Summary of Job Responsibilities

The Communications Specialist helps the organization by managing all internal and external communication. This position must utilize skills including team-based interaction, project management, and goal setting. This position reports to the Director of Development with a dotted-line relationship with the President/CEO of Harbor Hospice. This position participates in the marketing budget process, drafts media statements, writes, and edits the newsletter, develops, and implements a communication strategy that includes media outreach and social media content creation. This position also supports the organizations special events.

Essential Functions and Duties

1. Exceptional writing and editing skills
2. Strategic thinker
3. Meticulous attention to detail
4. Works well under pressure, and meeting deadlines
5. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
6. Adapt to a fast-paced environment
7. Innovative, organized, and self-motivated
8. Leads strategic messaging internally and externally
9. Supporting organization special events
10. Participates in marketing budget planning
11. Increase visibility of HHF and promote the annual case for support
12. Monitor social media for content
13. Create a communications strategy incorporating print, radio, billboards, and social media
14. Monitor the organization’s social media and online presence
15. Recommend techniques to improve the organization’s public image
16. Align organization’s brand with all marketing and promotional items
17. Recognize and promote organization through public relations initiatives
18. Provide support to Director of Development when media and public inquiries arise
19. Essential time management and organizational skills

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field
2. A minimum of 2 years’ experience in writing and editing
3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
4. Works well under pressure and meets tight deadlines
5. Highly computer literate
6. Content writing experience for all media platforms
7. Proven social media and networking expertise
8. Strategic and creative mindset
9. Meticulous attention to detail