• Associate Specialist, Communications

    AbbVie (North Chicago, IL)


    Company Description

    AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok (https://www.tiktok.com/@abbvie) .

    Job Description

    •Responsible for developing and conducting key communication and project management activities that are in alignment with and reinforce the oneIR CMO department objectives and goals. The Communication Specialist will serve as a project manager assistant for key initiatives and tactics within the department, including social media and web support, branding support, and supporting key departmental communication tactics and vehicles (meetings, presentations and webinars). The position will collaborate with employees at all levels of the organization and outside vendors on key communication activities coming from the department.​

    * This is a hybrid role based in Lake County, IL*

    Responsibilities:

    •Assists in the implementation of the annual department plan, including production and management of CMO tools, resources and materials, such as asset libraries and printed materials

    •Assists in the management and the deployment of brand standards on several applications, and provides administration of Brand Central (tradeshows, stationery and communication documents, promotional materials)

    •Provides publishing support for Information Research media channels, as directed by CMO Lead. Manages portal monitoring and manages compliance, and supports other compliance efforts as needed

    •Supports the publishing development of key departmental communications and assists in the management and distribution of content, including the internal communications portal for one IR and Pillar organizations

    •Supports the content development and timeline and plan management of the CMO department planning process and strategic roadmap development for 2026

    •Supports the coordination, content development and communication of new employee onboarding across the Information Research organization

    •Ensures accurate and up-to-date materials are available on relevant internal communications sites as needed

    •Assists in the management of the IR CMO budget, including providing support for tracking budget expenditures

    •Coordinates and maintains departmental communication files, as assigned, in compliance with corporate and government regulations

    •Follows purchasing and requisition procedures, Corporate Security and Privacy Rules, Corporate Branding Guidelines. Looks for opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness of team functions

    Qualifications

    + Bachelor’s degree in communication or related fields

    + Experience with social media and digital communication

    + Proficient and understands Microsoft Office Suite and other business-specific software

    + Quantitative and qualitative analytical skills

    + Strong prioritization, time management and organizational skills

    + Ability to build relationships and work effectively as part of a team

     

    Additional Information

     

    Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

     

    + The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

    + We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

    + This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

     

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    Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

     

    AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

     

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    Salary: $58,656 - $100,500