enabled tools, that strengthen internal communications across all five institutions.
• Measure communications effectiveness using data and feedback, and apply those insights to improve future work.
• Partner with segment communications leads and cross-functional partners to coordinate change management and internal issues communications.
• Ensure consistency in execution and quality across all five institutions, while adapting approach to each institution's distinct voice and audience.
• Build and maintain deep familiarity with all five institutions' strategic priorities, audiences, and brand voice, serving as a connective resource across the portfolio.
• Identify opportunities to apply what's working in one institution to others, strengthening consistency without flattening institutional identity.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Skills

Media relations

Internal communications

Writing and editing

Cross-brand collaboration

Project management

Education

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

Job description

Covista, America’s largest healthcare educator, seeks a Communications professional to develop and execute internal and external communications strategies across five institutions. The role partners with agency and internal teams to design and produce communications that align stakeholders.

You will own media relations and internal communications plans, advise leadership, measure impact, and advance AI-enabled workflows to scale across Covista's five institutions.