Senior Communications Specialist (Internal Communications)

Senior Communications Specialist (Internal Communications)

Job ID 21535 Location Los Angeles, California, United States Job Category Marketing / Communications Date posted 11/04/2026

Apply Now Save Job Employees: Apply Here

Job Description

Align yourself with an organization that has a reputation for excellence! Cedars-Sinai was awarded the National Research Corporation's Consumer Choice Award 19 years in a row for providing the highest-quality medical care in Los Angeles. We also were awarded the Advisory Board Company's Workplace of the Year. This annual award recognizes hospitals and health systems nationwide that have high levels of employee engagement. We provide an outstanding benefit package that includes healthcare, paid time off, and a 403(b). Join us! Discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America's Best Hospitals.

What are you responsible for?

The Senior Communications Specialist will develop and implement strategic communications plans and activities to promote and support Cedars-Sinai's employee-facing initiatives. This individual will play a key role in identifying strategic, innovative news, feature and communications ideas for various communications channels; write and develop stories, collateral materials and other content; edit written materials; work with the visuals team to manage and assign photos; and assist in the production of internal publications and updates. Must demonstrate exceptional, accurate writing ability and highly effective, courteous, professional and respectful communication skills in daily interactions with physicians, nurses, staff members and others. Must be able to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast paced, high-volume environment with frequent interruptions.

Collaborates and works cross-functionally with internal collaborators in Marketing and Communications as well as with external partners throughout Cedars-Sinai. Handles basic design and implementation of communication materials through specialized templates. Works collaboratively with other members of the Organizational Communications team to manage priorities, workflows and shared responsibilities and assignments. Primary duties include:

Responsible for leading and/or supporting essential communications, projects, and initiatives to further Cedars-Sinai's organizational priorities as well as external and internal communications goals.

Strategizes, writes, edits and publishes content for Cedars-Sinai staff, medical staff and patients, including but not limited to news and feature stories, FAQs and talking points, memos and announcements, collateral copy, blog posts, collateral content website copy. Ensures all copy and content are clear, well-written, grammatically correct and factually accurate.

Covers clinical-departmental beats as assigned to support the Organizational Communications team.

Contributes to crisis response, serving as an agile and flexible writer and working on-call as needed.

Works in various digital platforms, including email campaign, intranet and digital channel platforms supporting content creation and distribution.

Collaborates closely with External Communications, Social Media, Creative Services, Brand Strategy and other Marketing and Communications teams to promote high-value stories and communications, in support of departmental and organizational strategic priorities.

Establishes and maintains effective relationships and processes with all internal cross-functional collaborators to effectively execute on collaboration needs. Interacts with physicians, research investigators, operations staff, patients and others in a professional and responsive manner, protecting patient privacy in all facets of work.

Delivers cleanly written, accurate stories and communications to support staff, medical staff, programs and other aspects of Cedars-Sinai. Adheres to deadlines and internal style guides.

Serves as an all-purpose collaborator, supporting Organizational Communications team members across functions and beats with writing and strategy support as needed.

Please provide two or more writing samples illustrating internal communications, along with your resume, when applying for this role.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor''s degree in English, journalism, communications or a related field required.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience writing, editing, developing and delivering in-depth content or related communications experience required. A minimum of 7 or more years of experience writing, editing, developing and delivering in-depth content or related communications experience preferred.
• Proven experience of at least 5 years in an academic medical center, hospital or healthcare, broadcast news, nonprofit and/or foundation experience strongly preferred.

Why work here?

Beyond outstanding employee benefits including paid vacation plus 10 paid holidays, a 403(b) and our Choice Retirement plan (100% funded by Cedars-Sinai) we take pride in hiring the best employees. Our accomplished staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our commitment to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation.

Req ID 21535 Working Title Senior Communications Specialist (Internal Communications) Department Internal Communications Business Entity Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Job Category Marketing / Communications Job Specialty Communications Overtime Status EXEMPT Primary Shift Day Shift Duration 8 hour Base Pay $102,148.80 - $148,116.80

Apply Now Save Job Employees: Apply Here

Diversity and Inclusion at Cedars-Sinai

We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve - because that's what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve Quality Care and Research-For All, By All.

Our compensation philosophy

We offer a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base pay range shown generally applies to the greater Los Angeles area and may vary based on work location. Our range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including knowledge/skills: relevant experience and training, education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. The base pay range does not include any incentive payments that may be applicable to a role. Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision (PDF) .

Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy.

Cedars-Sinai's AA Policy Statement (PDF)