Communications Specialist
We are seeking creative
and highly organized Specialist, Communications to join our growing marketing
and communications team. This role will focus primarily on storytelling and
content development for St. George’s University (SGU), while also supporting
cross-brand content needs for other institutions within the Medforth Global
Healthcare Education network, including Rocky Vista University (RVU).
Reporting to
the Communication Manager, the Specialist, Communications will help bring the
SGU and Medforth brand stories to life through blog posts, student and alumni
profiles, editorial features, newsletters, and more. You’ll collaborate with
cross-functional teams, including communications, digital marketing, creative,
social media, and admissions, to ensure content is aligned with key campaigns,
optimized for audience engagement, and consistent in tone and voice.
This role is
ideal for a strong writer and editor with a passion for higher education,
healthcare, and storytelling that inspires prospective students and builds
brand credibility.
Medforth Group,
also known as Medforth Global Healthcare Education, is a portfolio company
focused on healthcare education. Backed by several large financial firms,
Medforth’s institutions are the single largest supplier of new doctors into
U.S. residencies each year. Our mission is to address the global physician
shortage, with a particular focus on the United States.
Key
Responsibilities
- Content
Development & Storytelling
- Research, write, and edit original content for SGU’s
blog, editorials, newsletters, and print collateral.
- Develop alumni features, alumni profiles,
testimonials, student spotlights, faculty stories, and academic highlights
that support brand visibility and enrollment goals.
- Support the creation of cross-brand editorial
content, including for RVU and other Medforth entities, as needed.
Editorial
& Campaign Support
- Work with the Communication Manager to align content
with campaign objectives and student journeys.
- Translate marketing briefs into actionable content
deliverables—tailoring tone, voice, and format to meet specific platform
needs.
Collaboration
& Content Operations
- Collaborate with creative, marketing, and communications
to ensure content is visually engaging, optimized, and consistent across
platforms.
- Contribute to the planning and upkeep of the
editorial content calendar in coordination with brand and communications
teams.
- Conduct interviews with internal stakeholders,
students, and alumni to develop authentic, human-centered narratives.
Content
Optimization & Repurposing
- Help repurpose long-form stories into shorter assets
(social posts, web snippets, ads) to maximize distribution.
- Work with SEO and web teams to incorporate keywords,
metadata, and other best practices into content pieces.
- Support content testing and performance reviews to
inform future creative strategy.
Preferred
Qualifications:
- 3–5 years of experience in content marketing, journalism, copywriting, or related fields; higher education or healthcare experience is a plus.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills with an adaptable voice and tone.
- Strong storytelling instincts, with an ability to translate complex ideas into clear, engaging content.
- Experience creating content for multiple formats and platforms: blogs, Press releases, testimonials, and editorial.
- Familiarity with CMS platforms (e.g., WordPress), email platforms (e.g., Mailchimp), and basic SEO practices.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills; comfortable managing multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, Marketing, English, or related field.
We Are
·Student Centric: We approach every task with a focus on supporting our students to achieve their lifelong learning goals in a safe, vibrant and welcoming environment.
·A Global Community: We are one team with an international outlook welcoming the strength in our diversity and the value each of us brings to what we do.
·Accountable: We take responsibility for our actions by being responsive, resourceful and respectful in delivering on our commitments with integrity and the highest ethical standards.
·Collaborative: We support and empower one another through open communications, cooperation, sharing knowledge and taking time to always listen and show we care.
·Committed to Excellence: We take pride in our ongoing pursuit for continuous improvement through creativity, rigor and best practices to produce meaningful outcomes.