Manager, Communications - School of Medicine

About the role

This position manages strategic communications for the School of Medicine (SOM), advancing its tripartite mission of research, education and clinical care.

Responsibilities

• Develops plans and messages that strengthen engagement, transparency, alignment, and trust across a diverse internal audience of faculty, staff, trainees and students.
• Designs and implements internal communications strategies to ensure strategic, timely, and relevant communications to faculty, staff, trainees and students.
• Serves as a strategic advisor to department or Dean's office leadership, providing counsel on communication efforts that drive engagement, trust and organizational alignment.
• Ensures consistency in tone, voice and messaging architecture across departments and audiences.
• Maintains and shares best practices and trends in internal communications.
• Develops and implements comprehensive communications strategies aligned with the department or unit goals and priorities.
• Serves as a trusted communications advisor to senior leadership, including department chairs and Dean's office leaders.
• Ensures brand consistency, editorial quality and message alignment across all platforms.
• Tracks key metrics and reports on communications impact and effectiveness to the director of communications and to key business partners in the SOM.
• Produces and edits high-quality content, to include articles, announcements, speeches, newsletters, and leader messages.
• Translates complex scientific, medical and educational topics into accessible, engaging narratives.
• Identifies and elevates stories highlighting research discovery, clinical innovations, and achievements of students, trainees, faculty and staff.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with key leaders, faculty and staff in assigned areas to ensure understanding of department or unit goals, objectives, priorities and challenges.
• Collaborates with colleagues across the broader SOM and Emory Healthcare team, including internal communications, marketing, digital, social and media relations, to ensure a cohesive approach to supporting assigned departments/units.
• May collaborate with communications teams at institutions including Grady Health System, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia Tech to promote joint accomplishments and initiatives.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing or related field and four years of marketing, writing/research, project management or related experience.
• Additional related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Knowledge of publishing and other related software.
• Demonstrated creativity in the design of marketing, public relations or educational programs and communications materials.
• Excellent writing and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of publishing and other related software.
• Demonstrated creativity in the design of marketing, public relations or educational programs and communications materials.
• Excellent writing and project management skills.

Skills

• Strategic planning and implementation.
• Internal communications strategy development.
• Trust-building and organizational alignment.
• Content creation and editing.
• Storytelling and narrative development.
• Collaboration and teamwork.
• Leadership and mentorship.

Benefits

Emory University offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $60,000 - $80,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The position requires in-person work at an Emory University location. Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion.