Marketing and Communications Strategist, Enterprise Initiatives

Job Posting Title: Marketing and Communications Strategist, Enterprise Initiatives ---- Hiring Department: Dell Medical School ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: General Notes Dell Medical School is seeking a Marketing & Communications Strategist, Enterprise Initiatives. Purpose As Dell Medical School builds an integrated academic health system, this position leads communications strategy and execution for complex enterprise initiatives that affect employees, operations, patients and institutional partners. Reporting within the deputy chief marketing and communications officer’s portfolio, the Marketing and Communications Strategist - Enterprise Initiatives serves as the lead MarComm partner for a fractional portfolio of priority projects. The strategist advises executive sponsors and project leaders, translates complex change into clear and actionable communications, and engages specialized MarComm colleagues when broader capacity or deeper expertise is required. Assignments shift as initiatives advance, overlap or reach periods of intensive communications demand. Strategic Advisory & Portfolio Planning Lead integrated communications strategies for assigned enterprise initiatives, from early planning through implementation and ongoing optimization. Serve as the principal communications adviser to executive sponsors, project leaders and business owners, connecting project goals to audience needs, messaging and implementation plans. Translate institutional strategy, project roadmaps and operational decisions into clear communications objectives, stakeholder strategies and measurable outcomes. Develop a cohesive approach across a fractional portfolio while accounting for each initiative's scope, audiences, timing, risks and operating environment. Maintain a portfolio-level view of communications activity, identifying competing demands, dependencies, overlapping audiences and opportunities to coordinate messages. Anticipate peak periods of communications demand and recommend changes in fractional assignments, sequencing or specialist support. Assess stakeholder concerns, change readiness, reputational considerations and operational risk, recommending proactive communications responses. Determine which needs can be addressed directly and which require collaboration with specialized MarComm teams or institutional partners. Ensure initiative communications align with enterprise strategy, brand standards and the broader positioning of Dell Medical School and the academic health system. Apply advanced judgment to complex or sensitive communications challenges with limited oversight and substantial latitude for independent decision-making. Enterprise Communications Planning & Execution Plan, develop and execute communications across web, email, presentations, toolkits, print, video and editorial channels based on the needs of each initiative. Translate complex changes in systems, processes, roles or services into clear information that helps stakeholders understand what is changing, why it matters and what action is required. Lead communications workstreams across the project life cycle, including planning, design, implementation, launch and optimization. Develop stakeholder and audience strategies that account for how proposed changes affect different employee groups, leaders, patients, partners and other audiences. Create or oversee messaging frameworks, leader materials, presentations, talking points, FAQs, announcements, implementation updates and other core communications products. Sequence communications across initiatives to reduce conflicting messages, avoid unnecessary duplication and help employees navigate concurrent changes. Define communications scope, timelines, roles, approvals and deliverables in collaboration with project leaders and cross-functional partners. Manage large or complex communications projects with limited oversight, coordinating contributors and ensuring timely, accurate delivery. Monitor stakeholder questions and feedback throughout implementation and adjust messages, channels or timing as needs change. Balance planned project work with emerging needs, setting realistic expectations and recommending approaches proportionate to the audience, opportunity and institutional risk. Stakeholder Engagement & Organizational Alignment Serve as the lead MarComm partner to executive sponsors, project leaders, business owners and other stakeholders for assigned initiatives. Develop sufficient knowledge of each initiative’s purpose, decisions, stakeholders and dependencies to provide credible strategic counsel and maintain continuity throughout the work. Participate in project governance, planning meetings and working groups early enough to identify communications needs before they become urgent. Build alignment among leaders and partners on communications objectives, key messages, timing, responsibilities and approval processes. Coordinate with human resources, information technology, clinical operations, finance, academic units and other functions as relevant to each initiative. Clarify communications ownership and decision-making responsibilities for work that spans multiple teams, operating environments or institutional partners. Advise project leaders on sensitive, high-visibility or high-risk communications and facilitate appropriate institutional review. Surface conflicts, dependencies or stakeholder concerns that could affect communications effectiveness or project adoption. Maintain trusted working relationships across the institution and help resolve differing organizational needs or competing considerations. MarComm Integration & Project Leadership Serve as the primary connection between assign