Communications Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 30, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 28, 2026. Inova scores A on the Alion truth index.
Inova Health is looking for a dedicated Communications Manager to join the team. Full-time Day Shift, Monday-Friday, working general office hours with Hybrid work schedule.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience.We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, hybrid career opportunities.
Communications Manager Job Responsibilities:
- Collaborates with supported business marketers to understand business priorities and communications needs, developing a comprehensive communications strategy to ensure connectivity between these teams and Internal Communications.
- Collaborates with supported business teammates to support change initiatives, draft communications, and equip leaders to cascade messages to their teams.
- Creates and implements communication plans, developing, publishing, and distributing content across various system channels.
- Ensures that messaging is consistent, relevant, and aligned to organizational goals and objectives.
- Develops and maintains relationships with key stakeholders, serving as subject matter expert, trusted advisor, and brand champion.
- Stays up-to-date on goals, priorities, and milestones for assigned support areas and understands the impact, scale, and timelines for initiatives.
- Collaborates with leaders and team members to review the status and content of Internal Communications projects and strengthen stakeholder relationships.
- Partners closely with marketing, creative services, government and media relations teammates on shared initiatives, including internal/external campaigns, media activities, and website updates.
- Creates, posts, and maintains intranet content for assigned communications efforts; Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of communications strategies and adjusts as needed; Manages relationships with external vendors and agencies as needed; Stays up-to-date on healthcare industry trends and communications best practice.
Minimum Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, public relations, marketing, business or related field.
- Experience: 8 years of progressive experience in strategic communications planning and execution.
Preferred Qualifications:
Hospital communications experience
Strong writing/editing skills
Desire and ability to take initiative on tasks as needed