Job Description

Job Summary: The Communications Project Manager is responsible for planning and overseeing integrated communications projects on behalf of the Labcorp Communications team. In this role, the incumbent will assist in planning and tracking projects including social media, external communications, internal communications and crisis monitoring, to ensure timelines are met and projects are completed in a timely manner. The Communications Project Manager will be expected to develop and monitor project timelines, develop templates, participate in planning sessions, monitor updates and identify missing action items across the Communications team with a focus on social media, press releases and media monitoring activities. The ideal candidate will be a skilled relationship builder with very strong organizational, communications and project management skills. The individual should also have experience in partnering with agencies. The individual should also have experience working in global, matrixed environments. Responsibilities/Duties Support Labcorp communications initiatives by:

• Overseeing communications projects through their entire lifecycle
  • Establishing and maintaining timelines for integrated communications campaigns
  • Communicating timely project updates to team leads
  • Assigning project roles and responsibilities, as needed
  • Coordinating campaigns with agency partners
  • Assisting the team with prioritization of projects
  • Monitoring projects status in Workfront and other project management tools
  • Tracking budgets when applicable
  • Owning and managing a unified communications content and campaign calendar
  • Maintaining a crisis communications monitoring tracker
• Developing social media content to support Communications initiatives
• Manage content and campaign calendars that outline social media content.
• Manage and execute social media projects with marketing and agency teams.
• Collaborate with broader social media and content team on channel-specific social media strategies.
• Coordinating campaign, monthly and quarterly communications metrics reports
• Assisting in team meeting agendas
• Managing vendor contracts and invoices
• Leading Global Center of Excellence social media team of 2 -3 team members with a focus on daily project management

Experience:

• 6-8 years of experience in communications, directly managing projects
• At least 2 years in a managerial role
• Strong experience in Microsoft 365 tools including Planner, Power Platform, Project, Teams, Excel & Powerpoint
• Experience with project management tools (Workfront, Trello, Asana, Basecamp, Smartsheet, etc.)
• Experience with social media management tools such as Sprinklr, Spredfast, Sprout, Khoros, etc.

Education/Qualifications/Certifications and Licenses:

• Background in Healthcare or Biopharmaceutical Industry a plus
• Degree with a concentration in communications, journalism, public relations or project management preferred
• Certification in project management a plus

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