Director, Internal Communications

Seattle Children's Open · verified Aug 15, 2026

Seattle Full-time Director Communications

Leadership Communications role at Seattle Children's. Seattle · full-time · $157,290–$235,936 base.

SalaryStated by Seattle Children's

$157,290 – $235,936

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

This role, from Seattle Children'sOur estimate for the market: $121,000–$153,000

Above the market median of $126,000 for lead communications roles in Seattle.

Worked out from 15 postings that stated pay, median $126,000. Last updated Mar 10, 2026.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Set the direction for organization-wide internal communications and manage its programs and projects
Guide the CHILD intranet’s architecture, content, and future engagement technologies
Use benchmarks, pulse surveys, and sentiment data to improve workforce engagement
Create communication plans and budgets for crises, facility projects, and leadership meetings
Work with People & Culture to turn workforce strategy, culture, and engagement into action

What you bring

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent mix of education and demonstrated industry experience
At least ten years of progressive work in internal communications, corporate communications, or public relations
At least five years leading or managing others

Who this fits

You’ll suit this role if you can lead enterprise internal communications and connect workforce messaging with operations, culture, and engagement. The position is full-time in Seattle and serves a diverse, distributed workforce that includes frontline and administrative employees.

From the employer

The Director of Internal Communications leads the strategic planning, development, and project management for all organization-wide internal communication programs to support Seattle Children's mission, vision, and system goals. Acting as a strategic counselor and thought leader, this role ensures internal communications are deeply aligned with business operations and organizational culture while partnering with People & Culture to ensure that workforce strategy, culture, and engagement are not only communicated but activated. The Director oversees the workplace communication strategy, including the technical architecture, development, and content for the CHILD intranet and next-generation engagement technologies. This role drives data-driven workforce engagement by utilizing external benchmarks, pulse surveys, and sentiment analysis to continuously optimize strategies for a diverse, distributed, and frontline and administrative workforce. Additionally, the Director develops and manages comprehensive communication strategies, associated plans, projects, and budgets, while providing leadership for high-stakes initiatives such as crisis communications, major facility enhancements, and system-wide leadership meetings.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in communications, business administration, public relations, organizational psychology or related field, OR and equivalent combination of education and proven industry experience.
Minimum ten years of progressive experience in internal communications, corporate communications, or public relations
Minimum five years in a management role.

Preferred

Previous communication leadership experience within a complex healthcare, academic or highly regulated environment.
Experience developing communication strategies specifically designed for frontline, deskless and clinical workforce members

Compensation Range

$157,290.00 - $235,936.00 per year

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.

Benefits Information

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

Our Commitment

Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.

Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.