Marketing Lead

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$114K/yr – $154K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own and scale marketing plans across plan leaders by leading collaboratives, building reusable frameworks, and translating priorities into campaigns and playbooks.

  • Leads marketing Plan Collaboratives and sets annual priorities
  • Develops nationwide marketing strategies and messaging frameworks
  • Oversees agency resources and integrates AI-enabled approaches

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leads and facilitates marketing Plan Collaboratives (e.g. the B2B Marketing Collaborative), setting annual priorities, tracking deliverables, and advising local Plans on marketing strategies and campaign needs for their service areas.
  • Serves as a center of excellence and trusted advisor to BCBS Plan marketing leaders and internal stakeholders, building scalable frameworks, tools, and best practices that drive enterprise alignment and consistency across the system.
  • Develops and implements marketing strategies, plans, and tactics for BCBSA national programs, translating business priorities and audience insights into actionable recommendations aligned with enterprise objectives.
  • Oversees content development and creative direction for marketing deliverables including presentations, collateral, and digital content; develops messaging frameworks, value propositions, and brand guardrails that balance consistency with flexibility.
  • Manages third-party agency and in-house resources in support of marketing campaigns, ensuring seamless planning, execution, reporting, and optimization.
  • Identifies and integrates AI-enabled approaches and emerging technologies into marketing practices; develops playbooks and tools that enable scalable execution across internal teams and local Plans.

Requirements

  • Education - Required BS Marketing, Communications, New Media or related field; or equivalent work experience
  • Experience - Required 7+ Years marketing/communications planning and implementation, preferably in health care
  • Knowledge Skills and Abilities - Advanced promotional writing skills; Proficiency with Microsoft Office; Advanced oral and written communications skills with knowledge of grammar and composition principles to create effective writing for diverse audiences; Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills; Advanced ability to develop and execute results-driven communications; Familiarity with AI-enabled marketing tools and emerging technologies that enhance audience targeting, content development, and campaign effectiveness
  • Extra Posting Information: A minimum of 7 years marketing/communications planning and implementation, preferably in health care. Experience writing for a variety of communication vehicles including websites, multimedia, print and online collateral, and market-facing collateral. Previous experience in content marketing. Relevant industry experience, including experience in marketing/sales support at health care/insurance company, consultancy/brokerage, or similar experience in a related industry (e.g., financial services).Experience identifying and integrating secondary research to drive marketing communications strategy development.

Benefits

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, 11 holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, generous 401(k) matching , lifestyle spending account and m any other benefits to eligible employees.
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The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is a national federation of independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies that collectively provide health care coverage for one in three Americans. BCBSA provides health care insights through The Health of America Report series and the national BCBS Health Index.

Founded in 1910
Chicago, Illinois, USA
5.3K employees

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.3M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
47.6%
Direct
45.6%
Referral
6.3%
Social
0.1%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5.4K

Marketing Team

Median Tenure
6 years
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