Senior Executive, Communications (1-year contract)

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Executive, Communications to support high-impact internal and external communications that advance the School’s strategic priorities. You will contribute to strengthening NUS Medicine’s positioning as a leading medical school for Asia through strategic storytelling, editorial/publication work, digital and social media content, and media relations support.

This role is ideal for a communications professional who is a strong writer, highly organised, and confident working with multiple stakeholders and vendors.

Key Responsibilities

1) Publications & Editorial Management (Primary focus)

• Coordinate editorial planning, development, production and dissemination of the School’s flagship Yearbook.
• Coordinate development, production and dissemination of MediCine, a 58-page quarterly magazine (Feb/May/Aug/Nov).
• Coordinate translation and publication of the Chinese and Spanish editions of MediCine.
• Coordinate interviews and photo shoots with faculty and external stakeholders.
• Maintain and update mailing lists/databases for publications.
• Support content management for the MediCine microsite and digital edition.

2) Digital & Social Media

• Work with the social media agency and internal stakeholders to develop digital content (e.g., videos, banners, EDMs, social posts, brochures, podcasts).
• Support promotion of major School events and initiatives (e.g., Open House, Commencement, White Coat Ceremony, outreach programmes).
• Manage and maintain official social platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X, TikTok, WeChat, Telegram) in line with branding guidelines.
• Develop and update content for the School’s corporate website.
• Create EDMs for internal announcements.

3) Media Relations Support

• Support media relations initiatives to raise the School’s profile and thought leadership.
• Assist with publicity needs for departments and research centres.
• Develop communications materials (key messages, press releases, talking points, fact sheets, website articles).
• Support media briefings, interview coordination and filming requests.
• Monitor and compile press coverage.

4) Other Corporate Communications / Admin Support

• Support ad-hoc communications needs, and procurement/administrative coordination where required.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Communications, English, English Literature, Arts, Journalism, Visual Communications, Marketing and/or related fields.
• Experience: 1–3 years of corporate communications experience, with exposure to functions such as publications, digital communications, internal communications and/or media relations.
• Core competencies:
  • Strong writing, editing and presentation skills
  • Strong stakeholder management and project management abilities
  • Good eye for aesthetics and experience working across visual formats (EDMs, web, photo, video, print)
  • Team-oriented, yet able to work independently
  • Strategic, organised, and able to manage multiple priorities
  • Comfortable coordinating with vendors/creative agencies and internal subject-matter experts
• Experience in journalism, corporate communications and/or marketing.

Posting Start Date: 26/04/2026

Req ID: 32643