**Job Description**

The Communications Specialist is responsible for managing the Department’s internal and external communications and marketing in conjunction with UW Medicine’s Office of Communications and Marketing. Reporting to the Vice-Chair of Finance & Administration and under the direction of the Department Chair,this position collaborates closely with Departmental staff, faculty, and leadership to carry out the mission of the Department. Core responsibilities include: written and digital content management, managing internal Department communications, and brand management.

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine is recognized nationally and internationally for its excellent programs with 16 annual one and two year rotating faculty positions, numerous joint and adjunct faculty in clinical care, teaching and research. The Department includes more than 50 full-time M.D. and research faculty, 2...