With Who: Hollings Cancer Center (Medical University of South Carolina)
Location: Charleston, SC
Type of Employment: Full-time
Position Summary: Reporting to the Director of Strategic Communications at Hollings Cancer Center, this position implements and further develops the communications strategy of Hollings Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated cancer center.
Job Duties:
- 10% Administrative
- Assist director in administrative tasks
- Maintain analytics dashboard
- Other duties as assigned
- 15% Graphic Design/Photography
- Oversee production of engaging content for digital boards in the cancer center, including the design, uploading and editing of content
- Assist with production of presentations, flyers, collateral materials etc. that adhere to brand standards and support cancer center strategies
- Take photographs to enhance news and web content
- 15% Social Media
- Produce engaging newsfeeds for social media channels, monitor daily posts and develop strategies to extend audience engagement
- Produce simple videos for social media and/or video boards
- 25% Website
- Write and copy edit engaging content that integrates SEO and best practices for web content
- Assist in upload of web content and weekly web updates to accomplish strategic objectives
- 35% Communications
- Demonstrate strong editing and writing skills in the production of internal and external communications, including press releases, e-newsletters and news articles
- Assist in handling media relation requests and public inquiries
- Write science stories, conveying complex content for a lay audience
- Assist in execution of multimedia communication strategies and long-range public information campaigns designed to promote and explain the center’s goals, activities and objectives
- Coordinate dissemination of news through industry channels to increase HCC’s national reputation
- Assist in the planning, design, production and distribution of Hollings Horizons magazine
Preferred Experience & Additional Skills:
- Knowledge of journalistic principles and practices and techniques of disseminating information to the public through news media.
- Knowledge of grammar, composition and style.
- Knowledge of the methods and techniques used in planning, composing, editing and producing publications.
- Knowledge of the methods and techniques used in writing and editing web content, optimizing SEO.
- Knowledge of principles and methods of planning, conducting and supervising large-scale communication projects.
- Knowledge of agency programs, policies, procedures, objectives and goals.
- Ability to gather, organize and present oral and written information in a clear, concise and accurate manner.
- Knowledge of and experience with photography, web design and web content management systems and editing.
- Knowledge of and experience with methods and techniques used in producing publications, graphic design (InDesign, Illustrator), and other types of multimedia products.
- Ability to produce simple videos
Guidelines and Supervision: Employee will assist the communications director in implementing strategies and must also be able to work independently on daily tasks and with limited supervision on major projects. Ability to multi-task and prioritize projects will be essential to the success in performing well in this role.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Frequent)
- Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Frequent)
- Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Frequent)
- Ability to work indoors. (Continuous)
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent)
- Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent)
- Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent)
- Ability to bend at the waist. (Infrequent)
- Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent)
- Ability to perform ‘pinching’ operations. (Infrequent)
- Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Continuous)
- Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent)
- Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous)
- Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous)
- Ability to lift and carry 15# , unassisted. (Infrequent)
- Ability to lift objects from floor level to height of 36 inches, to 15#, unassisted. (Infrequent)
- Ability to lower objects, to 15 #, from height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Infrequent)
- Ability to push/pull objects to 15 #, unassisted. (Infrequent)
- Ability to maintain 20/20 vision, corrected. (Continuous)
- Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Continuous)
- Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Continuous)
- Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Frequent)
- Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous)
- Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous)
- Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous)
- Ability to hear and/or understand whispered conversations at a distance of 3 feet. (Continuous)
- Must be ambidextrous. (Continuous)
- Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous)
- Ability to work in dusty areas (Infrequent)
Salary Range: UNIV-Band 6: $40,759.00 – $58,086.00 – $75,413.00 (min – mid – max)
Note: Please submit writing samples with application.
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