Communication Specialist Job Lexington area,Kentucky USA,Marketing / Advertising / PR

At Galen College of Nursing, we educate and empower nurses to change lives. Since 1989, we’ve dedicated our work to delivering high-quality nursing education with a student-first mindset. As one of the largest private nursing colleges in the country, we combine the support of a close-knit learning environment with the strength of a nationally recognized institution, HCA Healthcare.

That same passion for excellence in the classroom extends to our offices. At Galen, you’ll find a culture deeply rooted in collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to improving the future of healthcare. Your work directly touches the next generation of nurses, and your contributions help our students pursue their dream of a compassionate career.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a difference, grow professionally, and be part of a caring team, we’d love for you to apply for the Communication Specialist position today!

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Position Overview

As a Communication Specialist at Galen College of Nursing, you will play a vital role in strengthening Galen College of Nursing’s reputation through proactive media relations, strategic story pitching, and impactful earned media. This role also serves as a key driver of internal communications, ensuring faculty, staff, and students receive clear, timely, and engaging information that supports alignment across the College.

The role also supports reputation management by monitoring and responding to online reviews and contributes to crisis communications efforts to ensure coordinated, accurate, and empathetic messaging during critical situations.

Reporting to the Director of Communications, the Communications Specialist is an intuitive communicator who thrives in a dynamic, collaborative environment and consistently delivers polished, brand‑aligned messaging across all channels.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with leadership at assigned campuses to stay informed of newsworthy stories, events, milestones, and initiatives that can be shaped into compelling media content.

Proactively identify opportunities for pitching stories to local, regional, and national media outlets that highlight Galen’s mission, impact, students, faculty, and partnership with HCA Healthcare.

Develop, write, and execute high-quality press releases, media advisories, and statements.

Cultivate relationships with reporters, editors, producers, and key media contacts to increase the College’s earned media presence.

Monitor media inquiries and coordinate timely, accurate responses on behalf of the College.

Develop and deliver internal communications that support organizational awareness, alignment, and engagement, including faculty and staff announcements, student updates, academic messaging, newsletters, and presentations.

Write and publish internally relevant content on the College's internal website, Pure Community, ensuring it remains a reliable hub for news, events, and key institutional priorities.

Support communication efforts related to HCA Healthcare/Galen integration, ensuring clear, consistent messaging across the organization.

Assist in developing clear, accurate, and empathetic crisis communications for both internal and external audiences.

Support rapid response efforts during urgent situations, including message drafting, coordination with leadership, and dissemination across channels.

Help manage real-time information flow during crises, ensuring alignment, accuracy, and consistency across internal platforms and media-facing communication.

Monitor online reviews across platforms to identify trends, emerging concerns, and opportunities for engagement.

Draft and deliver timely, professional, and brand‑aligned responses to online reviews, while escalating sensitive or high‑impact reviews to appropriate internal stakeholders.

Position Requirements

5+ years of experience in communications, public relations, or a related field.
Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing/PR, journalism, or an equivalent discipline.
Demonstrated success in media relations, story pitching, and securing earned media.
Proven ability to identify newsworthy…


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