Lead Communications Specialist

Position Purpose:
Provide communications and content marketing expertise to support internal and external communications, content strategy, and stakeholder engagement initiatives. Manage the editorial cycle from content creation through delivery for written communications, marketing materials, and campaigns that support organizational priorities, brand objectives, and business initiatives. Develop and distribute content across multiple channels, including digital, email, web, social, presentations, media, community outreach, and employee communications, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and brand alignment for diverse audiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Write, review, and revise communication and marketing materials that support strategic objectives, including emails, newsletters, presentations, website content, social media content, media materials, and promotional campaigns.
• Manage the editorial process from content creation through delivery, collaborating with internal stakeholders and external partners to support communications and marketing strategies, including tracking and reporting content performance metrics.
• Develop, review, and refine department, partner, and client-facing content to ensure accuracy, readability, accessibility, appropriateness, and adherence to brand standards.
• Create communication and marketing deliverables that support awareness, engagement, education, outreach, and promotional initiatives for employees, members, providers, community partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Create, update, and maintain content across digital communication channels, including internal and external websites, social media platforms, email communications, and other owned media channels.
• Coordinate the development, production, and distribution of promotional materials and branded assets while ensuring budget compliance and tracking financial impact.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with vendors, printers, designers, agencies, media contacts, community partners, and other external stakeholders to support communication and marketing initiatives.

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, English or equivalent experience. 5+ years of experience in communications or marketing. Experience using Adobe Acrobat DC Pro, Adobe InDesign, Camtasia, Sharepoint, Bananatag, Microsoft Suite (PPT, Excel, and Word), and Qualtrics.

License/Certification: Storytelling certification and Prosci certification (ADKAR Model) preferred

Pay Range: $70,100.00 - $126,200.00 per year

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act