Sr Communications Officer - Philanthropy

Summary

The Sr. Communications Officer reports to the Director of Development Communications and Marketing (DevComm) and serves as a primary content partner for philanthropy-focused communications. The Development Communications and Marketing team supports fundraising strategy through integrated communications and donor engagement.

Responsibilities

- Leads the planning, development, writing, and editing of donor-focused content supporting hospital-specific fundraising initiatives, including events, direct marketing, web, and publications. - Serves as an embedded communications partner within assigned hospital development team(s), contributing to strategy and execution as an extension of the team to ensure alignment in messaging, tone, and fundraising priorities. - Researches and develops content through interviews with medical staff, hospital leadership, patients, and donors to produce compelling fundraising narratives. - Owns execution of content projects from concept through production, in alignment with established project work plans and timelines. - Supervises, in conjunction with project management, the overall execution of development communications strategies and tactics, including photography when appropriate. - Proactively collaborates with development colleagues and partners across marketing and communications functions, as well as clinicians and other internal stakeholders, to identify, shape, and advance compelling story ideas that support fundraising priorities and donor engagement. - Collaborates with DevComm colleagues to ensure consistency in messaging, voice, and strategic direction across all development marketing and communication materials. - In assigned areas, may serve as the primary lead for media relations and public relations efforts in coordination with internal PR partners, including developing messaging, preparing media materials, and supporting media engagement to advance fundraising initiatives, events, and patient stories. - Contributes to multimedia storytelling efforts, including content development support for video and other digital formats as needed. - Gathers feedback from stakeholders to assess effectiveness of communications and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. - Provides staff support for special events, donor dedications, etc., as requested. - Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications or related field or equivalent professional experience in similar field will be considered in lieu of degree. - Five years or more experience in a staff level organizational communications position, including experience with communications planning including media iteration, writing and editing to include feature writing, preferably gained in a health care development environment. - Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and photo editing software.