job opportunities

To meet its goal of helping women become informed consumers of health information, HealthyWomen continues to develop innovative programs and partnerships aimed at increasing awareness of disease prevention and health promotion for all women.

Available Positions
Director of Communications and New Media
Social Media Maven Intern
Volunteer/Internship Program

Director of Communications and New Media

HealthyWomen is hiring a Director of Communications and New Media who can conceive and execute truly engaging digital communications campaigns. This person plays a critical strategic role while having key operational responsibilities. The position reports directly to the Executive Director and works closely with all departments in the organization.

HealthyWomen (HW) is the nation's leading nonprofit women's health organization, with a rapidly growing digital brand focused on health and wellness. We serve women across the lifespan from 25 to 70+ and currently attract more than 100,000 visitors per month. HealthyWomen has a wide variety of media, consumer and professional partners including NBC Go Healthy NY, EmpowHER American Medical Women's Association, NursingCenter.com and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners that offer tremendous growth potential. HealthyWomen was named the top women's health site by Dr. Oz and has been named to The Top 100 Women's Health Websites by ForbesWoman for two consecutive years.

We are a close-knit, passionate team of professionals who are on a mission to help women live their best lives while growing HealthyWomen into a popular brand. HealthyWomen offers a collaborative, creative and entrepreneurial environment. We are eager to attract a Director of Communications and New Media who brings tremendous energy and a passion for excellence to the table. HealthyWomen is poised for significant growth, and the right candidate will play a pivotal role in realizing this growth and helping to put HealthyWomen on the map in a big way.

Are you a brilliant wordsmith? Proven media relations guru? Passionate collector of likes/shares/fans/followers?

Our growing marketing team is seeking a senior level Communications and New Media expert who can conceive and execute truly engaging digital communications campaigns.

Your skill set will include media relations, social media, client management and corporate messaging.

Responsibilities:

Media Relations

• Create and maintain media lists
• Respond to media inquiries
• Write and distribute media materials including pitch letters, news releases, backgrounders, fact sheets and bios
• Monitor HealthyWomen media coverage and provide reports as necessary
• Gather editorial calendars and promote appropriate media opportunities
• Manage monthly media newsletter including writing lead blog post and working with editorial staff to pull other content
• Assist with identifying, cultivating and implementing media partnerships

Social Media

• Create a comprehensive social media strategy to define programs that use social media marketing techniques to increase visibility, membership and traffic
• Create, write and manage all social media programs and be responsible for growth and monitoring trends to promote HW and our individual programs and campaigns
• Design social media programs tied to tangible business objectives
• Experiment with new and alternative ways to leverage social media activities
• Monitor trends in social media tools, trends and application and appropriately apply that knowledge to increasing the value and impact
• Measure the impact of social media on the overall marketing efforts
• Develop/maintain vendor relationships

Client Management

• Develop new media and promotional opportunities that can be included within proposals and grant opportunities
• Manage media relations components of funded programs; assist with developing ideas at proposal stage
• Brainstorm and facilitate implementation of value-added components for funded programs
• Assist in relevant account administration duties such as billing and activity reports
• Coordinate and staff as necessary special events, exhibits and promotions

Corporate Communications

• Develop and maintain annual communications budget
• Assist in the management, growth and engagement of HealthyWomen's advisory groups including the Consumer Liaison Council, Women's Center Advisory Council and Women's Health Advisory Council
• Working with Director of Digital Properties, manage content on relevant website sections including News & Media and About Us
• Conceptualize and execute annual WomenTALK survey
• Manage annual, or more frequent, consumer satisfaction surveys
• Create and produce or manage update e-blasts and other correspondence to board of directors and other councils, constituents and friends
• Working with Director of Development, create quarterly board of directors presentations to provide updates on new educational programs and media efforts

Qualifications and Personal Characteristics

• Bachelor's degree is required; master's degree in communications and/or business is preferred
• A minimum of 5 years' hands-on communications experience within a public relations firm with demonstrated effectiveness in event management
• Outstanding verbal, writing, editing and research skills. Detail-oriented and exacting with a creative bent
• Adept at budget development, accounting and financial reporting
• Ability to interact credibly with high net-worth individuals and corporate and foundation executives
• Ability to represent the organization in senior-level meetings and to be an effective ambassador for its mission and programs
• Poised, proactive, self-assured, organized and energetic self-starter with the willingness to work hands-on to develop and execute a variety of communications activities
• A strategic thinker, goal-oriented, collaborative and motivated to complete tasks and succeed
• Ability to be a hands-on implementer, a team player and a skilled manager
• Ability to make decisions, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Energy, enthusiasm, a sense of humor and an entrepreneurial work style

Compensation and Benefits

HealthyWomen is an EEO employer. Salary commensurate with experience. Actual salary will depend on qualifications and anticipated contribution to the organization.

HW pays 70% of medical and dental premiums for its employees.

In addition, HW provides a competitive vacation package, 10 paid holidays and two personal days per year.

Candidates must be located in the NY/NJ Metro Area

Please send cover letter and resume to bbattaglino@healthywomen.org

Social Media Maven Intern

Our growing, independent organization needs hungry, savvy interns to helm our social media outlets and pioneer new channels online. Use your skills to build awareness, create buzz, and shape our brand.

We are the leading not for profit women's health organization that provides health & wellness information that is well respected by consumers and health providers near and far. Our challenge now is to not only spread the word, but continue to resonate in the minds of our audience and grow.

Usual suspects include Facebook, Twitter. But what else? Come show us what you can do.

Apply by Email: info@healthywomen.org

Volunteer/Internship Program

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of women nationwide? HealthyWomen seeks part-time volunteers/interns in our Red Bank, NJ office on a rolling basis. We welcome motivated, independent, and self-disciplined persons interested in learning more about women's health to bring their ideas and energy to our office. Candidate will gain working knowledge of varied women's health topics.

Responsibilities:

• Updating and gathering information on women's health organizations and health resources to expand database
• Assisting in the regular update of web site, including information about HW and its services, checking links, suggesting new content and ways to drive traffic
• Tracking and fulfillment of consumer requests for various health information and publications
• Assisting employees with projects as needed

 

Qualifications:

• Experience working with and/or responding to consumer needs
• Able to work independently on multiple projects at one time
• Excellent written and oral skills
• Team player; offers suggestions for improving operations and helping HW fulfill its mission
• Computer competency in Word, Excel, Outlook and internet
• Proofreading skills
• A strong interest in women's health

 

This opportunity is unpaid. Volunteer/intern may earn high school or college credit and/or documented hours for class credit, project or paper. Volunteer/intern must be available 1 day per week (Mon or Thurs) for 3-4 hours. Commuting to Red Bank, NJ office is required. Hours must be worked between 10am-4pm.

To be considered for an internship with HW, please e-mail your cover letter explaining your interest in this program, resume and availability (days/times/duration) to Kerri Agnello: kagnello@healthywomen.org.