The Communications Officer is a country-specific CURE hospital team member. The position acts as a liaison and connection among CURE programs, MSC, and the growing community of friends and supporters of CURE. The primary mediums for the [Hospital] Communications Officer are the written word, photography, video, website, and social media tools as provided and prescribed by the MSC Communications Department.
Duties and Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Document overall activity at the hospital by providing content for telling the CURE Story through articles, photo essays, videos, donor reports, and social media posts.
Develop long-form stories of patients who are years out of recovery.
Collaborate with the senior management team to document hospital activities, news, events, and information for donor reporting, news/stories, website(s), and mobile clinics.
Fulfill a supportive role in the marketing needs of the hospital with social media and public relations.
Fulfill a supportive role in the internal communications needs of the hospital.
Produce and deliver timely digital content to the MSC Communications Department for events.
SECONDARY DUTIES:
Complete regular check-ins with the Executive Director and/or Spiritual Director at the local hospital to assess the hospital’s internal communications, marketing, and/or donor support needs.
Communicate with the Manager of Communications through regular teleconferences and email.
Provide communications support to the MSC Advancement team through donor thank you videos.
Be an active participant in helping to host and represent CURE to individuals who visit the hospital.
Qualifications and Experience
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism, Photography, Communications, Marketing or related degree, or equivalent amount of related experience.
Minimum of 3-5 years experience with photography, videography, and photojournalism.
Experience with internet social media tools including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, blogs, and email.
Experience using, or exposure to, Adobe Lightroom or related software.
Experience using, or exposure to, Mac OS X.
