Senior Manager, Communications

### Senior Manager, Communications

AHIP is looking for an experienced Senior Manager, Communications, to join their team! If you are looking to make a real difference through your career journey, why not do it with the foremost health insurance advocacy organization in the nation? AHIP is the industry-leading trade association of health insurance providers striving to make health care better and coverage more affordable for every American. Our team works among the nation’s most influential policymakers and stakeholders with front-row seats to make an unparalleled impact and change with policy advocates, leading conveners and conferences, foremost innovators, and champions of the healthcare industry.

### Position Summary

The Senior Manager of Communications oversees communications projects and campaigns that support AHIP’s vision and mission. This position supports media and strategies for AHIP’s national conferences, drives member communications projects and programs, and develops internal and external communications resources.

### Essential Duties and Responsibilities

– Creates and executes successful communications campaigns and ensures consistent messaging across AHIP’s communications forums.
– Initiates timely responses to reporter inquiries and builds strong relationships with reporters.
– Creates and publishes compelling, high-quality content to drive critical messages, as determined by organizational priorities.
– Manages the flow of outgoing content to help ensure AHIP is continuously part of and driving the health care conversation.
– Implements an editorial calendar to manage content and plan specific, timely advocacy campaigns.
– Closely monitors news and events to assess the need for and carries out rapid response efforts in coordination with the full Public Affairs and Media Relations team.
– Proposes and executes strategies and tactics to help build a positive reputation for the health insurance provider industry.
– Guides and influences AHIP subject-matter experts and internal stakeholders to ensure consistent messaging and storytelling.
– Supports the execution of campaigns and communication plans that advance industry positions.
– Assists the Senior Vice President and Director while working with other members of the Public Affairs department on additional communications and advocacy projects.
– Stays informed and educated on the latest media and consumer engagement best practices to improve AHIP’s ability to connect with key stakeholders.
– Performs other tasks and duties as assigned.

### Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. For example, while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk, and hear. In addition, the employee frequently is required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms, communicate verbally, use computer and other technology (including keyboarding).

### Mental Demands

The mental demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Employee must have a high capacity for logical thinking, be able to cope effectively with stressful demands involving high levels of responsibility and urgent deadlines, remain calm in conflict situations, focus on mission-critical matters but also have the ability to switch quickly from one project or demand to another (and back again).

### Minimum Education and Experience Required

– Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience.
– Minimum of 3-4 years of communications experience.
– Understanding of health care issues preferred.

### Other Qualifications

– Exceptional writing skills.
– Familiarity and interest with health care policy issues.
– Ability to work well under pressure.
– Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and manage numerous tasks.
– Ability to produce quality content on short deadlines.
– Detail-oriented.
– Strong history of positive, proactive media engagement.
– Creative thinker that generates new ideas for positive, proactive engagement.
– Ability to work favorably as part of a team, understand and follow direction.
– Excellent oral and written communication skills.
– Ability to build collaborative relationships.
– Ability to influence others.
– Ability to identify and seek information.
– Analytical and conceptual thinking skills.

### Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

### Disability Specifications

AHIP will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

### Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AHIP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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