Associate Director of Communications

Associate Director of Communications - Full Time

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of the Director of Communications, the Associate Director of Communications will support strategic communications and marketing initiatives and work on outreach and communications projects that advance the mission of Elizabeth Seton Children’s Foundation (ESCF), Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center (ESCC), Elizabeth Seton Children’s School (ESCS) and Elizabeth Seton Children’s Rehabilitation Center (ESCRC). The role helps ensure that the Elizabeth Seton Children’s family of organizations is viewed as an excellent and innovative provider of care, education and hope for children and young adults with challenging medical conditions.

The Associate Director of Communications will assist in the grants management process to secure general and programmatic funding for the organization and its Capital Campaign.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

• Promotes and lives Elizabeth Seton Children’s mission, vision and Core Values as a leader and liaison within the Elizabeth Seton Children’s family of organizations
• Assists in sourcing and developing stories of success and good news for use across digital, social and print media, as well as news media
• Drafts and edits content, including interviewing, writing articles, social media posts and captions, crafting press releases/media alerts and obtaining photo/video
• Supports strategy, planning and production of key messaging pieces including the organization’s print newsletter, Annual Report, Capital Campaign materials and other collateral
• Helps develop executive correspondences, organizational notices, talking points, speeches and other high-level messaging
• Identifies and prepares nominations for awards, rankings and recognitions to strengthen visibility and reputation
• Collaborates with PR counsel, graphic designers, photographers and videographers, and the organization’s Innovative Media Developer on initiatives as necessary
• Assists with logistics of photo/video shoots and tours, including securing consents/permissions
• Contributes to major marketing efforts such as digital marketing, website redesign and other strategic initiatives

Organizational Support & Brand Stewardship

• Organizes and manages team priorities, workflow and approvals using discernment and adaptability
• Develops templates, toolkits and branded materials for different departments (e.g., Power Points, Canva presentations) for internal and external audiences
• Maintains the organization’s style guide
• Prepares media clip reports and updates media contact lists
• Provides support with Board Committee meetings, meeting minutes, reports/decks, etc.

Grants

• Provides editorial and proofreading support for grant proposals and reports and prepares submissions
• Tracks progress and distributes a weekly grant update report to the team

Fundraising/Advancement

• Helps develop on-trend appeals for print and digital mediums to support fundraising goals, and supporter communications (e.g., thank you’s) as needed
• Serves as an ambassador for Elizabeth Seton Children’s at events and manages photo/video for these events, including live social media
• Supports fundraising efforts for third-party fundraising events and related committees, as required

Talent Management

• Supports Talent Management to create recruitment and employee engagement content, including ads, testimonials, flyers and more
• Supports internal communications by developing content for the employee portal to inspire, inform and align staff with the mission

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in a relevant field; BA in Communications, English, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism or a similar field

Experience & Requirements

• Minimum of three to five years of professional communications experience, preferably in health care and/or the nonprofit sector, with a track record of success
• Writing samples/portfolio required
• Highly motivated self-starter who can work independently and collaboratively with staff, Board Members, donors and other supporters
• Excellent writing skills with ability to adapt to the voice and style of the organization and different audiences
• Extremely detail-oriented with…