JOB TITLE: Public Relations Coordinator
DEPARTMENT: Communications
HIRING RANGE: Dependent on Experience and Qualifications
WORK HOURS: Full-time, Mon.-Fri., Occasional weekends and evenings
DATE POSTED: 04/28/08

Experience and Educational Requirements:

• Excellent written and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of natural health care
• Creative and/or marketing writing skills
• Ability to work on group projects
• Self-directed with an ability to prioritize and work under multiple deadlines
• B.A. in journalism, communications or a related program
• 3 Years of communications experience in the workplace, including knowledge and experience in publications
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Summary of Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for gathering and disseminating news about the University to local, regional and national media, both general and profession-specific, through timely press releases and to key stakeholder groups through recurring publications

• Responsible for establishing and maintaining regular contacts with University administrators, organizational units, student leaders, student and alumni groups in order to prepare appropriate news releases for relevant media
• Provides news coverage of selected University events
• Coordinates monthly press release packet of University news, which is mailed to relevant profession-specific and geographic defined media
• Responsible for planning, editing and coordinating selected recurring print and web-based University publications, including Northwestern Today (weekly), University Update (twice per month) and Northwestern Naturally
• Oversees tracking of media clippings, including circulating institutionally a clippings report every month
• Coordinates Natural Health News Service, including researching, writing and/or editing news releases related to health topics of interest to the general consumer, which are released every other month to relevant local and national media
• Coordinates Communications Department communications intern program, including recruitment, interviewing prospective interns and overseeing day-to-day internship work
• Manages Communications Department photo archives and coordinates annual campus photo shoot for marketing publications
• Performs special projects and other duties related to University communications as assigned by the Director of Communications

Please submit your resumé and cover letter to jobs@nwhealth.edu or mail through the U.S. Postal Service to the address listed below. The materials will be forwarded to the appropriate hiring manager.

Northwestern Health Sciences University
Department of Human Resources
2501 West 84th Street
Bloomington, Minnesota 55431