Corporate Communications, Consultant - Health Solutions and Technology
Oakland, CA, United States
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Job Description
Your Role
The Corporate Communications team supports Blue Shield of California’s reputation with both internal and external audiences through media relations, employee engagement, and strategic storytelling. The Communications Consultant will report to the Director of Corporate Communications. In this role, you will support communications for the Strategy and Health Solutions division, which is responsible for the company’s clinical, provider and health transformation strategies.
Your Work
In this role, you will:
- Manage communications for clinical programs and quality, support communications for behavioral health, health transformation, provider partnerships, pharmacy and care management as needed.
- Partner 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 media.
- Develop messaging and content to ensure we tell a consistent, compelling story across a variety of channels, including talking points, FAQs, statements, news releases, blog posts, presentations, news stories, social media, video and graphic.
- Establish and manage relationships with the media (reporters, editors) and social media contributors, serving as on-the-record spokesperson.
- Create employee communications that provide clarity, confidence and connection to our mission, strategy and leadership team.
- Liase with agency and creative partners to deliver comprehensive communications campaigns.
- Serve as lead on tools including SharePoint, Qualtrics, WebEx.
Qualifications
Your Knowledge and Experience
- Requires a college degree or equivalent experience and minimum 7 years of prior relevant experience.
- Requires excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Requires one to be viewed as a specialist within discipline.
- Extensive experience in communications, public relations or related business field.
- Requires excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Requires solid project management skills with ability to develop and execute multiple end-to-end programs concurrently and with little oversight.
Pay Range:
The pay range for this role is: $109,120.00 to $163,680.00 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.
About Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California’s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.
To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion upholds our values and advances our goal of creating a healthcare system that is worthy of our family and friends while addressing health disparities, promoting social justice, and integrating health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.
Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work, Military Friendly Employer, People Companies that Care, a Leading Disability Employer, and one of California’s top companies in volunteering and giving. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities – join us!
Our Values:
- Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
- Human. We strive to be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes.
- Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.
Our Workplace Model:
Blue Shield of California is dedicated to making work-life balance a reality. Whether you prefer to work in an office or from home, we understand flexibility is more important than ever. That’s why Blue Shield is a hybrid company, offering you the opportunity to decide where you can do your best and most meaningful work.
Two ways of working: Hybrid (our default) and office
- Hybrid – In a business unit approved office a few times per year to 3 days per week, on average.
- Office – In a business unit approved office 4+ days a week, on average. If the role you’re applying for is deemed an “Essential Role,” the company has determined that the role can only be performed in a Blue Shield office or in the field and would require your to meet the office worker classification.
Physical Requirements:
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Due to the current public health emergency in California, Blue Shield employees are almost all working remotely. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.
Job Info
- Job Identification 20241689
- Job Category Communications
- Posting Date 09/20/2024, 10:20 PM
- Job Schedule Full time
- Locations Oakland, CA, United States Long Beach, CA, United States El Dorado Hills, CA, United States Rancho Cordova, CA, United States Redding, CA, United States San Diego, CA, United States Woodland Hills, CA, United States
- Role can be filled by a candidate requiring sponsorship No
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