Senior Communications Consultant

About the role

Our associates mean everything to us. That’s why keeping them informed and engaged are priorities for OhioHealth. Join our Communications Team that makes it possible. The Senior Consultant (manager) plays a key role in building engagement and developing culture among the 35,000 associates, providers, and volunteers at OhioHealth. This position manages content creation and strategic communication plans specifically for OhioHealth physicians, APPs, Clinically Integrated Network (CIN) and other clinical communication support, as needed, and is accountable for supporting Clinical Enterprise leadership. This role develops and executes strategic internal communication plans and content that educates, motivates, and engages audiences. The position collaborates with peers in the Marketing Communications department to maximize content opportunities, create integrated strategic marketing communications plans and provide high-value content experiences for our internal audiences. The senior consultant serves as the liaison with various executive leaders and is an active member of integrated teams throughout the organization. While this position is not a leader of people, ability to lead through influence and mentor junior team members is required for success. This position is considered hybrid, with time in office and working from home.

Responsibilities

As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties. The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (required)
• Field of study: Journalism, Communications, Marketing or related field
• Web‑based communications (intranets), online publication and social media experience
• 7‑10+ years of communications experience, including executive and technical communications
• Ability to influence leaders on communication issues and comfortably coach senior executives
• Strong leadership abilities as both a formal and informal team leader
• Experience with multi‑level, matrix reporting work environments
• Demonstrated skills in creating and implementing strategic integrated communications plans, with a track record of successful results in a service industry, ideally healthcare, with internal and external audiences
• Effective and innovative communications experience and skills with a strong aptitude for communications strategy
• Superior writing, editing and proofreading skills
• Ability to communicate thoughts clearly and simply
• Superb oral communication, interviewing, researching and presentation skills
• Innovative in collaboration and problem solving with other departments and at all management levels
• Ability to solve problems and lead by influence to achieve results
• Ability and willingness to work under pressure; meet strict timelines and budgets; thrive in a fast‑paced environment

Schedule

Day shift, 40 hours per week.