Senior Advisor - Lovell

Our Current Need

As Lovell Communications continues to grow as part of the larger HMA organization, demand for our renowned crisis management and transaction communications expertise steadily increases. We now seek to add another experienced health care communications strategist with proven experience in:

• The development and execution of health care crisis communications plans
• Experience managing and serving on health care crisis response teams, preferably in the health care delivery space (either in-house or with an agency)
• Experience supporting organizations with communications strategy through mergers, acquisitions and other transactions

About HMA Lovell

For more than 35 years, Lovell Communications has helped health care organizations protect their brand reputations and grow their businesses with strategic communications and public relations. Now an HMA company, Lovell serves a wide range of health care clients, including integrated health systems, hospitals, post-acute and home health providers, public health organizations, health plans, suppliers, consultants and associations.

HMA Lovell has offices in Nashville, TN, and a remote team across the country.

Job Summary

The Senior Advisor is responsible for serving as the account lead for various clients and projects by providing strategic corporate communications counsel. The Senior Advisor develops relationships with clients and leads the agency’s account services team to support operational excellence. This role supports clients across the country and contributes to projects across HMA member companies.

Work Performed and Job Requirements

• Serves as senior lead for assigned clients and responsible for account direction, strategy and budget development and management.
• Develops persuasive, multi-channel communication plans and programs to support client goals and objectives; manages internal, sub-contracted and client resources to oversee execution and performance measurement.
• Creates complex, long-form materials for clients including strategic change communications and message platforms, white papers, speeches, presentations and collateral materials.
• Reviews, edits and approves written communications from account team members.
• Interfaces with members of the media on behalf of clients.
• Develops measurable objectives and key performance indicators and is responsible for regular reporting of results to clients.
• Contributes to the professional development of junior staff.
• Remains current with industry news, trends and forecasts.
• Identifies cross-selling opportunities with other practice areas or HMA member companies.
• Participates in business development efforts and develops business proposals, presentations, and RFP responses.
• Develops case studies, blogs and other promotional materials (for clients and agency).
• Seeks increasing levels of responsibility for internal strategic initiatives to improve agency practices and policies, as well as team KPIs.
• Works diligently to meet or exceed billable performance goals and assigns responsibilities to junior staff that position them to meet their goals.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education/Training

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, journalism, or related field is required.

Experience

Minimum of 12 years of experience in public relations and communications within the health industry in the agency, public health or private sector. Previous experience with media relations is strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think critically and develop strategy in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of health care and communications industry practices.
• Ability to motivate and lead teams to high performance.
• Proven project management capabilities.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with clients and industry contacts.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Comfort and acumen in problem solving and adapting to client/project needs.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)