The Senior Media Relations Specialist reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Medicine (NM), adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
The Senior Media Relations Specialist is responsible for managing local and/or national media outreach for Northwestern Medicine under the leadership of the Director of Media Relations or Manger/Program Director. The Senior Specialist will be assigned responsibility for key clinical services, hospitals and/or health system activities. With minimal supervision, the Senior Specialist will be charged with promoting key clinical areas and/or hospital programming to local and/or national media to enhance the NM reputation.
This role requires collaboration with internal partners including hospital and executive and clinical leadership, communications, marketing, social media, etc.
The role will primarily focus on Northwestern Medicine’s regional hospitals located throughout the greater Chicago area. Some travel throughout the region will be required.