Director, Communications & Media Relations

Description

Director, Communications & Media Relations

Department / Supervisor

Public Affairs (10) / Senior Vice President, Public Affairs

FLSA Status

Exempt

Purpose of Position

The Director of Communications & Media Relations is responsible for planning, developing, and implementing, with guidance from the department head, AdvaMed’s strategic outreach to traditional and new media, and advancing the brand, image, and policy priorities of the medical technology industry at large.  This is a position for a creative self-starter—someone who wakes up every day ready to lead and expand coverage in all forms of media of medtech’s critical role in patient care.

Essential Duties of Position

• Develops and implements, under the guidance of the Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, a proactive and creative media strategy to promote and advance AdvaMed priorities
• Develops and implements plans to expand AdvaMed’s thought-leadership role in health care
• Proactively develops relationships with reporters covering medtech and AdvaMed
• Responds promptly to reporter inquiries
• Strong writing ability with minimal edits is a must
• Project management ability is critical
• Proactively monitors news and issue developments to identify media coverage opportunities
• Strong ability to interact with C-suite executives required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong skills in the Microsoft suite, especially PowerPoint, are required
• Skill with Canva, Adobe, and other creative platforms is ideal
• Must be a strategic thinker with experience developing media relationships
• Demonstrated strength in building, managing, and motivating high-performance teams
• Ability to build strong collaborative relationships with a diverse range of partners
• Excellent communication skills and the proven ability to influence at multiple levels of the organization
• Proven ability to plan, problem solve, engage proactively, and take initiative
• Strong process-minded planner who can plan and implement deadlines, logistics, and operational plans for multi-dimensional programs and events
• Ability to shape and harness qualitative and quantitative research to drive good economic decision-making
• Strong analytical skill set, capable of analyzing and reacting to results-oriented data
• Very strong writing, editing, and project management skills
• Self-motivated, highly organized, and able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines

Specifications

• Minimum Education Required:  Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum Experience Required: 6 years of experience in political communications (campaign, Capitol Hill, trade association, public relations agency, or other high intensity media environment)
• Travel Required:  Up to 10%
• Hybrid Work Policy:  Teleworker:  Minimum 1 day onsite per week
• Starting Range:  $103,150 - $116,600

Qualifications

Salary : $103,150 - $116,600