About This Role
This full-time, onsite Public Relations Specialist position is for a federal hospital communications contract at a military medical center. The role involves developing and executing public affairs and strategic communications initiatives, managing media relations, and creating content for various platforms. It suits a communications professional with experience in a regulated environment.
Responsibilities
- Develop and carry out public affairs and strategic communications initiatives that support the medical center's mission, services and programs
- Write messaging for internal and external audiences
- Prepare and edit press releases, newsletters, talking points, briefings, articles and website content, in AP Style
- Handle media relations: answer media inquiries, arrange interviews and support media visits
- Support leadership communications, including speeches, briefings, key messages and crisis communications planning
- Monitor media coverage and assess how well communications work
- Develop website and social media content and updates
- Coordinate press conferences, media briefings, community events and distinguished-visitor communications support
- Interview staff, patients, visitors and subject-matter experts as authorized, and develop story ideas
- Take part in strategic communications, access-to-care and emergency-management meetings
- Compile weekly external communications reports and other status reporting
- Meet daily, weekly and short-notice deadlines
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Project Management or a related field
- 5 or more years of public affairs, communications or project management experience, or a combination
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage several communications projects and deadlines at once
- Experience with digital communications and project management tools
- Strong stakeholder management and interviewing skills
- Ability to commute daily to Bethesda, Maryland
- Ability to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC) and pass the required federal background screening
Nice to have:
- Experience in healthcare, military, government or another regulated, high-visibility communications environment
- PMP certification
Benefits
- Earned sick and safe leave in accordance with Maryland and federal law
- Workers' compensation coverage
- Unemployment insurance
Important Details
- Schedule: Monday through Friday during normal government operations