Senior Media Relations Specialist (Healthcare)

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States; on-site role with occasional after-hours and weekend work as needed.

Annual base salary: $81,120–$133,010.

Company

hirify.global is an academic healthcare system supporting clinical services, medical research, and university communications.

What you will do

• Develop media outreach strategies for clinical service lines, faculty research, and health system initiatives.
• Write and distribute press releases, media pitches, talking points, media statements, award entries, and selected LinkedIn content.
• Build relationships with national, regional, and local news media, clinicians, researchers, administrators, and university partners.
• Respond to media inquiries, coordinate interviews, and advise subject-matter experts on interview protocol and messaging.
• Monitor news and medical research trends, identify storytelling opportunities, and proactively pitch experts.
• Prepare media coverage reports, manage the awards calendar, and support communications for conferences and recognitions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, marketing, communications, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in public relations or media, including researching, writing, editing, and distributing communications materials.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience working with clinical subject-matter experts, department chairs, university colleagues, and staff.
• Strong experience writing, editing, and proofreading press releases and media pitches, with the ability to edit for brand voice and clarity.
• Expertise in major social media channels, specifically LinkedIn, plus familiarity with content management and project management platforms.
• Valid California driver’s license and required Los Angeles City Fire Life Safety training; training must be obtained within 30 days of hire if not already held.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in communications, public relations, or management.
• Communications experience in healthcare, higher education, another highly regulated organization, or an agency.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with 8-hour workdays.
• Work supporting clinical care, medical research, and university communications.
• Some media relations activities may require work outside normal hours or on weekends.
• Employment includes reasonable accommodation support for applicants and employees with disabilities.