Communications and Publications Coordinator

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is seeking a Communications and Publications Coordinator.  SHEA is a professional society representing over 3,000 members that improves public health by establishing infection-prevention measures and supporting antibiotic stewardship among healthcare providers.

SHEA Staff Core Values are:

• High degree of trust in each other
• Respect individual knowledge and skills
• Do not assign individual blame and focus on continuous improvement as a team
• Mission-driven
• Dedicated and loyal
• Create an energizing and participatory environment
• Supported and valued environment for team members, as a professional and individual
• Individual accountability is encouraged and expected
• Align around common objectives and create clarity around direction and priorities

The Society is a great place to work! SHEA has a highly competitive total compensation package, offers flexible work, telework arrangements, and our organizational culture is highly rated by staff.  Our office is located two blocks from the metro and has a free gym onsite.

The Communications and Publications Coordinator supports SHEA communications strategy including SHEA scientific publications.  This role is responsible for executing on SHEA’s communication plans, media relations, and digital/social initiatives.  This also includes producing the SHEA podcast series which are aimed to be a communication vehicle for SHEA.

The ideal candidate has the ability to coordinate multiple communication channels effectively while maintaining the organization’s brand/brand messaging.

Characteristic Essential Responsibilities

Program Coordination and Project Management:

• Develops and oversees social media content and strategy, including day-to-day management of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube
• Collaborates with staff to develop and execute campaigns, and provide guidance on social media content development
• Provides comprehensive performance reports for social media channels, making recommendations to drive improved performance
• Collaborates with SHEA Marketing & Membership manager on SHEA Newsletter, drafting articles and helping to edit content.

Operations, Systems, and Processing Requests:

• Approves journal manuscript submission check-ins for SHEA scientific journal
• Fields media inquiries
• Coordinates and launches SHEA’s communication podcasts with 2 planned per month
• Reviews weekly Spotlight email
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Associate degree in related field, relevant experience can be submitted
• At least 1 year of experience in member services, program management and communications activities  
• At least 1 year of experience with social media
• Demonstrated ability to adapt new trends into existing programs
• Association or nonprofit experience preferred, but not required

Competencies: Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Self-starter who is willing to tackle new challenges
• Team player who is eager to work in a small office environment
• Strong ability to act with a sense of ownership and remain engaged with team
• Ability to ask the right questions and think critically to fill in information gaps
• Ability to assess a situation and independently take action to address it
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including spelling, grammar, and proofreading skills
• Detail oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities with urgent deadlines
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative, and organizational skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and SharePoint); functional knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat as needed

Travel Requirements

• Must be able to travel up to 5% of the time
• SHEA Spring Conference
• IDWeek

EEO Statement:

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applications without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, socioeconomic status, marital or veteran status. We also welcome those of all abilities and make reasonable accommodations to support successful outcomes for our team members.