Responsibilities
- Help oversee and execute tactics from strategic media plans and editorial calendars to generate regional/national/international coverage of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital discoveries, programs, and differentiators in a wide variety of news media outlets, including consumer media and medical/scientific trade media
- Proactively pitch news and feature story ideas to the media and develop long-term projects to promote key people (particularly senior hospital leadership), programs, and initiatives within areas of responsibility.
- Help organize and orchestrate press conferences and other media events when appropriate.
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the department, in consultation with the Senior Director of Media Relations
- Mentor and conduct regular one-on-one meetings with direct reports, establish cascading goals for direct reports and evaluate their performance.
- Track industry, news trends and lead smedia strategists in reacting and responding appropriately, as well as identify new opportunities for engagement.
- Assist the Senior Director of Media Relations with issues management.
- Assist the Senior Director with media training for select institutional thought leaders.
- Liaise with other members of the Strategic Communication, Education and Outreach department for a variety of projects, whether it’s website redesign, video projects, owned assets, etc.
Minimum Education
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or other related fields.
Minimum Experience
- Seven (7) to 10 years of experience, with progressive responsibility including as a manager, in print or broadcast journalism, media/public relations, or any combination of these roles.
- Experience working with national media and a proven track record of placements within national outlets utilizing consumer and/or medical scientific media is required. Strong media relationships a must.
- Thorough understanding of integrating multimedia, social media and online media strategies required.
- Experience working in a health care or scientific setting is preferred.
Required Credentials
Other Credentials
Other Information
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. Please do not call or email. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee or other representative at St. Jude via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place and approved by HR will result in no fee being paid in the event the candidate is hired by St. Jude.
COVID-19 vaccine:
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has mandated the COVID-19 vaccine for all employees, excluding those with an approved medical or religious accommodation, as a condition of employment.
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Job Responsibilities
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Excellent communication skills and confidence approaching the public
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Compensation
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Paid hourly
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Short-term, part-time role with flexible scheduling