Michigan State University
Communications Manager/Writer / Communications Manager I
🇺🇸 Hybrid - East Lansing, MI
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Communications
🗓️ June 19th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
MSU Health Care is hiring a Communications Manager/Writer to develop and implement a digital-first marketing communications strategy. This role involves creating strategic, compelling multi-channel content, managing projects with external vendors, and supporting clinics and services with their communication needs while promoting the brand and engaging diverse audiences.
Highlights
- Plan, write, and edit multi-channel marketing communications including articles, web content, social media posts, videos, and infographics.
- Implement digital marketing strategies using metrics, analytics, and SEO best practices.
- Manage relationships with clinics and internal stakeholders to align communications with overall strategy.
- Coordinate internal communications such as newsletters and intranet content.
- Oversee project and vendor management related to marketing communications.
- Required knowledge includes journalism, public relations, content development, social media management, and digital communications tools.
- Minimum qualification: four-year degree in Journalism, Telecommunications, Public Relations, or related field with 1-3 years of experience; desired qualifications include 5+ years with significant planning, implementation, and analytics experience.
- Strong skills in storytelling, video production, advanced science and technology communication, and project management.
- Role reports administratively to MSU Health Care Communications Manager II and supports various clinics and services within MSU Health Care.
- Position is remote-friendly with standard work hours from 8 AM to 5 PM.
Communications Manager/Writer / Communications Manager I Full Description
Working/Functional Title
Communications Manager/Writer
Position Summary
MSU Health Care has a vision to deliver exceptional experiences and enhancing lives by being the health care organization of choice for patients, families, students, athletes, staff and faculty. Launched in October 2018, we are a 501 c (3) which delivers a personalized experience, a safe environment, trains the next generation of clinicians while ensuring equitable access while offering the highest quality of care. MSU Health Care seeks a strategic thinker, exceptional, highly reliable writer and hands-on marketing communications professional for the position of Communications Manager/Writer. As a member of the MSU Health Care marketing communications teams, this position has responsibility for planning, writing and editing multi-channel content and implementing other tactics to support the overall strategic priorities for MSU Health Care.
Committed to promoting and enhancing the brand and building highly engaged, well-informed audiences, the position will partner with key leaders and teams to support new and ongoing marketing communications efforts across all internal and external audiences.
This position serves the interest of MSU Health Care and administratively reports to the MSU Health Care Communications Manager II.
Position Summary:
The Communications Manager/Writer will be responsible for implementation of a digital-first marketing communications strategy, project and vendor management, as well as development of new digital strategies and enhanced utilization of metrics and analytics as capabilities evolve. A significant role of the position is to support clinics and services in addressing their communication needs and coordinating these with the overall strategy.
Other responsibilities include:
- Creates strategic and compelling content that adds value to multi-channel marketing communication plans, including: articles written in a brand-journalism style, MSU Community/public focused web site content, promotional and advertising materials, video scripting/concepting, email and other digital communications, social media posts, infographics, etc.
- Reviews, edits and maintains fresh, actionable content on website, adhering to ever-changing digital and SEO best practices.
- Plans and coordinates content placement in multi-channel platforms, including directly posting to, website, social media channels, etc.
- Assists in implementation of brand identity, including monitoring of all partnership brand usage and partnership "voice.”
- Partners with administrative and clinical leaders to assist them in achieving their content goals.
- Robust thirst for advanced automation, efficiencies and data driven decision-making to reduce work and increase value for the clinicians we serve.
- Assists with managing projects with external vendors.
- Helps drive engagement through coordinated events, promotions and recognitions.
- Coordinates internal communications channels, such as monthly newsletter, Intranet site content and other tactics as needed.
- Is the primary liaison for assigned clinics developing the relationship and serves as the subject matter expert for assigned services within the marketing and communications department.
- Leverages owned, shared and paid channels to drive supportive actions that benefit and grow MSU Health Care.
- Utilizes metrics, analytics and research to better connect communications with our audiences.
- Helps manage the creation of assets (photos, videos, graphics, etc.)
Minimum Requirements
Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Journalism, Telecommunications, or Public Relations; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in public and media relations, composing, editing and publication production, news, broadcasting, and print media, and/or marketing, advertising, and creative services; graphic design; word processing; desktop publishing; web design; presentation; spreadsheet and/or database software; public presentation; or radio production; or computer programming/technology; experience managing content for social media channels; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Desired Qualifications
Knowledge equivalent to that normally acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in journalism, public relations, or related field; at least five (5) years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience with significant plan creation, implementation and analytics; content development responsibilities; significant skills or understanding in internal and external communications, video production, social media, and marketing communications analytics. Exceptional interpersonal skills with individuals and groups in a diverse environment. Superior oral, written and digital communication skills, especially related to storytelling with a focus on advanced science and technology. Ability to manage complex projects and meet multiple deadlines. Detailed knowledge of a wide range of digital communications strategies and tools.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Application Materials
A complete application will consist of resume, cover letter, a sample of a detailed marketing communications plan, at least 3 writing and other work samples, and the names and contact information for at least three professional references.
Work Hours
STANDARD 8-5
Website
https://healthcare.msu.edu/
Remote Work Statement
MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.
The Bidding Eligibility ends on 06/24/2025 at 11:55 PM
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