Media Communications Specialist

Johns Hopkins Medicine; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Medicine seeks a communications professional to create and distribute content including patient newsletters, social media updates, and press releases. The role supports crisis communications, event logistics, and community outreach while ensuring adherence to guidelines.

Responsibilities include developing media strategies, planning campaigns, handling media inquiries, coordinating on-call rotations and media escorts, and guiding internal communications with visuals and reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, news media, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes multi-tactical proactive and reactive media and communication strategies and plans.
• Plans and executes communication campaigns, including setting objectives and measuring/analyzing outcomes.
• Responds to media inquiries in an urgent/timely manner.
• Participates in on-call rotation.
• Provides on-site escorts for media crews in compliance with internal and legal regulations.
• Contributes to internal communications programs for employees and physicians through the development of signs, posters, displays, newsletters, and other visual means.
• Evaluates and adjusts the quantity of publications according to distribution needs.
• Determines the appropriate printer or vendor for the job at hand and estimates, schedules, and coordinates production.
• Analyzes communication metrics and prepares reports to assess communication efforts.
• Ensures all communications adhere to the organization's guidelines.

Skills

Content creation

Media relations

Campaign planning

Analytics

Vendor management

Graphic design

Education

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

Job description

Responsible for creating and distributing content such as patient newsletters, social media updates, and press releases. Assists with monitoring, supports event logistics and community outreach, and ensures all communications adhere to guidelines. Performs administrative tasks, updates the organization's website, and provides support during crisis communications. Gathers feedback from patients and staff to improve communication strategies and assists with basic graphic design for educational materials. Mentors junior staff, handles relationships with external vendors, and assists in budget management.

**This position requires flexibility and availability to travel to Baltimore City for on-call assignments and media escort duties, occasionally on short notice.

Essential Functions

• Develops and executes multi-tactical proactive and reactive media and communication strategies and plans.
• Plans and executes communication campaigns, including setting objectives and measuring/analyzing outcomes.
• Responds to media inquiries in an urgent/timely manner.
• Participates in on-call rotation.
• Provides appropriate on-site escorts for media crews in compliance with internal and legal regulations.
• Contributes to internal communications programs for employees and physicians through the development of signs, posters, displays, newsletters, and other visual means.
• Evaluates and adjusts the quantity of publications according to distribution needs.
• Determines the appropriate printer or vendor for the job at hand and estimates, schedules, and coordinates production.
• Analyzes communication metrics and prepares reports to assess communication efforts.
• Ensures all communications adhere to the organization's guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field (Required)
• Minimum 2 Years of Experience in corporate communications, public relations, news media, or a related field (Required)