• Work with the Vice President of External Affairs to invent new ways to market liberty to the masses, actively breaking stereotypes about those who love freedom and free markets. • Build relationships with media across the state, serve as the chief spokesman for Beacon in the media, and coordinate all media appearances for team members and heroes. • Assist in the management of all marketing budgets, campaigns, and digital communications vendor relationships, including for issue awareness, legal case promotion, audience engagement, general digital promotion, and event promotion. • Manage all external communications for projects, including research reports, media releases, digital communications, promotional materials, the *Beacon Poll*, and messaging campaigns for policy initiatives and legal cases. • Assist the Vice President of External Affairs with all outreach programs. • Review and edit all external communications issued by Beacon.

• Help organize team structure and communications workflows, improving internal processes and operational organization across Communications at Discord. • Coordinate between internal partners and cross-functional teams • Triage and support on incoming press requests • Manage timelines, approvals, and stakeholder reviews across projects • Maintain and organize talking points documents, messaging resources, and internal materials • Manage external agency support and day-to-day coordination • Track media opportunities, coverage, and ongoing communications priorities • Support development of press materials, Q&As, briefing docs, and messaging • Keep projects moving in fast-paced, high-volume situations with multiple stakeholders

Role Description We are seeking a Planning and Communication Consultant to support the Employer & Individual (E&I) Technology leadership team. In this highly visible, individual contributor role, you will serve as a trusted advisor and delegate to senior leadership, owning critical executive rhythms and ensuring strategic clarity, alignment, and follow-through across the E&I Technology portfolio. Operating with high autonomy, you will translate complex, multi-stakeholder inputs into clear, actionable insights and narratives for leaders, teams, and external audiences. You will sit at the intersection of business enablement, executive communications, and technology adoption, helping to drive AI transformation and adoption of cutting-edge productivity tools. If you are a strategic communicator who thrives on operational rigor and has a passion for emerging technologies, this is an excellent opportunity to impact our business on a scale. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. Primary Responsibilities: - Own end-to-end coordination of month-close reporting, including synthesis of inputs, preparation of executive-ready materials, leadership summaries, and facilitation of review meetings with documented actions and accountability. - Lead internal and external communications strategy and planning for E&I Technology, including Town Halls, leadership forums, Monthly Operations Reporting (MOR), brown bags, other events, newsletters, Viva Engage content, and executive-level LinkedIn posts. - Support business planning, goal/MBO development, and progress reporting, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and leadership expectations. - Maintain visibility across key programs, initiatives, deadlines, and deliverables, surfacing risks, dependencies, and decision points for leadership. - Plan and execute virtual and in-person leadership and strategic working sessions, including agendas, materials, and follow-up. - Serve as a key integrator across AI transformation, business enablement, and executive communications, driving visibility, adoption, and operational rigor across strategic initiatives. - Maintain and align key technology and AI tracking and reporting systems to ensure consistency, accuracy, and leadership-ready outputs. - Lead AI and Copilot enablement sessions, stakeholder demos, and adoption reporting to increase awareness and business engagement. - Leverage approved generative AI tools and productivity aids to streamline workflows, automate recurring tasks, and drive continuous improvement within executive communications and operations. - Evaluate emerging technology and AI trends to inform solution design, strategic innovation, and operational frameworks. - Aggregate major accomplishments and value realization updates, maintain inputs in enterprise portfolio tracking tools, and prepare executive-ready summaries for MOR and related leadership forums. - Create and manage a forward-looking communications backlog, including future topics, presentations, and messaging priorities. - Act as a portfolio/program manager across select strategic initiatives, tracking dependencies, risks, milestones, and deliverables to support leadership decision-making. - Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI. Qualifications - High School Diploma/GED - 5+ years of overall experience in strategy, communications, business operations, Chief of Staff, or similar leadership-adjacent roles. - 2+ years of experience supporting senior executives including writing samples with content which must be solely generated by the applicant. - 2+ years of experience in translating complex, multi-stakeholder inputs and technical information into executive-ready insights and narrative. Requirements - Experience applying UI/UX and information design principles to presentations, communications, and stakeholder materials, with a focus on clarity, usability, and audience engagement. - Experience with UnitedHealthcare (UHC), Optum Technology, or Employer & Individual (E&I) business segments. - Familiarity with UHC/Optum operating rhythms, enterprise communication standards, or executive governance models. - Experience with communications strategy, business planning, and goal setting. - Experience leveraging enterprise-approved AI tools to improve productivity, reporting, or communication effectiveness. - Experience with AI or digital transformation initiatives and translating technical work into tangible business outcomes. - Familiarity with portfolio/program management (PPMO) frameworks and cross-functional coordination. - Exposure to Copilot, AI productivity tooling, or similar digital transformation initiatives. - Background working in healthcare or highly regulated environments. - Proven experience operating independently with high visibility and influencing without direct authority. - Strong organizational discipline with a proven track record of managing multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously. Benefits - Comprehensive benefits package. - Incentive and recognition programs. - Equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Role Description The Strategic Communications Officer develops and helps implement strategies and tactics to maximize communication impact and earned media for UCS issues, experts, and products. This position leads the coordination of program and campaign team communications; is responsible for ensuring a steady drumbeat of activities are completed that advance goals across a variety of channels including digital, print, and multimedia; and balances and prioritizes overall communications work in ways that best advance campaign goals and needs. UCS employees center their work on UCS’s core values of racial equity and environmental justice. They work collaboratively to ensure the effective operations of the program/department, center anti-racism and equity in internal and external work, and foster a welcoming, inclusive, and transparent environment where all staff can thrive and grow. Responsibilities - Strategic Communications and Project Management - In collaboration with program/campaign and communications team members, develops and implements communication/media strategies to ensure the right mix of analyses, publications, blogs, online resources, earned media, creative formats, engagement opportunities, and marketing channels are used to advance strategies, reach key audiences, create newsworthy products, and help achieve campaign goals. - Convenes quarterly strategy meetings to map out priority activities, analyses, and leverage points. Identifies and fills gaps, to ensure a regular drumbeat of campaign visibility/engagement. - Helps identify, scope, manage and deliver final communications projects in collaboration with the creative, digital, and editorial teams. - Collaborates with communications and program/campaign colleagues to co-create and ensure completion of messaging and other program/campaign communications documents. - Actively participates in annual program planning and provides feedback to inform communications strategy development and implementation. - Serves as primary communications department contact and liaison for campaign/program staff. - Media Relations - Establishes relationships with journalists to garner coverage of UCS issues, experts and products in print, radio, TV, and podcast news outlets. - Pitches stories, promptly responds to interview requests, and identifies opportunities to insert UCS into the news cycle. - Ensures the writing, editing and distribution of media materials including alerts, press releases, statements, op-eds, letters to the editor, and talking points. - Represents UCS campaigns in coalitions, assisting with communications content and strategy. - Writing and Editing - In collaboration with the editorial and web teams, writes, edits, publishes, and maintains accurate web content, ensuring it meets UCS standards. - Reviews digital, editorial, and creative team copy for social media posts, video scripts, and other projects. - Tracking and Analysis - Tracks UCS press hits and impact of communications strategies. Contributes to ongoing metrics reporting to internal stakeholders. - Other Duties as Assigned - Maintains understanding of UCS issues and positions, communication strategies, and editorial standards. - Maintains awareness of role as representative of UCS; ensures activities and statements enhance organization’s reputation and credentials among press, public, funders, and private sectors; and advances organizational objectives. - People Management Authority - Manage communications consultants for specific projects as needed. Qualifications - 5-7 years of experience in content creation, media outreach, and communications strategy across multiple channels. - Strong writing, editing, and interpersonal communication skills. - Superior project management and collaboration skills. - Strong interpersonal, leadership, problem-solving, and mentoring skills. - Strong facilitation skills with the ability to interact with staff at all levels. - Must be proficient with the PC/Windows environment, especially MS Word. Requirements - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred. - Familiarity with CMS such as Drupal and WordPress. - Familiarity with media outreach platforms such as Cision. - Familiarity with Google Analytics, and SEO best practices. - Communications experience at a nonprofit or advocacy organization. Physical Requirements - Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time. - Continuously operate a computer and must have the ability to control a mouse and keyboard. - Communicate in verbal and written formats with internal staff and external constituents. Work Schedule - Regular office hours that accommodate the East Coast media market. Any modifications to this schedule must be agreed to by employee and their supervisor. - Occasional work at nights, weekends, and may be on call at certain times throughout the year. Travel Requirements - Occasional domestic overnight travel 2-5 times/year. Benefits - This is a full-time remote position, with EST working hours. - For those who meet all position requirements, the salary is $97,090. - UCS offers excellent benefits and a rewarding work environment. - *CA Resident Only, we offer a 12% salary differential. To Apply We know there are great candidates who won’t check all these boxes, and we also know you might bring important skills that we haven’t considered. If that’s you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself. Please upload a cover letter and resume. In the cover letter, please confirm that the listed salary meets your expectations. Upload materials in Word or PDF format only. No phone calls, please. Covid Mandate for New Hires For in office roles, UCS employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees are considered fully vaccinated as defined by the CDC. All new hires who will be reporting to an office location must provide notice of their vaccination status and vaccination documentation, on or before their first day of work. For all others, UCS strongly encourages full vaccinations among its employees, up to and including booster shots, even if working remotely. EEO Statement UCS is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, parental status, political affiliation, union status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other class or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.