Hartford HealthCare · 2 months ago
Senior Communications Specialist
Wethersfield, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expHartford HealthCare is Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network, seeking a Senior Communications Specialist to enhance their internal and external communications. The role involves creating strategic marketing communications, managing digital content, and supporting branding initiatives to contribute to the organization’s growth.
Health CareHealth DiagnosticsHospitalOncologyPharmaceuticalRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Determine and support key initiatives for strategic marketing and communications
Participates with the Director in the development of strategic marketing plans
Independently develops internal and external communications to support HHC goals, working with appropriate departments and obtaining approvals as necessary
Independently updates and manages content for organization’s Intranet and Internet sites, ensuring information is current and correct
Integrates digital platforms (such as social media, web, e-marketing, visual story-telling) into communications and marketing strategies
Works with system social media team to maintain and create content for social media platforms
Uses appropriate metrics to track readership and reach of these initiatives
Writes and edits news releases, presentations, talking points, speeches, articles, publications and collateral material, obtaining reviews and approvals as necessary
Manages special projects, including event planning and staffing of events, annual reports, and is capable of assuming a leadership role for major events
Responds to requests for information from media and the public, and works with the Director and system communications staff as needed to provide appropriate level of response
Manages earned media opportunities to support physicians, initiatives and new programs
Ensures that all materials adhere to HHC branding standards
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree Education or related field is required
Four to ten years of previous communications or journalism experience required, including publication of visual and written work in one or more of the following: marketing materials, advertising/design agency products for clients, magazines, journals, newspapers or websites
Experience working in a large matrix organization with a complex integrated service delivery system in a competitive market. Preferably five to ten years of experience
Preferred
Health care experience strongly preferred, though other service-oriented industry experience may be considered
Benefits
Competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance
Company
Hartford HealthCare
Hartford HealthCare is a group of hospitals that offers complete healthcare services including cancer care, rehabilitation and pharmacy.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$150MKey Investors
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority
2024-04-01Debt Financing· $150M
Leadership Team
Jeffrey Flaks
President & Chief Executive Officer, Hartford HealthCare
Bimal Patel
Executive Vice President/ Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
Hartford Business Journal
2025-12-18
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