Title: Communication Specialist I

Location: Fountain Valley / Pre-dominantly Remote

Department: Communications and PR

Status: Full Time

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $31.55/hr – $45.74/hr

At MemorialCare Health System, we believe in providing extraordinary healthcare to our communities and an exceptional working environment for our employees. Memorial Care stands for excellence in healthcare. Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary

The Communications Specialist I of Public Relations & Communications has exceptional writing skills, with meticulous attention to detail, works well under pressure and meets deadlines. The communication specialist I should be organized and self-motivated with an interest in driving strategic messages to key internal and external audiences. Responsible for writing a wide variety of internal and external collateral that communicates about products, services, and initiatives.

Takes the initiative to learn and understand all aspects of the business. Communicates with media regularly, fielding media inquiries, arranges and staffs interviews. Researches, writes, and edits assignments that may include interviews with physicians, patients, and staff, for articles, web copy, press releases, etc.

Supports the Director, public relations/communications and maintains collaborative relationships with the marketing team, across the various workstreams of Brand/Digital, Service Line, and B2B/Outreach. The employee will be expected to support all organizational expectations including, but not limited to, customer service, patient’s rights, confidentiality of information, environment of care and MemorialCare initiatives.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

• Writing and distributing organization materials consistently positioned in the brand voice this includes but is not limited to press releases, fact sheets, web copy, etc.
• Cultivate relationships with the media to ensure efficient communication and maximum coverage.
• Coordinate media events and interview requests.
• Provide creative support for internal and external communication efforts
• Collaborate with the overall Business Development, Marketing & Communications team
• Build strong partnership with key stakeholders by fostering the Simply Better value of Extraordinary Host and Always Improving
• Detail oriented, ensuring quality work
• Be at work and be on time
• Follow company policies, procedures and directives
• Interact in a positive and constructive manner
• Prioritize and multitask

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications/Work Experience:

• Up to 2 years previous experience working as a communication specialist with knowledge of writing for the media, copywriting, proofreading and editing.

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, public relations or related field.