Premise Health is Different on Purpose

Premise Health serves large organizations and their people with exceptional healthcare. The result? Better experiences, better health, and better value, all while helping organizations lower their healthcare costs. 

Premise's mission is to help people get, stay, and be well. Come join us and see for yourself why amazing health starts with amazing healthcare. For more information, visit www.jobs.premisehealth.com. 

The senior communications specialist helps lead and execute public relations strategies that strengthen the company’s reputation and generate external awareness of its offerings. Reporting to the manager, public relations, this role serves as a trusted communications partner across the enterprise, working closely with executives, subject matter experts, and stakeholders to support media relations, client communications, and broker and consultant communications. 

This is a full time, hybrid Senior Communications Specialist - Public Relations role located in Brentwood, TN.

What You'll Do

•Lead execution of the organization’s media relations strategy alongside the public relations manager

•Proactively identify opportunities for press releases, sourcing stories, proof points, and data that help tell the Premise story

•Draft and distribute press releases that adhere to brand guidelines and support strategic initiatives tied to business goals

•Independently develop media pitches, cultivate story angles, and conduct media outreach to secure earned media coverage

•Develop executive briefing materials, talking points, and FAQs to support external communications initiatives, such as interviews and client site openings

•Build and maintain relationships with reporters who cover Premise and our industry

•Identify, evaluate, and pursue speaking engagements, award programs, and industry recognition opportunities aligned with business objectives.

•Own media monitoring and competitive intelligence programs, synthesizing findings into actionable insights and recommendations for leaders.

•Analyze media performance, campaign results, share of voice, sentiment, and industry trends to inform future communications strategies.

•Develop executive-level reporting that demonstrates the impact of public relations and thought leadership efforts on business objectives

•Identify opportunities to improve communications processes, reporting, and workflows to increase efficiency and impact.

What You'll Bring

•Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, or related field or equivalent work experience.

•5+ years of communications, public relations, journalism, or corporate communications experience

•Healthcare industry experience preferred but not required

•Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with exceptional attention to detail

•Comfortable communicating with executives and clients to gather information for media and thought leadership activities

•Strong project management skills with the ability to independently lead complex initiatives simultaneously

•Self-starter who demonstrates initiative and thrives in a collaborative work environment

•Demonstrated resourcefulness, initiative, and problem-solving mindset

•Strong analytics skills and ability to interpret communications performance data and translate into actionable insights

•Team player with a positive, can-do attitude

•Comfortable working in a dynamic environment with a certain amount of ambiguity

•Proficiency in MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

•Knowledge of working in a media monitoring platform; Cision preferred but not required

Work-life balance is at the foundation of how decisions are made and where Premise is headed. We can only help people get, stay, and be well if we do the same for ourselves. In addition to competitive pay, Premise offers full-time team members benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) program with company match, paid holidays and vacation time, a company-sponsored wellness program, EAP, access to virtual primary care and virtual behavioral health at no cost for team members and their dependents. Additional benefits can be viewed here: https://jobs.premisehealth.com/benefits.

Premise is an equal opportunity employer; we value inclusion and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.