Senior Marketing Strategist

Marketing Strategist

This job develops integrated (360) marketing campaigns to advance, acquisition, retention, and engagement objectives for the business to business audiences, the business to consumer audiences, providers, products and services. Works with the marketing research, matrix partners and external vendors to execute tactics and integrated marketing campaigns to include advertising, direct marketing, social and digital tactics. Marketing Strategist leads the development of comprehensive marketing project briefs with moderate to high visibility in collaboration with key stakeholders, matrix partners and marketing research to define marketing brief objectives, identify key insights, positioning, key messages and tracking. Develop forecasts for marketing activities, responses and leads. Develop business cases to support new marketing strategies, budget requests, projects and marketing plans. The Senior Marketing Strategist works with marketing team member(s) to assure the execution of high quality marketing strategies within defined timeframe. Lead communication of marketing plans and outcomes to key stakeholders and senior management. Ensures brand alignment to increase brand awareness and equity. Ensures necessary approvals and adheres to current processes and corporate, federal and state guidelines. Works with internal matrix partners and external vendors to develop and manage project budgets. This position tracks and measures marketing outcomes including marketing activities, response, leads, sales, retention and ROI / ROMI. Evaluates campaign outcomes, distills customer insights, competitive and environmental trends to refine current marketing strategies and to develop future marketing strategies. Works with internal matrix partners and external vendors to develop and optimize budget resources to meet objectives and improve ROI / ROMI.

Develop integrated (360) marketing campaigns to advance, acquisition, retention, and engagement objectives for the business to business audiences, the business to consumer audiences, providers, products and services. Work with the marketing research, matrix partners and external vendors to execute tactics and integrated marketing campaigns to include advertising, direct marketing, social and digital tactics.

Lead the development of comprehensive marketing project briefs with moderate to high visibility, in collaboration with key stakeholders, matrix partners and marketing research to define marketing brief objectives, identify key insights, positioning, key messages and tracking.

Develop forecasts for marketing activities, responses and leads. Develop business cases to support new marketing strategies, budget requests, projects and marketing plans.

Work with marketing team member(s) to assure the execution of high quality marketing strategies within defined timeframe. Lead communication of marketing plans and outcomes to key stakeholders and senior management. Ensure brand alignment to increase brand awareness and equity. Ensure necessary approvals and adheres to current processes and corporate, federal and state guidelines.

Track and measure marketing outcomes including marketing activities, response, leads, sales, retention and ROI / ROMI. Evaluate campaign outcomes, distills customer insights, competitive and environmental trends to refine current marketing strategies and to develop future marketing strategies. Work with internal matrix partners and external vendors to develop and optimize budget resources to meet objectives and improve ROI / ROMI.

Work with internal matrix partners and external vendors to develop, manage, track and project budgets.

Other duties as assigned or requested.

Required Education

Bachelor's Degree Marketing, Business or related field

Substitutions (Acceptable substitutions in lieu of a degree 1 years' experience = 1 year college) 6 years' experience

Preferred Education

Master's Degree Marketing, Business or related field

Experience

Minimum :

5 years' experience coordinating the end to end delivery of a variety of marketing projects

Experience with marketing plan development and tactical deployment planning

Experience working in project management tools suites and budget management

Preferred :

This section refers to additional desired years and type of experience that the hiring manager would prefer, above and beyond the basic requirements of the job.

Experience in the marketing of health or other insurance products is preferred

Experience evaluating creative

Initiating research projects

Develop forecast and ROI analysis

Leading cross functional work groups

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Demonstrated experience in creativity, marketing strategy work or in marketing project management

Organization and project management

Demonstrated experience working across multiple organization to successful completion of project

Experience in effectively prioritizing and managing a large volume of projects to completion

Excellent business writing skills

High standard of professional conduct

Demonstrated ability to manage a budget

Ability to complete work using the following software packages; word, excel, ppt

Travel Requirement

0% - 25%

Language Requirement (other than English)? None

Physical, Mental Demands and Working Conditions

The physical, mental demands and working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of their job. Reasonable accommodations will be made when necessary to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position, to the extent that they do not cause undue hardship.

Position Type : Office-Based

An employee in this position works in an office environment. The position frequently requires the employee to communicate effectively with others both inside and outside the workplace (e.g., in person, via telephone, via email). The employee must be able to understand, interpret and analyze data, solve problems, concentrate, and research, use available technological resources and systems (e.g., computers and computer programs), multi-task, prioritize, and meet multiple deadlines to complete essential tasks. The employee generally works in a fast-paced and frequently stressful environment, must attend work on a regular and reliable basis as well as adhere to all workplace policies, and may be called upon to work outside regular business hours. Teaches / Trains others regularly Frequently Travels 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) Does Not Apply Physical Work Site Required Yes Most on-The-Road Positions An employee in this position may work in a home or company office environment but is also frequently driving to and from various locations to perform the work off-site. The position frequently requires the employee to communicate effectively with others both inside and outside the workplace (e.g., in person, via telephone, via email). The employee must be able to understand, interpret and analyze data, solve problems, concentrate, and research, use available technological resources and systems (e.g., computers and computer programs), multi-task, prioritize, and meet multiple deadlines to complete essential tasks. The employee generally works in a fast-paced and frequently stressful environment, must attend work on a regular and reliable basis as well as adhere to all workplace policies, and may be called upon to work outside regular business hours.

Non-Office-Based Positions An employee in this position is frequently required to move throughout the workplace, sit, stand and walk, use hands and fingers to hold objects, tools or controls, possess fine motor skills (e.g., to write and operate a computer or to steer transportation equipment), possess gross motor skills (e.g., to carry items), reach with hands and arms, climb stairs and ladders, balance, stoop, kneel crouch and crawl, communicate effectively, and talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to work in a busy environment where decisions often must be made quickly, must attend work on a regular and reliable basis, must adhere to all workplace policies, and may be called upon to work outside regular business hours. This work occurs in a [example : warehouse, hospital or providers office or mailroom]. Lifting : up to 10 pounds Does Not Apply Lifting : 10 to 25 pounds Does Not Apply Lifting : 25 to 50 pounds Does Not Apply

Additional Information

Changes Approved By : Jeff Cypher

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.

This position 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