Marketing & Event Specialist

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Columbia - 100 Center Point Drive Circle (11124) time type:
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February 27, 2026 (1 day left to apply) job requisition :
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You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
** Highly Preferred - SC Residents
**** Position

Purpose:

** Supports marketing, branding and event management efforts for State field offices, with responsibility for branding, local community relations and marketing. Works closely with the Director of Brand Marketing on full life cycle event coordination to promote our brand to multiple audiences.
* Manages all aspect of large scale event coordination, logistics, promotion, co-branding initiatives for corporate partners, event team management, and vendor liaison.
* Monitors communication performance and advocate changes where necessary to meet corporate goals and objectives.
* Ensures accuracy of material through research.
* Escalates concerns to key stakeholders regarding content that may need review.
* Applies approved corporate style and branding standards to ensure consistency in copy and design.
* Fulfills all approved event sponsorship request.
* Ensures all vendors have necessary forms on file.
* Works with corporate marketing team to develop ads by preset deadlines.
* Assists with Day of Service events, setup DOS Lunch and Learn meetings.
* Participates in cross-functional teams to help streamline a wide variety of processes, procedures, and interdepartmental communication.
* Attends monthly conference calls to discuss potential opportunities to increase notability in social media arena.
* Gathers and filters newsworthy internal and external events to promote via Well Care’s social media assets.
* Event photography management; ensures all event coordinators have proper release forms, submits media intake along with photos and forms to corporate.
* Writes and edits copy for social media posts, associate emails blasts and printed event collateral to ensure concise, clear, and audience appropriate communication is delivered.
* Coordinates internal events including, quarterly meeting planning, associate team building events, town hall planning, web cast setup and supervision, and annual summer and holiday events.
* Conceptualize and promote internal event themes to support Well Care’s core values.
* Ensures communication strategies are followed through by being consistent with brand marketing strategy.
* Generate and update reports to record, track and analyze the effectiveness of Media Intake Submissions and Journal Ad/Gala Sponsorship.
* Liaises with key stakeholders regarding event/special projects; coordinates photo shoots; arranges member and special guest appearances as needed.
* Coordinates with Stakeholders external Communications and Social Media teams on initiatives to increase reach and engagement on company’s soc
* Performs other duties as assigned
* Complies with all policies and standards
** Skills and Experience**
* ** Strong written and verbal communication**
* ** Vendor Management**
* ** Marketing expertise**
* ** Experienced Event Planner**
* ** Strong administrative skills**
* ** Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite**
* ** Travel flexibility: 25% travel, 75% remote work**
* ** Highly Preferred:
South Carolina residents
**** Education/

Experience:

** Required A High School or GED  Required or equivalent work experience    
** Preferred A Bachelor's Degree in a related field:*
* ** Candidate

Experience:

** Required 2+ years of experience in

Experience with marketing outreach, branding or marketing operations  Required 4+ years of experience in Event Planning Pay Range: $56,200.00 - $ per year 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.

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