Communications Planner

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Detroit, MI

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

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Full-time

Competitive Total Compensation Package

Overview: <strong><span style="font-size: small;">Responsible for developing goals, objectives, key messages, and metrics to develop high level short and long-term communications plans.&nbsp; Provide consultation and guidance to achieve desired business outcomes.</span></strong>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Identify and analyze business needs to develop strategic communications plans that support short and long-term objectives.&nbsp;</li> <li>Establish partnerships with other communications professionals, middle and senior management, and business units to ensure business impacts are defined and understood.&nbsp;</li> <li>Review business plans and strategies to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the corporate direction and identify correlations between strategies that impact communications planning and transmission.&nbsp;</li> <li>Determine and coordinate research needs; review and analyze data to assist in the development of communication strategies and messages for predetermined target audiences.&nbsp;</li> <li>Develop and give presentations to middle and senior level management.&nbsp;</li> <li>Assist in the development of improved workflow and business processes to improve efficiency within the division.&nbsp;</li> <li>Other duties may be assigned.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Advertising, Journalism or related field required.</li> <li>Six (6) to eight (8) years&rsquo; experience of progressive communications responsibility in related field, which include two (2) years&rsquo; experience in communications strategy, planning and measurement.</li> <li>Experience developing and working with research surveys, focus groups, and other data gathering methods.</li> <li>Background in Health Care preferred.</li> <li>Strong organizational, planning, analytical and communication skills.</li> <li>Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to interact with all levels of personnel including senior management.</li> <li>Excellent writing skills required.</li> <li>Working knowledge of PC applications required.</li> <li>Other related skills and/or abilities may be required to perform this job.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Departmental Preferences:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience in developing PowerPoint planning presentations.</li> <li>Experience in public relations communications.</li> <li>Depth knowledge of BCBSM and BCN business.</li> </ul>