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Job Responsibilities:
The Senior Manager Leadership Communications amplifies the American Dental Association's thought leadership platform via ADA elected leaders to key audiences across multiple channels, advancing the ADA’s reputation as a trusted, global health care leader. This position provides strategic vision and spearheads executive leadership communications strategies, plans, and materials in concert with ADA's overall communications strategy to promote the ADA’s vision and mission.
Must Have:
- Bachelor's Degree or Experience in lieu of degree
- 8 years experience (or 12 in lieu of degree) in/with nonprofit, agency, corporate or government communications including at least 3 years in C-Suite speech writing
- Knowledge of digital and social media landscape and understanding of key issues in dentistry and healthcare
- Must have verbal communication, writing, collaboration, results-focused, prioritization, strategic, self-starter skills and attributes
- Proficiency in M365 or comparable
- Travel about twice per year for House of Delegates meeting and other executive communications
- Position may require more than the standard number of hours of work within a workweek, may require before or after hours work, and/or may require weekend work
Nice to Have:
- Experience in health care or science-based professions
- Experience facilitating communications sessions for non-communications professionals
- Experience developing employee communications strategies
Just a few of the benefits offered to employees:
- Promotes Work/Life Balance
- Hybrid Work Schedule (2-3 days from home)
- Health insurance/ dental reimbursement plan
- Ample Paid time off
- 401(k)
- Pension
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Student Loan Refinance
- 2 days off to work at a charity event of your choice
The ADA values a variety of backgrounds and experiences and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified job candidates. The ADA is an equal opportunity employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in open positions without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status or any other characteristic.
The American Dental Association is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at recruiting@ada.org
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