University of Kentucky
Director Community Comms/UKHC
🇺🇸 Lexington, KY
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $62K - $112K
💻 Communications
🗓️ August 6th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Lead strategic communication for UK HealthCare community hospitals and clinics, emphasizing rural Eastern Kentucky.
- Manage media relations, crisis communications, and digital engagement.
- Collaborate with Brand Strategy, Communications, and Public Relations teams.
- Enhance brand visibility and foster community partnerships.
- Promote employee and service recognition initiatives.
- Develop and execute aligned messaging across multiple platforms.
- Required education: Bachelor's degree.
- Minimum of 4 years related experience required.
- Preferred skills include strategic communication planning, web-based communication platforms, and strong written and verbal abilities.
- Salary range: $62,400 to $111,634 per year.
Director Community Comms/UKHC Full Description
Requisition Number | RE50628
Working Title | Director of Communications – Community
Department Name | H4022:Health System Administration
Work Location | Lexington, KY
Grade Level | 12
Salary Range | $62,400-111,634/year
Type of Position | Staff
Position Time Status | Full-Time
Required Education | BA
Click here for more information about equivalencies: | https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience | 4 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification | None
Physical Requirements | This position may require sitting, standing, and/or walking for extended periods in addition to repetitive motion, such as typing.
Shift | Primarily day shift Monday through Friday with occasional evenings and weekends per departmental needs.
Job Summary | The Director of Communications – Community leads strategic internal and external communications for UK HealthCare’s community hospitals and clinics, with a focus on rural Eastern Kentucky. This role is responsible for media relations, crisis communication, and digital engagement, in collaboration with UKHC’s Brand Strategy, Communications, and Public Relations teams. The director enhances brand visibility, fosters community partnerships, and promotes employee and service recognition. The position ensures aligned messaging across platforms and supports enterprise-wide communication goals through service excellence, strategic planning, and relationship building.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities | Experience developing strategic communication plans, as well as using web-based communication platforms preferred, excellent written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to build and sustain relationships.
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? | No
Preferred Education/Experience | Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience with content development, intranet development and workforce communication tools • Able to speak and present to a large audience. • Comfortable interacting with executive leadership and across multiple functions/stakeholders. • Demonstrated experience managing relationships between internal and external clients. • Experience with EHR system implementation, strategic planning, or communication measurement preferred.
Deadline to Apply | 08/07/2025
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As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
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