Senior Communications Specialist

Responsibilities

• Own project plans, timelines, task lists, assignments, dependencies and status reporting for assigned communications initiatives, keeping work organized and moving forward
• Establish clarity on the objective, audience, desired outcome, accountable owner, timeline and key risks before advancing work into execution
• Drive meetings, working sessions, reviews and approvals; capture decisions, assign follow-up actions and ensure commitments are completed
• Anticipate schedule risks, ownership gaps, competing priorities and missing inputs; assess the implications and lead the team toward a practical resolution
• Create clear decisions, handoffs and next steps that enable others to act; strengthen templates and workflows so effective approaches can be repeated and scaled
• Help translate approved campaign strategies into clear workstreams, channel deliverables and activation schedules, keeping execution connected to the intended audience and communications outcome
• Coordinate execution across web, social, media relations, paid media, analytics and other communications partners
• Review deliverables against approved messaging, audience needs, channel requirements and campaign objectives; raise questions when a requested tactic may not support the intended outcome
• Support launch readiness by tracking content, creative, technical, legal and compliance dependencies
• Draft, edit and proofread digital content, briefs, presentations, talking points, project updates and other communications materials

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree OR 4+ years equivalent professional experience
• 4+ years of professional experience in communications, digital marketing, public relations, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience coordinating multiple projects, deliverables or workstreams with overlapping deadlines
• 4+ years of experience in corporate reputation management

Preferred

• Experience supporting digital content, websites, social media, integrated campaigns or editorial operations
• Working knowledge of project-management tools, content calendars, collaboration platforms and analytics dashboards
• Ability to turn broad direction into an organized work plan and move tasks forward with appropriate guidance
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment with contributors in different functions or locations
• Ability to balance responsiveness and speed with sound judgment, accuracy and quality control
• Curiosity about digital communications, audience behavior, search, analytics, AI and emerging platforms
• Experience in health care or another regulated industry is helpful but not required
• Ability to understand the purpose behind an assignment, ask clarifying questions and contribute a practical point of view
• All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.