We are seeking a talented Creative Communications Specialist to provide enterprise support services to our Data & Analytics Engineering organization. This individual has the profile of a collaborative, creative, individual contributor professional who excels in dynamic, sometimes ambiguous, complex, high-stakes, enterprise-level activities by taking ownership, driving action, and ensuring results. Able to take direction and respond quickly to both planned and unplanned activities, acting as "right hand" to department leadership, ensuring delivery and kept promises to matrixed business partners and technology. The successful candidate will work directly with colleagues at all levels of the Enterprise, and will be adept at navigating corporate structures and team dynamics; developing executive level communications; and producing actionable output from communicated direction and vision.



Major Duties



The Creative Communications Specialist will direct engaging, organization-wide communications activities. Manages projects from high-level and detailed planning and flawless execution. Must be able to bring new ideas to help socialize the benefits of the organization for the company. Acts as champion and advocate to ensure team-wide alignment with technology and Enterprise communications initiatives and programs. Always views the organization from a holistic view, while still managing the details. Manages the organization’s internal brand and aims to propagate the engineering culture throughout Cigna.



Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent years of experience is required; Graduate degree preferred


• 3+ years’ experience with demonstrated skills in communications, relationship building, creativity, and project management of projects which have medium to high degree of complexity required


• Exceptional oral and written communication and presentation skills and must be comfortable with professionally challenging key stakeholders at all levels of the organization


• Exceptional execution of project communications plans is required


• Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications, particularly Word, Outlook, Excel, Visio, PPT and SharePoint are critical; demonstrated ability to produce crisp, professional documents is imperative


• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite required – specifically for visual design and video production. Will also consider Final Cut Pro in lieu of or in addition to Adobe Creative Suite


• Experience delivering and iterating on creative solutions


• Ability to think creatively and ask questions


• Ability to communicate at various levels within large organizations


• Must be detailed oriented, but able to pivot and communicate at a high-level to leadership teams


• Proven track-record in managing multiple assignments simultaneously


• Consistently dependable, self-motivated, flexible, and highly driven individual


• Must have a good attitude and know how to make work enjoyable; curiosity is imperative


• Consultative mentality with formal consulting experience desirable


• Excellent organizational skills an absolute requirement


• Ability to develop communication plans and interface with matrix teams, IT leadership, business leadership, and external vendors/partners.


• Ability to track and monitor the progress of key projects/programs and their associated milestones and recommend adjustments as necessary.


• Has a successful track record of completing projects on time and on budget


• Ability to work independently or in a team, set priorities and meet deadlines on at least two projects simultaneously