Senior Manager Marketing and Communications

Location

Type, TX | United States

Job description

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. At UT Southwestern, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development that align with your future goals and help to provide security for you and your family. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more that are all available on the day you start work.

UT Southwestern is honored to be a veteran-friendly work environment that is home to approximately 800 veterans. We value your integrity, dedication, and the commitment you’ve made to our country. We’re proud to support your next mission.

Ranked by Forbes as one of the Top 10 National Employers, we invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth.

Job Summary

The Senior Manager Marketing and Communications is an integral part of the Health System Communications team and is responsible for writing, editing, and publishing of a wide variety of internal and executive communications for the Health System and the greater UT Southwestern community. Reporting to the Director of Employee Communications and Engagement within the Department of Communications, Marketing, and Public Affairs, the Senior Manager of Marketing and Communications interacts with Health System and physician leaders, managers, and staff throughout the organization and guides message development and tactics to help them to effectively convey important information.

Exceptional writing and editing skills are required. 

This position falls under a hybrid work schedule that includes 2 days per week on campus.

Required Experience and Education

A Bachelor’s degree in public relations, corporate communications, journalism, or a related field.

Minimum 7 years of experience in communications, public relations, or marketing.

Experience in health care is a plus.

Experience working in an internal communications function at a large organization, especially at a healthcare institution, is preferred.

Job Duties

• Serves the executive communications needs of Health System leaders, writing and producing talking points, scripts, speeches, and presentations.
• Plans and executes internal communications by researching, strategizing, writing, and editing content and announcements for a variety of digital platforms and print material.
• Contributes and edits content for awareness weeks, employee features, Health System events/promotions, and newsletters.
• Interacts with managers and staff throughout UTSW, recommending communication strategies for information they want to convey.
• Coordinates with supervisor and members of the communications department for consistency of messaging and timely distribution of materials.
• Provides guidance and leadership to members of the Health System Communications team.
• Takes an active role in rewards and recognition initiatives throughout the Health System.
• Finds and develops stories on specific topics and writes articles for Health System publications, both digital and print.
• Advises on strategies to promote employees’ understanding of key information including the UTSW mission and strategic priorities.
• Serves as a subject matter expert within Health System Communications on assigned administrative areas and institutional initiatives.
• Counsels assigned departments on how to improve employee communications and engagement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit:

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