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Public Relations & Communications Specialist III
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What they do
A Communications or Public Relations Specialist coordinates internal and external communications for a company or organization. Provides information to employees on company activities, such as the launch of a new product or a community service initiative. Writes and edits public communications; develops media contacts and prepares material for press and media distribution; monitors media coverage. May assist with events planning.
$75,564 / year median in the U.S.
+2% projected growth
Job Description
- Develop and execute integrated PR strategies to support the unique goals and needs for both divisions of the company.
- Manage drafting and distribution of press releases, media statements, and external announcements.
- Build and maintain relationships with relevant media outlets, health and science journalists, patient advocacy organizations, and life sciences industry contacts.
- Manage proactive and reactive media inquiries and issues/crisis communications, coordinating responses in accordance with legal, regulatory, and MLR (Medical, Legal, Regulatory) review processes.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for social media communications across the organization for all Cook MyoSite accounts, ensuring messaging is aligned with brand strategy, regulatory requirements, and market-facing corporate narrative objectives.
- Lead social media strategy and content calendar development across corporate and brand channels, including any patient-, HCP-, or scientific/research-facing platforms as appropriate to each business division.
- Monitor key metrics for PR (e.g., media mentions, sentiment analyses, share of voice, message pull-through, media coverage) and social media (e.g., engagements, audience growth, conversion rates) and report out on a regular cadence.
- Partner with Cook MyoSite internal communications functions to ensure external, market-facing communications and internal/employer-brand communications are coordinated and mutually consistent.
- Establish and maintain connection to Cook Medical PR and external communications to ensure visibility of key efforts and appropriate alignment.
- Exemplifies Cook MyoSite Core Values
- Maintain regular and punctual attendance
- Must maintain company quality and safety standards
- This position requires an ongoing commitment to upgrading knowledge, job skills and abilities in addition to competency related to all duties and responsibilities listed above.
- Ability to work in collaborative and independent work situations and environments with minimal supervision
- Maintain composure and competence under stressful situations; demonstrate flexibility and adaptability
- Must work and interact effectively and professionally with and for others throughout various levels of the global organization to achieve company goals
- Trainability
- Must have effective verbal, written and interpersonal skills
- Must maintain a high level of confidentiality Full-Time Remote Qualifications Undergraduate degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field; or 5+ years of direct, relevant experience in a communications or public relations function providing a comparable background.
CRM Physical Requirements:
- Ability to conduct and hear ordinary conversation and telephone communication.
- Must be able to work extended hours beyond normal work schedule to include, but not limited to, evenings, weekends, extended work hours and/or extra work hours, sometimes on short notice as required.
- Ability to work under specific time constraints.
- Must be able to sit at desk, in meetings and/or work on a computer for long or extended periods of time.
- Visual and manual acuity for working with computers and equipment.