Communications

• Create, write, and edit content for newsletters, alumni magazine, news announcements, website, social media, press releases, advertisements, internal communications, and email correspondence
• Write and edit editorial copy for current and prospective students, alumni, faculty, staff, nursing professionals, media, and other audiences
• Interview faculty, staff, students, and alumni and write compelling profiles
• Research and write news articles for digital and print publication
• Attend lectures and events to report on stories
• Ensure communications reflect the school's brand, mission, values, goals, and priorities
• Apply Vanderbilt University and Associated Press style guides
• Fact-check, proofread, and correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, word usage, copy, art, and design
• Contribute to social media content and identify relevant stories and news
• Identify and implement new social media strategies
• Support management of social media accounts
• Develop and maintain professional relationships throughout the school and university
• Collaborate with campus partners and external stakeholders to support strategic communications and marketing objectives

Communications Specialist

• Lead development and execution of a comprehensive communications strategy to elevate the school’s reputation
• Advise the Dean and school leadership on communications approach, institutional positioning, and reputation management
• Develop strategies for disseminating scholarly contributions and promoting faculty achievements, expertise, and research impact
• Establish communications metrics and report outcomes to leadership
• Maintain consistent brand and messaging frameworks
• Coordinate faculty visibility and scholarly output content
• Oversee faculty award recommendations, nominations, recognition opportunities, tracking systems, and media/messaging training
• Prepare strategic presentations, talking points, speeches, and high-level communications for the Dean
• Respond to time-sensitive communications requests and manage crisis and sensitive communications
• Lead brand strategy, website content, social media, promotional materials, style guidelines, and internal communications
• Serve as final editorial authority for team outputs and school-level communications channels
• Serve as primary contact for press inquiries and pitch faculty research and achievements to media
• Build relationships with journalists, editors, and biomedical research outlets
• Relaunch and lead the Apex Lecture Series and develop visibility-raising programming
• Collaborate with Development, External Partnerships, VITA, biomedical research education and training teams, faculty, and central communications offices
• Represent SoM-BS at relevant meetings, events, and committees
• Supervise and mentor three direct reports
• Set team priorities and workflows
• Manage the communications budget and report expenditures
• Select and manage vendors, agencies, and freelance partners

Director of Strategic Communications

• Select, develop, write and edit information and materials for organizational print, electronic and broadcast publications for external and internal company communications
• Draft internal company newsletters and posts for the company TV system and present them for approval
• Finalize publications upon approval
• Monitor and address issues with the internal TV system
• Select and supervise outside vendors used for print or media design
• Assist senior staff with public relations efforts, including press releases, press conference speeches, trade show/event talking points, company and product fact sheets, and other literature
• Represent the company during community projects, gatherings and media events
• Refer complex questions to more senior staff
• Act as an internal communications consultant to other departments
• Collaborate with Digital Marketing specialists on website, radio, TV and other communications
• Collaborate with Tradeshow specialists before, during and after events
• Complete special projects as directed by department management
• Mentor less experienced professionals
• Support continuous improvement activities
• Perform other assigned duties

Communications jobs in Tennessee

Communications Specialist

Director of Strategic Communications

Senior Communications Specialist