Marketing and Communications Specialist

Company Description

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.

Job Description

1. Provides writing, editing and research support for print, web & intranet projects, and other communication projects as directed including publications, media relations and internal communications.
2.  Plans, implements and monitors ongoing marketing and communications programs in support of the mission, values, goals and objectives of the system and local site as directed by manager or director.
3. Works on planning and development of projects in a variety of different medias.
4. Works with Director as needed in supporting media efforts including positive coverage, crises response and on site staffing if media is present.
5.  Works with team to develop social media content and provides day-to-day support of all social media accounts and strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Communications, Journalism, English, Marketing, Business or a related field is required.
• Two (2) to five (5) years of related experience
• Adobe Creative Suite experience is preferred

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation

• Pay Range: $31.74-$44.5
• Other Compensation (if applicable): 
• Review the 2025-2026 UMMS Benefits Guide

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