Public Relations Specialist Job at Foundation Health, LLC in Fairbanks

Overview:

This position creates, maintains, and strengthens positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, utilizing a variety of skills including, but not limited to: graphic design, event planning, content creation, social media management, intranet and extranet development, and information dissemination.

About Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is a non-profit facility owned by the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. A Joint Commission-accredited facility with 152 licensed beds, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is the primary referral center for residents of Alaska's interior with a strong patient-to-nurse ratio and Shared Leadership Infrastructure. In addition to our exceptional clinical environment, our location offers incomparable lifestyle rewards away from work. In Fairbanks, small-town living, spectacular natural beauty and endless recreation combine to create a one-of-a-kind place to live, work and play.

Position Available:

Full Time

Exempt

Responsibilities:

1. Serves as a specialist on Foundation Health Partners Internal & External Affairs team. Provides support to internal employee communication, public information, marketing, community partnerships, and development.
   
   
2. Performs a range of tasks including graphic design, writing stories and blogs, event planning, intranet and extranet builds and updates, and social media management. Tailors materials as appropriate for different audiences.
   
   
3. Ensures communications remain on brand.

4. May serve as an Internal & External Affairs team representative on Foundation Health Partners work groups to assist in developing and implementing communication plans.

5. May serve as back-up support to other team members when team members are out of the office. This may include serving on ad hoc emergency management committees or serving as a point of contact for members of the media during evenings and weekends.

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Foundation Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

Qualifications:

Must possess a strong knowledge of public relations and/or marketing as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelors degree in business administration, marketing, communications or related field. Skill level typically achieved through two to four years of experience in public relations, communications, and/or marketing.

Effective organizational skills and demonstrated experience in creative writing, editing, design and layout capabilities, a basic understanding of internet/intranet builds and communications and social media management are required.

Sensitivity to public perceptions and their implications/interpretation is required. Effective human relations and communications skills required.

Working knowledge of business software, including applications for preparing correspondence, presentations, spreadsheets and reports.

Must be service oriented, results driven and able to organize and independently manage multiple projects simultaneously.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud suite.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer; qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.