Communications Officer

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Communications Officer is a member of the CURE hospital team and acts as a liaison and connection among CURE programs, the Corporate Office, and the growing community of friends and supporters of CURE. The primary mediums for the CURE Communications Officer are the written word, photography, video, website, and social media tools as provided and prescribed by the Corporate Communications Department.    
 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Document overall activity at the hospital by providing content for telling the CURE Story through articles, photo essays, videos, donor reports, and social media posts.
2. Develop long-form stories of patients who are years out of recovery. 
3. Collaborate with the hospital senior management team to document hospital activities, news, events, and information for donor reporting, news/stories, website(s), and mobile clinics.
4. Fulfill a supportive role in the marketing needs of the hospital with social media and public relations.
5. Fulfill a supportive role in the internal communications needs of the hospital.
6. Produce and deliver timely digital content to the Corporate Communications Department for events. 

SECONDARY DUTIES:

1. Complete regular check-ins with the Executive Director and/or Spiritual Director at the local hospital in order to assess the hospital’s internal communications, marketing, and/or donor support needs. 
2. Communicate with the Communications Manager through regular teleconferences and email.
3. Provide communications support to the Corporate Advancement team through donor thank you videos.
4. Be an active participant in helping to host and represent CURE to individuals who visit the hospital.

OTHER DUTIES
Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the co-worker for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Co-worker must perform other tasks, duties, and projects as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism, Photography, Communications, Marketing or related degree, or equivalent amount of related experience.
2. Minimum of 1-2 years experience with photography, videography, and photojournalism.
3. Experience with internet social media tools including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, blogs, and email.  
4. Ability to communicate effectively in written English
5. Experience using, or exposure to, Adobe Lightroom or related software.
6. Experience using, or exposure to, Mac OS X.