Executive Communications, Marketing Professional Lead - Jefferson Health

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

Jefferson Health is hiring a Marketing Professional Lead, Executive Communications, to serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, shaping strategic communications across numerous priority areas. If you're a strategic storyteller who thrives in a fast-paced environment, this is your opportunity to elevate our mission and influence conversations that matter in healthcare.

Summary

The Marketing Professional Lead – Executive Communications serves as a strategic communications advisor and trusted partner to a senior Jefferson Health leader. This role is responsible for developing and executing integrated internal and external communications strategies that advance organizational priorities, strengthen leadership visibility, and enhance Jefferson's reputation among key stakeholders.

The individual will translate complex healthcare, business, and operational topics into clear, compelling communications that engage colleagues, community partners, media, and other external audiences. Success in this role requires strong writing and storytelling skills, sound judgment, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Job Description

Jefferson Health is hiring a Marketing Professional Lead, Executive Communications, to serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, shaping strategic communications across numerous priority areas. If you're a strategic storyteller who thrives in a fast-paced environment, this is your opportunity to elevate our mission and influence conversations that matter in healthcare.

Summary

The Marketing Professional Lead – Executive Communications serves as a strategic communications advisor and trusted partner to a senior Jefferson Health leader. This role is responsible for developing and executing integrated internal and external communications strategies that advance organizational priorities, strengthen leadership visibility, and enhance Jefferson's reputation among key stakeholders.

The individual will translate complex healthcare, business, and operational topics into clear, compelling communications that engage colleagues, community partners, media, and other external audiences. Success in this role requires strong writing and storytelling skills, sound judgment, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Job Duties

• Serve as the primary communications partner to a designated senior Jefferson Health executive.

• Develop and implement strategic communications plans that support organizational priorities, business objectives, and leadership initiatives.

• Draft and edit a wide range of executive communications, including speeches, presentations, talking points, internal messages, and meeting prep materials.

• Advise leaders on communications approaches related to organizational change, workforce engagement, sensitive issues, and emerging opportunities.

• Partner with internal communications, media relations, marketing, government affairs, clinical leadership, and operational teams to ensure message alignment and execution.

• Support reputation management efforts by identifying opportunities to elevate executive visibility and showcase Jefferson's impact, innovation, and leadership.

• Prepare leader for media interviews, town halls, community events, and other high-profile engagements.

• Ensure messaging is aligned with Jefferson's mission, values, brand standards, and strategic priorities.

• Measure communications effectiveness and continuously refine strategies based on audience feedback and organizational needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Graphic Design, Writing, Audio Video Production, Digital Marketing, Business, Project Management, or other related field of marketing and communications specialization.

• At least seven years of professional experience within a marketing communications department, advertising or communications agency, or related professional setting.

• Deep understanding of the structures, practice areas, and inner workings of a marketing department and/or advertising agency.

• Experience navigating (with or within) complex, matrixed organizational structure(s).

• Ability to use project management systems to track tasks, timelines, and workflows.

• Demonstrated advanced proficiency using specialized software applications used within applicable area of focus (e.g., social publishing platforms, design and editing, CMS, CRM, DAM systems).

• Understanding of relevant industry and trade regulations, as well as those pertinent to marketing and communications (e.g., truth in advertising, intellectual property rights and infringement, etc.).

• Direct experience with generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) for content generation, research, or workflow automation, and experience enforcing policy and modeling best practices in their use.

• Strong familiarity with analytics tools and dashboards (channel analytics, web analytics, campaign reports).

• Demonstrated ease working in fluid settings, managing expectations, accepting and giving appropriate feedback, and pivoting when necessary.

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.).

Key Competencies

• Executive presence and credibility

• Strategic thinking

• Exceptional written and verbal communication

• Sound judgment and discretion

• Stakeholder management

• Attention to detail and operational excellence

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise business sector(s) (e.g., health, higher education, insurance) strongly preferred.

• Strong aptitude for learning and working within new software applications.

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field.

• 7+ years of experience in executive communications, corporate communications, public relations, or strategic communications.

• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with experience drafting content on behalf of senior executives.

• Experience advising leaders and managing complex, high-visibility communications initiatives.

• Strong project management, relationship-building, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Healthcare, academic medicine, or large complex organizational experience preferred.

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity
Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and tod