Senior Communication and Marketing Specialist
AbbottAbout the role
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
The Senior Communication and Marketing Specialist is a creative thinker who is responsible for the development and implementation of content for email communications, the social media strategy, websites, design collateral, scripts, and presentations.
This position works out of our Waukegan, IL location in the Business Technology Services Division.
As the Senior Communication and Marketing Specialist you’ll have the chance to work with a dynamic team of marketing creatives who support the marketing and communications needs of the Abbott CIO and team of 14 DVPs. You will deliver critical IT information around tools, technology, trends, talent and employee culture and engagement while collaborating with hundreds of teams across the global IT landscape.
CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate will support the IT Marketing & Communications team
in multiple areas and must be highly organized and ready to work independently in a very fast-paced environment.
Must bring general marketing knowledge and show strength in the Microsoft 0365 suite of tools, understand generative AI, and have experience with writing, proofreading, working with digital solutions, employee engagement activities corporate culture/a sense of belonging, and data & analytics for an internal Marketing and Communications team.
Develop creative briefs and strategic marketing proposals for customers, which are used to manage projects and deliver marketing tasks.
Support the annual IT Marketing & Communication strategy across more than 20 different marketing channels including in-person events.
Manage multiple customer projects simultaneously keeping in mind the Abbott brand standards, IT Marketing & Communications’ Style Guide, and Channel Strategy.
Comply with, understand, and support the overall Abbott brand standard guidelines: including visuals/imagery, voice/content/copy writing, and production of all materials.
Develop and deliver content, including email communications, newsletters, social media content, etc. for 20+ different marketing channels.
Support all company initiatives as identified by management in support of Abbott and Abbott IT
Work across multiple departments, building effective relationships across a global organization and engaging customers and leaders at all levels of the organization.
Master new tasks quickly and coordinate multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment required.
MINIMUM EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher required, preferably in Communications, Marketing or Journalism. Experience in Graphic Design will be an added bonus.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- 5+ years of experience in marketing, communications, or related field(s) required.
- Very strong writing and proofreading skills required.
- Very strong verbal and written communication skills
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