3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807
Department:
1692
Public Relations Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Hours:
8:00 AM - 4:30
PM Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America) CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence: Named one of Modern Healthcare's Best Places to work five times. Named one of America's Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group . Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads. Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025). Benefits Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week) For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits |
CoxHealth Job Description:
The External and Digital Communications Coordinator to support our communications team in telling our story, protecting our brand, and engaging our community. This role works closely with the External and Digital Communications Manager to execute media relations activities, craft compelling content across digital and traditional channels, and manage the organization's corporate social media presence. This position is responsible for overseeing day-to-day social media management, including content creation, scheduling, and real-time community engagement, to ensure a consistent, professional, and responsive voice across platforms. Additional responsibilities include tracking and reporting media activity, coordinating awards and recognitions, and assisting with strategic storytelling initiatives that highlight CoxHealth's mission and priorities. This position also shares on-call media duties with other members of the Corporate Communications team.
Education Required:
Bachelor's degree in journalism, public relations, communications or marketing
Experience Preferred:
Two years of experience in a related field. Skills Attention to
Detail :
Ability to accomplish/complete a task while demonstrating a thorough concern for all the details involved, no matter how small.
Proactive :
Ability to think through upcoming needs of projects, assignments and tasks to assist the communications team and CoxHealth overall.
Self-Starter :
Ability to evaluate and act upon opportunities or issues that impact responsibilities and the team overall.
Problem-Solver :
Ability to think through and provide potential solutions for issues or opportunities within the role.
Team Player:
Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Critical Thinking:
Ability to evaluate a story or situation and be able to determine the best course of action.
Prioritization :
Ability to discern responsibilities in level of importance based on needs.
Interpersonal Skills :
Ability to maintain professionalism within the team and in the organization beyond.
Learning:
A strong interest in news media, social media storytelling, and emerging social media trends. Licensure/Certification/Registration N/A
