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Accelerating health equity, one patient at a time.
Director of Communications
Location
Washington
Posted
129 days ago
Salary
$115.3K - $138.3K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director of Communications
The Max Foundation
• Creates and directs implementation of communications initiatives that successfully define and promote the foundation and its mission. • Leads and coordinates internal and external resources to implement communications initiatives. • Manages freelance/agency resources and/or writes newsletters, brochures, press releases, and other communications and media materials items. • Oversees the foundation website and social media strategy including audience targeting, content strategy, and search engine optimization. • Engages with media, external partners, physician experts and other important stakeholders to educate, influence and drive interest in the organization’s mission. • Performs complex and strategically critical assignments in their functional area such as issue management guidance and communications counsel for leadership. • Makes decisions that impact the organization at large, consults with executives on all high risk/ high impact decisions. • Works with key decision makers on issues that shape broad design matter and future process improvements. • Collaborates with team-members across the organization to deeply understand organizational operations and shares expertise to shape broad design matters and future process improvements. • Contributes to strategic changes with organization-wide impact, recognized internally as a leading expert in their field. • Owns the budget planning process for the Communications functional area. • Manages entry and mid-level team members, and oversees the work of consultants. • Builds influential relationships with The Max Foundation partners and has built a network of people in peer organizations.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s or relevant certification preferred
- 10+ years of professional experience in global health communications required; non-profit and/or experience across multiple healthcare sectors including pharmaceuticals and diagnostics a plus
- Experience in managing campaigns and initiatives with earned media, social media, and collateral elements
- Quick learner with a proven ability to adapt in all environments
- Advanced project management skills and ability to navigate in a fast-paced environment with a solid track-record of following through on commitments
- Agile thinker with excellent analytical skills and proven ability to make thoughtful decisions & critical decisions
- Experience working in a global and multicultural capacity across time zones and among diverse teams
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills; written and verbal fluency in French, Spanish, or another language, a plus
- Willing and able to travel domestically or internationally, on occasion
Benefits
- 100% medical, dental, and vision premium coverage for employees; 50% premium coverage for spouse and/or dependents
- Annual vacation accrual 80 hours (increases over time)
- Personal time accrual of 104 hours
- 12 paid company holidays
- 2 floating holidays per year
- $10,000 Basic Life and AD&D insurance coverage
- Short-term disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Optional employee covered Long Term Disability and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Eligibility for our Safe Harbor 401k plan participation after 3 months of employment, including Max-paid 3% non-elective contribution regardless of participation
- Monthly wellness benefit (earn up to $70/month)
- Costco membership
- WFH/Commuter Stipend ($1,800/year)
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