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Posted Job Title
Communications Coordinator

Job Profile Title
Social Media Coordinator

Job Description Summary

The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania (Cohen Clinic at Penn) provides confidential, personalized, and evidence-based behavioral health care for veterans and their family members. Our mission is to improve the lives of veterans and military families. The multidisciplinary team is comprised of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and outreach staff.  This clinic is also part of the Cohen Veterans Network (CVN), a national philanthropic organization operating military family mental health clinics nationwide.

Job Description

The Cohen Clinic at Penn is looking for a Communications Coordinator. S/he will report to the Clinic Director and work closely with our Outreach Manager. The Communications Coordinator will support several key public facing initiatives.  S/he will develop and lead marketing and communications strategy, including media relations, social media management and analytics, email campaign development and monitoring, and facilitation of print materials / branded merchandise. Additionally, s/he will support the development and maintenance of external partnerships, by hosting partners during site visits, special event planning, and representing the clinic at key community outreach events.  Finally, the Communications Coordinator will advance the clinic’s development and fundraising initiatives by identifying and applying for relevant grants, working with CVN and Penn Development to identify potential philanthropic donors, designing community engagement campaigns, and drafting donor and community facing communications to facilitate awareness and interest in supporting our mission.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Associate's Degree and 2-3  years of relevant work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.  Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Excellent writing competency and oral communication skills required; ability to digest and distill complex subjects into clear messages; strong proofreading and editing abilities
• Experience with social media management, branding, and analytics required
• Must be able to manage multiple priorities with competing deadlines
• Nonprofit advancement experience strongly preferred
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, a plus
• Experience or working knowledge with veterans/military content and/or the mental health field a plus
• Military Veterans, Military Spouses, and other Military Family Members are strongly encouraged to apply.

Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / SchooL
Perelman School of Medicine

Pay Range
$20.00 - $36.00

Affirmative Action Statement 

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Special Requirements 

Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.