Job Title: Director Community Comms/UKHC Requisition Number: RE50628 Working Title: Director of Communications – Community Department Name: H4022:Health System Administration Work Location: Lexington, KY Grade Level: 12 Salary Range: $62,400-111,634/year Type of Position: Staff Position Time Status : Full-Time Required Education: BA Click here for more information about equivalencies:: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies Required Related Experience: 4 yrs Required License/Registration/Certification: None Physical Requirements: This position may require sitting, standing, and/or walking for extended periods in addition to repetitive motion, such as typing. Shift: Primarily day shift Monday through Friday with occasional evenings and weekends per departmental needs. Job Summary: The Director of Communications – Community leads strategic internal and external communications for UK HealthCare’s community hospitals and clinics, with a focus on rural Eastern Kentucky. This role is responsible for media relations, crisis communication, and digital engagement, in collaboration with UKHC’s Brand Strategy, Communications, and Public Relations teams. The director enhances brand visibility, fosters community partnerships, and promotes employee and service recognition. The position ensures aligned messaging across platforms and supports enterprise-wide communication goals through service excellence, strategic planning, and relationship building. Skills / Knowledge / Abilities: Experience developing strategic communication plans, as well as using web-based communication platforms preferred, excellent written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to build and sustain relationships. Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? : No Preferred Education/Experience: Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience with content development, intranet development and workforce communication tools • Able to speak and present to a large audience. • Comfortable interacting with executive leadership and across multiple functions/stakeholders. • Demonstrated experience managing relationships between internal and external clients. • Experience with EHR system implementation, strategic planning, or communication measurement preferred. Deadline to Apply: 08/07/2025 Our University Community: We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

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