Company :Highmark Inc.Job Description :
JOB SUMMARY
This job leads the executive positioning, strategic, visual, and change management communications that enhances the organizations brand, mission, and vision for its employees, stakeholders and customers. Responsible for providing and consulting on strategic direction and oversight of comprehensive internal,
external, and international communication strategies, as well as internal and external change communication management plans and key visuals including print, video, presentations, and graphics. Builds internal and external strategic communication direction that best benefits the organization, its employee’s and stakeholder’s needs. Collaboratively works with senior and executive leaders to ensure communication strategies are effective, consistent, and aligned with overall goals. Leverages modern strategic communication and marketing practices based on current industry best practices. Champion and deeply embrace positive change management practices and methodologies to support change within the organization and our customers. This role must have experience in change management, strategic communications, visual design, and marketing experience.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as a trusted communications strategist and consultant within the organization by providing comprehensive strategic communication direction and communication best practices for internal , external and international stakeholders.
- Direct and oversee the execution of communication and change management plans for operational changes within the organization and for our customers.
- Serve as one of the organizations lead communication consultants, ensuring written and verbal communications meets the organizations brand standards and demonstrates an intimate understanding of the organizations strategic direction, operations, needs of employees/stakeholders/customers, and goals.
- Work collaboratively with senior and executives leaders, as well as Marketing to ensure communication strategies are effective, consistent, and aligned with organizations goals and brand.
- Rely on measurement practices to ensure the communication strategies continue to meet the needs of employees, supports organizations vision and mission, and utilizes the data to drive decision making.
- Consult with clients, evaluate communication needs and specifications, study data provided, consider target audience and their specific needs, conduct creative analysis and research, identify, develop or procure creative resources and formulate design solutions. Incumbents may develop these strategies independently, or may be working with internal and/or external designers and writers.
- Other duties as assigned or requested.
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism or related field
Substitutions
- 6 years of related and progressive experience in lieu of Bachelor's degree
Preferred
- None
EXPERIENCE
Required
- 7 years in a communication role in Health Care, Health Insurance, Information Technology, and/or large corporate environment
Preferred
- None
LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS
Required
- None
Preferred
- None
SKILLS
- Has a charismatic, creative, and positive work ethic, inspires others, and models the organizations core behaviors
- Demonstrates exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- A self-starter with the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment independently or with a team
- Actively engaged in building relationships with leaders, employees, and stakeholders
- Successful experience with building comprehensive and effective communication strategies that are purposeful and engaging
- An advocate and practitioner of change management methodologies
- Outgoing and confident member who can speak up independently with creative and purposeful communication strategies
- Strong understanding of health care/health insurance and/or technology nomenclature
- Has a strong passion for learning and developing their communication skillsets
- Knowledge of grammar and AP (Associated Press) writing
- Trust-worthy of confidential information
Language (Other than English):
None
Travel Requirement:
0% - 25%
PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
Position Type
Office-based
Teaches / trains others regularly
Frequently
Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Occasionally
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Never
Physical work site required
Yes
Lifting: up to 10 pounds
Constantly
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
Rarely
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
Never
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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What We Do
Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh, PA based enterprise that employs more than 40,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country, is the second largest integrated health care delivery and financing network in the nation based on revenue. Highmark Health is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, and HM Health Solutions. Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide health insurance to nearly 5 million members in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware as well as dental insurance, vision care and related health products through a national network of diversified businesses that include United Concordia Companies, HM Insurance Group, and Visionworks. Allegheny Health Network is the parent company of an integrated delivery network that includes eight hospitals, more than 2,800 affiliated physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, a group purchasing organization, and health and wellness pavilions in western Pennsylvania. HM Health Solutions focuses on meeting the information technology platform and other business needs of the Highmark Health enterprise as well as unaffiliated health insurance plans by providing proven business processes, expert knowledge and integrated cloud-based platforms.
A national blended health organization, Highmark Health and our leading businesses support millions of customers with products, services and solutions closely aligned to our mission of creating remarkable health experiences, freeing people to be their best.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, we're regionally focused in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and New York, with customers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
We passionately serve individual consumers and fellow businesses alike. Our companies cover a diversified spectrum of essential health-related needs, including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative technology solutions.
We’re also proud to carry forth an important legacy of compassionate care and philanthropy that began more than 170 years ago. This tradition of giving back, reinvesting and ensuring that our communities remain strong and healthy is deeply embedded in our culture, informing our decisions every day.
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