Communications Coordinator (Hybrid)

🔍 School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States

📁: Communications

📅   : Nov 14, 2024 Post Date

📅   : 105217 Requisition #

The Stanford Medicine Department of Radiology is seeking a Communications Coordinator to lead day-to-day communication activities that support internal communication and enhance external visibility.

Stanford Radiology is a world-renowned leader in biomedical imaging and cancer research, pushing the boundaries of innovation to develop advanced methods for anatomic and functional imaging. With a focus on patient-centric care, the department integrates cutting-edge technologies, including molecular imaging, nanotechnology, and AI, to enhance diagnostic precision and create less invasive treatment options. Stanford Radiology is committed to translating these innovations from the lab to clinical practice, ensuring that radiologists play a more visible and integral role in patient care. Ultimately, the department aims to continue its lead in both clinical care and scientific discovery, fostering a future of personalized medicine.

Stanford Radiology is a large department that spans across clinical services, research labs, and research centers, with each providing specific areas of focus but all collaborating in a highly interdisciplinary environment. The Communications Coordinator will support the Stanford Medicine Department of Radiology by executing day-to-day communication activities that support internal communication and enhance external visibility.

This role involves assisting with the production of internal department-wide newsletters, managing timelines for content delivery, collaborating with institutional communicators, and developing other forms of communication materials based on new clinical and research developments. The coordinator will gather and organize content from various divisions and across the entire department, ensuring clear and timely communication of important announcements and community-building efforts. Managing the content strategy calendar will be a key responsibility, ensuring the timely publication of newsletters and other communications across relevant channels, such as email, websites, and online channels.

Additional administrative duties will include tracking important department metrics, such as awards, research publications, and conference presentations, for internal and external communications. Part of the role will also involve identifying appropriate communication channels and refining strategies to ensure effective messaging across internal and external audiences.

Duties Include*:

Assist and support in day-to-day activities for communication deliverables for the entire Department of Radiology.
Assist in the production and timely distribution of content across the department by managing a content strategy calendar and meeting publication deadlines.
Serve as the main point of contact in producing two department-wide newsletters using online content creation and communication platforms.
Support the production of publications and other communication vehicles by attending department events for photography support, when necessary.
Perform other administrative duties as assigned, such a tracking department metrics.
Assist with curating content and determining proper communication channels.

* - Other duties may also be assigned.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Strong interpersonal skills, with adaptability to effectively communicate across audiences, including distilling scientific information.
Creative and collaborative individual with experience in creating content in varied formats.
Ability to multi-task, with exceptional attention to detail.
Rapid problem-solving skills.
Familiarity with online communication platforms.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
Basic design skills, such as with Canva or Adobe Creative Suite.
Working knowledge of both the creative and analytic side of content management.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):

Bachelor's degree and one year of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):

Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrated planning and/or project management and organizational skills.
May demonstrate proficiency and creative or technical ability in a particular field.
Ability to be self-directed and take initiative.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.
Frequently stand/walk, sit, use a telephone, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, speaking.
Occasionally grasp forcefully, writing by hand.
Rarely sort/file paperwork.

*- Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Occasional work on evenings and weekends.

WORK STANDARDS:

Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors bases on training and lessons learned.
Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

The expected pay range for this position is $35.69 to $41.00 per hour.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources by submitting a contact form.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

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