Senior Manager, People & Engagement Communications

Job Description

Your Role

The Corporate Communications team supports Blue Shield of California’s reputation with both internal and external audiences through employee engagement, media and executive visibility. The Senior Communications Manager will report to the Senior Director of Corporate Communications. In this role you will lead a team supporting the Chief Human Resources Officer and the People and Engagement function of the company.

Your Work

In this role, you will

Serve as the communications lead for the People & Engagement teamPartner with executive leadership and key stakeholders to design and implement strategic communications plans in support of Blue Shield of California priorities with the goal of establishing, advancing and maintaining a favorable corporate reputation with targeted audiences, including employees, providers, brokers, public officials, opinion leaders, regulators, consumers and mediaCreate employee communications that provides clarity, confidence and connection to our mission, strategy and leadership teamDesign executive visibility programs to build our brand and reputation and develop message platforms to ensure we tell a consistent storyOversee, develop and/or support corporate communications campaigns and strategies on corporate prioritiesDrive creative discussions and develop creative briefs and concepts to execute across a variety of media (videos, webinar presentations, events/meetings)Interview, write and publish executive blogs, presentations and talking pointsDevelop messaging to ensure we tell a consistent storyMentor other team members to learn, grow and contribute to a high-performing team

Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience

Requires BS/BA with 10+ years’ experience in strategic communications, including a demonstrated track record of providing advice and counsel to management, developing and executing successful communications strategies and programs (Advanced degree a plus)Requires strong interest in health care and the ability to create thoughtful, original contentRequires broad understanding of all facets of communications, including knowledge and understanding of social mediaRequires ability to think strategically and create strategic and implementation plans that drive resultsRequires significant experience in creating or writing corporate information, including fact sheets, biographies, public reports, speeches, PowerPoint presentations and web contentRequires exceptional interpersonal communication skills and senior client relationship management experienceRequires solid project management skills with ability to develop and execute multiple end-to-end programs concurrently and with little oversightRequires executive presence, professionalism, and ability to influence and build partnerships at all levelsRequires outstanding verbal and presentation skillsExperience supporting human resources is preferred

Pay Range

The pay range for this role is: $ 136400.00 to $ 204600.00 for California.

Note

Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.