External and Digital Com Coord

Overview

Facility:
Cox Health South, 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807
Department: 1692 Public Relations
Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Hours:

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Cox Health is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, five ERs, and over 80 clinics. Cox Health has earned honors for workplace excellence including being named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work five times, one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek, Greatest Workplace for Women (2023 and 2024), Greatest Workplace for Diversity (2024), Best Employers for New Grads (Forbes), and Best Employers by State for Missouri.

Healthcare Innovation named Cox Health a Top Company to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please :
  Benefits | Cox Health

Job Summary

Cox Health is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic External and Digital Communications Coordinator to support our communications team in telling our story, protecting our brand, and engaging our community. This role works closely with the External and Digital Communications Manager to execute media relations activities, craft compelling content across digital and traditional channels, and manage the organization’s corporate social media presence.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day social media management — including content creation, scheduling, and real-time community engagement — to ensure a consistent, professional, and responsive voice across platforms. Additional responsibilities include tracking and reporting media activity, coordinating awards and recognitions, and assisting with strategic storytelling initiatives that highlight Cox Health’s mission and priorities.

This position also shares on-call media duties with other members of the Corporate Communications team.

Education

• Required:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, communications or marketing

Experience

• Preferred:
  Two years of experience in a related field.

Skills

• Attention to Detail:
  Ability to accomplish/complete a task while demonstrating a thorough concern for all the details involved, no matter how small.
• Proactive:
  Ability to think through upcoming needs of projects, assignments and tasks to assist the communications team and Cox Health overall.
• Self-Starter:
  Ability to evaluate and act upon opportunities or issues that impact responsibilities and the team overall.
• Problem-Solver:
  Ability to think through and provide potential solutions for issues or opportunities within the role.
• Team Player:
  Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Critical Thinking:
  Ability to evaluate a story or situation and be able to determine the best course of action.
• Prioritization:
  Ability to discern responsibilities in level of importance based on needs.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to maintain professionalism within the team and in the organization beyond.
• Learning: A strong interest in news media, social media storytelling, and emerging social media trends.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• N/A