What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Marketing and Communications position at Southwest Health?
Posting Date
April 29, 2025
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing or a related field required.
- Five years’ prior marketing and/or communications experience required, preferably in health care setting.
- Prior ad agency experience preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite applications required.
Work Hours
We are seeking a full-time (40 hours/week) Director of Marketing and Communications to work Monday- Friday, 8:00am- 4:30pm.
Job Summary
Plans, organizes, develops, directs, manages, coordinates, and evaluates Southwest Health’s Marketing and Communications Department to effectively align constituents with the organization’s mission, vision, and goals.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.
- Oversees the creative development and production of advertising and the placement of materials in media.
- Oversees the organization’s use of social media.
- Administers the design, functionality, content, and search engine marketing functions related to SH’s web presence.
- Provides effective administration of a marketing database and executes strategies and tactics to improve/grow the database.
- Establishes appropriate outreach programs and initiatives the impact community health.
- Creates public communications materials that are impactful yet truthful, fair, accurate, honest, and sensitive to audiences.
- Administers and maintains the community benefit reporting system.
- Supports the efforts of the SHC Foundation through communications consultation, creative production, writing, editing, and other functions as necessary and appropriate.
- Adheres to Southwest Health’s value-based behavior standards.
- Understands and adheres to Southwest Health compliance and HIPAA standards as they appear in the Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested or required.
Contact Information
Southwest Health
Attn: Human Resources
1400 Eastside Rd
Platteville, WI 53818
Phone: (608) 342-4796
Email: hr@southwesthealth.org
Fax: (608) 342-5015
We believe that together we can change lives, and we anticipate your life will change in the process. If you aspire to help others find hope and live better, we invite you to submit your application below.
Benefits
Southwest Health is truly an outstanding place to work. A full benefit package is available for employees working 20 hours/week or greater which includes: Health, Dental, Vision and Life insurance. Also available are long and short term disability, cell phone discount, flexible spending plan, paid time off, retirement plan with an employer contribution, fitness membership discount as well as use of exercise equipment at the facility.
Southwest Health prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by Southwest Health.
