Marketing & Communications Coordinator (Part-Time)

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans and a Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

Job Overview

The Marketing & Communications Coordinator provides a wide range of MarCom functions support to location leadership and the MarCom Manager/Director/Regional/Sr. Regional Director including, but not limited to, writing, editing, digital content management (website and social media) and strategy, internal and external communications, monthly reports to leadership, photography, video and graphic design, with the greatest focus being on writing and video storytelling to create website and social media content.

This a part-time role Monday thru Friday. Work hours can be discussed with the hiring manager.

Responsibilities

Strategic Communications

• Write and post content for Shriners Children's (SC) website, location intranet and social media channels
• Research, create and write patient stories and other content to support marketing, donor relations and business development
• Create digital content and execute location- and system-wide strategy
• Assist Manager / Director with internal communications where applicable
• Organize and facilitate hospital tours related to Marcom events and programs
• Follow AP style and SC identity standards
• Research, write and distribute press releases and media advisories.

Collaborative Communications

• Encourage enthusiasm, positive morale and teamwork among employees
• Work with other departments and medical staff to solicit stories
• Acts as media escort within facility
• Assist Manager / Director (where applicable) with Shriners International temple relations
• Coordinate facility special events such as public celebrations, celebrity and VIP visits and others as requested
• Ensure confidentiality and patient privacy during tours, events and media visits
• Present to Shriners International temples, community organizations or groups when assigned or necessary
• Travel as needed to attend meeting or represent SC at community, temple or fundraising events.

Departmental Support

• Provide reports on department activity and progress toward goals
• Manage multiple projects
• Upload photos, videos and consents to Digital Assets Management system
• Research media outlets and maintain current media contact list, using media monitoring platform
• General office duties including, but not limited to, answering phones, filing, inventory of marketing collateral, meeting minutes

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• 3 years of Marketing/Communications/Public Relations experience
• Experience interviewing and capturing a story
• Demonstrable storytelling experience (writing samples will be requested)
• Familiarity with capturing video via cell phone and then editing using video editing program (Adobe Premiere, Capcut, etc)
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Bachelor's in Marketing, Communications, Journalism or related field

Preferred:

• Salesforce Marketing Cloud / email marketing CRM experience
• Website CMS
• Adobe Creative Cloud or Canva experience
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Media relations experience