Senior Director, Enterprise Communications

Joint Commission International; Oakbrook Terrace (IL); On-site; USD 82,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Joint Commission International seeks a strategic communications leader to oversee enterprise communications, public relations, media relations and social media teams, reporting to the Chief Brand & Communications Officer. You will guide high-impact internal and external initiatives across Joint Commission Resources, Joint Commission International and the National Quality Forum.

You will direct teams, manage agency partnerships, and measure results to ensure consistent, timely messaging to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years’ proven experience in healthcare public relations, communications and/or integrated marketing communications.
• Demonstrated track record of developing and managing communication strategies and campaigns; effective communication in complex environments; on-the-record interaction with media; creating and managing communication goals; and website and social media communications.
• Experience managing a team and working closely with internal and external partners, stakeholders and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Creates enterprise-wide communications strategies and plans to meet organizational needs in a timely manner.
• Develops talking points, news releases, placed articles, op-eds, advocacy resources, multimedia content and more.
• Manages public disclosure of information to the general public, healthcare leaders, business leaders and government leaders.
• Oversees PR for Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety and the Department of Research.
• Directs inbound and proactive media outreach to support business priorities, including crisis preparedness and response.
• Directs social media strategy and execution.
• Engages with outside organizations to maximize impact of communications.
• Works with marketing to ensure integrated messaging across channels.
• Champions the enterprise messaging so staff understand and can leverage it.
• Collaborates with outside PR firms to implement strategies.
• Measures and reports communication results and iterates materials based on data.

Skills

Public relations

Media relations

Strategic communications

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Joint Commission International seeks a strategic communications leader to oversee enterprise communications, public relations, media relations and social media teams, reporting to the Chief Brand & Communications Officer. You will guide high-impact internal and external initiatives across Joint Commission Resources, Joint Commission International and the National Quality Forum.

You will direct teams, manage agency partnerships, and measure results to ensure consistent, timely messaging to