Sr Communications Specialist, TIPQC

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Senior Communications Specialist - Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC). If you're looking for communications work that truly matters, TIPQC offers the opportunity to help improve maternal and infant outcomes across Tennessee.

The Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC) is the state's perinatal quality improvement collaborative. Founded in 2008 through a grant from the Governor's Office, TIPQC brings together hospitals, clinicians, payers, families, and community partners to promote meaningful change and improve the quality of care and outcomes through pregnancy, delivery, and beyond for all Tennessee families.

In this pivotal role, you'll develop and carry out an integrated communications plan that elevates TIPQC's mission, increases engagement, and supports key deliverables-especially those connected to the Rural Health grant and TIPQC work plans.

You'll work closely with stakeholders and partners across the state, including Tennessee's 35 birth hospitals (including ongoing recruitment for TIPQC projects). You'll also help strengthen awareness campaigns in partnership with communities focused on improving maternal and infant outcomes.

Your work will span multiple platforms and formats-website content, podcasts, social media, press releases, hospital recognition, and other outreach channels-to ensure TIPQC's efforts are visible, clear, and compelling.

• You'll serve as a communications liaison, helping raise awareness of TIPQC initiatives with internal and external audiences.
• You'll manage and refresh TIPQC communication assets, including the website (ongoing updates), social media, e-newsletter (ezine), app content, and other communication channels.
• You'll develop and manage a marketing/communications strategy in partnership with TIPQC leadership.
• You'll lead TIPQC podcast work-identifying and recruiting guests, coordinating scheduling, drafting content, and supporting recording/editing needs.
• You'll coordinate print and digital content development, provide technical direction for marketing plans, and maintain consistent messaging across materials (monthly ezine, app updates, social content, and collateral).
• You'll project-manage strategic communications campaigns and special initiatives.
• You'll support key written deliverables, including components of TIPQC's Annual Report.

You'll do meaningful work:
Your communications will help showcase and accelerate improvement efforts that impact families statewide.

You'll get to be creative:
You'll have wide latitude to build engaging content across platforms.

You'll influence change at scale:
Your work will help drive participation, awareness, and momentum across Tennessee.

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of relevant communications/marketing experience.

• Website update/maintenance skills
• Podcast recording and editing experience (or strong interest and willingness to learn)
• Social media content strategy…