JOB DESCRIPTION
Your Role

Reporting to the Senior Director of Communications, Meetings & Events, this role supports our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) communication platforms across all audiences. The Corporate Communications Senior Manager will partner with executive leadership and key stakeholders to design and implement strategic communication programs that create clarity, confidence and connection to our strategy, and promote our reputation and brand.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Work

In this role, you will:

• Develop message platform to tell our story consistently
• Develop executive blogs, presentations and talking points for the CEO
• Drive creative discussions and develop creative briefs and concepts to execute across a variety of media (videos, webinar presentations, events/meetings)
• Leverage employee feedback channels, monitor real-time feedback, analyze data, and make recommendations to continuously improve communications approach
• Create internal and executive visibility programs, including speaking opportunities to build our reputation and brand
• Tell our story across a variety of media, including videos, social media and events
  

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.

• QUALIFICATIONS
  Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Requires at least 10 years of experience in strategic communications, including a demonstrated track record of providing advice and counsel to management, developing and executing successful communications strategies and programs
• Experience supporting executive communication for a C-suite leader, ideally a CEO
• Extensive track record of designing, developing and successfully implementing comprehensive employee engagement and executive communication programs using multiple platforms and media
• Strong understanding of internal communications and public relations strategies; ability to think strategically and build and implement plans that drive results
• Exceptional interpersonal communication skills and senior client relationship management experience
• Solid project management skills with ability to develop and execute multiple end-to-end programs concurrently and with little oversight
• Executive presence, professionalism, and ability to influence and build partnerships at all levels
• Outstanding verbal and presentation skills

ABOUT THE TEAM
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 truly 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 comprehensive approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion combines a focus on our people, processes, and systems with a deep commitment to promoting social justice and health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.

Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Great Place to Work, best place to work for LGBTQ equality, leading disability employer, one of the best companies for women to advance, Bay Area’s top companies in volunteering & giving, and one of the world’s most ethical companies. Here at Blue Shield of California, we are striving to make a positive change across our industry and the communities we live in – 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.

From the earliest days of the pandemic, Blue Shield of California has been unyielding in our commitment to putting the health and safety of our people, our members and our communities first. As a health care company, Blue Shield requires all employees to be up to date with COVID-19 vaccination prior to start date as a condition of employment. Blue Shield will consider requests for medical or religious accommodation to this vaccination requirement prior to your start date.

The definition of "up to date with your COVID-19 vaccine" is when you have received all doses in the primary series and one booster when eligible. If you are unable to be up to date with your COVID-19 vaccine by your start date, your start date will need to be postponed and you will have 30 days to remedy. If you cannot fulfill the requirement nor obtain an accommodation within 30 days, your offer will be rescinded.