Sr. Communications Specialist

Johns Hopkins Medicine; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 90,412,000 - 149,326,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Tuition assistance

Diverse environment

Benefits package

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Medicine seeks an experienced communications writer to plan, manage, and produce narratives across electronic, print, web, and media outlets. You will translate complex biomedical topics into reader-friendly formats and build media relationships to support institutional priorities.

The role requires 5+ years in journalism or related fields, strong editorial skills, and willingness to travel to Baltimore for events and coverage as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience in journalism, media relations, medical reporting, or science writing.
• Proven ability to write and edit high-quality material under deadlines.
• Experience designing and implementing communications plans and media strategies.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, write, and edit narratives for Johns Hopkins Medicine.
• Identify stories and produce high-quality content for multiple channels.
• Develop relationships with faculty, staff, and media to advance the mission.
• Assist in planning collateral and events, including press conferences and town halls.
• Travel to Baltimore on an as-needed basis.

Skills

Journalism

Media relations

Writing and editing

Deadline-driven

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in journalism/communications/public relations

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Requisition #:677847 Location:Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD 21201 Category:Marketing Schedule:Day Shift Employment Type:Full Time

What Awaits You?

• Career growth and development
• Employee and Dependent Tuition Assistance
• Diverse and collaborative working environment
• Affordable and comprehensive benefits package

Our competitive Benefit Package is designed to support the well-being and financial security of our employees.

You can explore the details of our benefits offering by visiting the following link: https://jhhs.mybenefitsjhhs.com/

Position Summary

Plan, manage, edit, and write narratives for JHM to support our strategic priorities. Identify stories and produce high-quality written materials for JHM electronic, print, web, video, and media outlets. Stories include but are not limited to research news and translating complex business initiatives or biomedical research into language clear and comprehensible to readers unfamiliar with the subject matter; feature articles and stories about institutional initiatives and programs, and/or faculty profiles. Develop and maintain relationships with faculty, staff, and members of the local and national media to provide media relations services to advance public awareness of Johns Hopkins Medicine's mission and achievements. Assist in planning, developing collateral material, and implementing media relations and internal communications to support various events, including but not limited to press conferences, symposia, town halls, and leadership internal communication.

We are looking for someone flexible and available to travel to Baltimore on an as-needed basis.

Education

Master's or Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, public relations, or a closely related field required. An advanced degree in a related field is preferred.

Work Experience

A minimum of five years of experience in journalism, media relations, medical reporting, or science writing is required. Requires demonstrated experience in high-quality writing and editing, working successfully on deadlines, and designing and implementing communications plans and strategies. Demonstrated experience in supervising and implementing effective and external communications plans and strategies, and in editing/writing high-quality mainstream or academic publications.

Salary Range:

$31.53/hour - $52.06/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.