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Blue Shield

Corporate Communications, Consultant - People and Engagement Oakland, CA, United

Blue Shield, California, Missouri, United States, 65018


Your Role

The Corporate Communications team is responsible for the reputation of Blue Shield of California with all audiences—internal and external. The Communications Consultant will report to the Senior Manager of Corporate Communications for People and Engagement. In this role you will support internal and external communications for the human resources function of the company, including writing/editing employee communications, supporting executive visibility of the Chief Human Resources Officer, managing our employer brand, supporting communications around diversity, equity and inclusion, and supporting special projects as needed.

Your Work

In this role, you will:

Be a communications lead for one or more key divisions, initiatives and/or teams within a business unit.

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.

Write, edit and disseminate and coordinate messaging on issues or programs for use by all communications representatives in the company, including talking points, FAQs, statements, news releases, blog posts, presentations, letters, alerts and other documents.

Establish and manage relationships with the media (reporters, editors) and social media contributors, serving as on-the-record spokesperson.

Promote Blue Shield messages and strategy through media relations.

Create employee communications that provide clarity, confidence and connection to our mission, strategy and leadership team.

Drive 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 points.

Oversee, develop and/or support corporate communications campaigns and strategies on corporate priorities.

Coach and prepare executives for speaking engagements with internal and external audiences.

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