Details

• Department: Marketing & Communication
• Schedule: Monday - Friday
• Location: Indianapolis, IN

Benefits
Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community
*Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Connect with your Talent Advisor today for additional specifics.
Responsibilities
The Marketing and Communications Specialist will work on a variety of projects, both independently and in conjunction with other team members and leaders. This position will provide support to department projects, including cross-divisional and system-wide initiatives. These functions vary and will require independent judgment and decision-making within broad parameters. This individual will represent Ascension to others within the system and to external partners or associates.
The Marketing and Communications Specialist develops content and coordinates distribution of deliverables to support external marketing and/or internal communication strategies and plans.
Responsibilities:

• Ensures digital operational readiness of Ascension Medical Group healthcare providers and practices including optimization of provider website profiles, office location pages and online business listings for online findability.
• Implements tactics that provide local market voice to System "key messages". Ensures that communications are consistent, accurate and appropriate.
• Supports web updates and edits including content generation for local differentiators, location page creation, and localization of campaign landing pages.
• Prepares published, printed or electronic deliverables required to support the goals and strategies of communication plans for marketing and/or communication initiatives developed to meet the goals of the business units served by Marketing and Communications (MarCom).
• Collaborates with MarCom team members and business unit leaders in development of communication plans to support external marketing and/or internal communication initiatives.
• Ensures consistent framing of messaging and refines core messaging in deliverables, supporting organizational consistency in all aspects of Ascension communications.
• Monitors trends in best practices. Collaborates with MarCom team members in advocating best practice communications to the business owners served by MarCom.
• Able to understand the audience, understand writing/content for readability, and follow brand and style guidelines.
• Coordinates the approval process and production for collateral materials.
• Oversees the logistics and production of marketing materials, campaigns and special projects.
• Coordinates planning and execution of marketing tactics to ensure effective and timely completion.
• Implements tactics that align with brand voice and "key messages".
• Ensures communication and marketing outputs are consistent, accurate and appropriate.
• Reviews locally generated marketing collateral and supports internal clients with training of collateral template and ordering system.
• Provides marketing account management to service line leads.
• Captures content through online and in-person video interviews.
• Provides ad management and creative allocation support.

Requirements
Education:

• High school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience, or Associate's degree, or Bachelor's degree required.

Work Experience:

• 3 years of experience preferred.

Additional Preferences
Work Experience:

• Three years in the marketing and/or communications specialty area (Brand Marketing, Internal Communications, or Public & Media Relations) preferred.
  Effective communicator capable of gaining the confidence and respect of peers and key stakeholders

Why Join Our Team
Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.
Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 150,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.
Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Ascension is an equal opportunity employer (EEO) and affords equal opportunity to all associates and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status.
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