Communications Specialist - Sanford FIT

Careers With Purpose

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

Facility: Sanford Center Building
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Address: 2301 East 60th St N, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
Shift: Day
Job Schedule: Full time
Weekly Hours: 40.00
Salary Range: $19.00 - $30.50

Department Details

Our team enjoys a hybrid schedule and a flexible working environment. We have a small team that is dedicated to the health and wellness of children and families.

Job Summary

The communication specialist is responsible for planning, developing and implementing communications across the enterprise. This includes email campaigns, blog articles, presentations, and website publications. Responsible for the effective delivery of communication strategies through a wide range of mediums to create impact and engagement for Sanford fit, the Children's Health Initiative (~~~/). Will be the point person and will lead the planning, organization and development of communication for specific departments and initiatives. Develops communications tactics including weekly email campaigns, expert blog articles, professional presentations, video blogs, and website publications. Fosters relationships with key stakeholders internally and externally. Routes content to stakeholders for review and approval. Delivers content on established deadlines using a variety of technologies including intranet, email, and mobile applications. Creates simple, clear and effective communication. Partners with the creative team in marketing to add visual, video and animation elements to communications where appropriate. Creates and maintains positive working relationships with partners and stakeholders to understand priorities and needs. Conducts final review and approval before communications are released.

The communications specialist will also assist the team with community outreach events and must be available on some evenings and weekends as needed.

Sanford fit is the Children's Health Initiative from Sanford Health, developed to engage and empower children, families, and communities to make healthy lifestyle choices. We work to provide free online resources to support that goal, including printables, videos, lesson plans, games, and more! Our team enjoys a flexible work schedule that allows team members to work remotely throughout the work week.

Experience with any of the following is preferred

Email automation software (Hubspot, Salesforce, MailChimp, etc.)

Creating email lists and lead generation forms

Creating digital ads

Creating and monitoring a wide variety of email marketing campaigns

Ensuring design and layouts of emails are optimized, user and mobile-friendly

Proofreading key messaging in and out of email templates

Composing informative and engaging articles to promote health topics

Conducting simple keyword research and use SEO guidelines to increase web traffic

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree is required; preferably in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, English, or related field.

Experience in corporate communications, writing or copy-editing preferred.

Benefits

Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit ~~~ .

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call ~~~ or send an email to ~~~ .

Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Req Number: R-0181289
Job Function: Marketing and Communications
Featured: No