Remote Senior Communications Strategist (Policy & Internal)

Connect for Health Colorado; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 79,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect for Health Colorado is seeking a Senior Communications Strategist (Policy & Internal Communications) to translate health policy and enrollment information into clear messaging for partners, teams, and stakeholders.

The role supports the development of policy and internal communications strategy, coordinates high-volume Open Enrollment messaging, and represents the organization in public meetings. Remote work is available, with on-site Denver access as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public policy, marketing, journalism, public relations, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in policy communications, public policy, public relations, or related field.
• Strong writing and editing skills across multiple formats – policy memos, emails, web content, internal communications, and customer notices.
• Ability to translate complex policy, technical, and regulatory information into clear, accurate internal and stakeholder communications.
• Ability to develop strategic messaging and execute communications plans that drive engagement and clarity.
• Experience using engagement data and insights to evaluate performance and adjust communication strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic policy and internal communications that align with organizational priorities and communications strategies.
• Craft, review, and deploy written communications including policy memos, stakeholder emails, talking points, press releases, product announcements, FAQs, and partner engagement materials.
• Serve as a liaison to improve policy and internal communications, identify communication gaps, and resolve complex communication challenges in coordination with internal teams.
• Contribute to integrated communications campaigns across email, web, social media, and partner networks.
• Translate health policy information, organizational priorities, product updates, and enrollment information into clear, audience-specific messaging.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings and represent C4HCO in partner communications efforts to support coordinated messaging and engagement.
• Contribute to rapid-response communications and issue management efforts, ensuring timely and accurate messaging.
• Support Open Enrollment communications strategy, planning, and execution, including high-volume, time-sensitive tasks and coordination of messaging.
• Ensure alignment between customer-facing and internal communication.
• Identify opportunities to streamline communications processes and strengthen cross-functional coordination.
• Support the Senior Communications Manager in building and maintaining a disciplined, insight-driven communications function aligned with C4HCO priorities.
• Monitor engagement metrics and stakeholder feedback; provide insights and recommendations to refine communications strategies and improve reach, clarity, and impact.
• Perform other duties as needed in support of departmental and organizational priorities.

Skills

Policy communications

Writing

Stakeholder engagement

Open enrollment

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications

Tools

Wordpress

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

HubSpot

CRM systems

Marketing database tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Connect for Health Colorado is seeking a Senior Communications Strategist (Policy & Internal Communications) to translate health policy and enrollment information into clear messaging for partners, teams, and stakeholders.

The role supports the development of policy and internal communications strategy, coordinates high-volume Open Enrollment messaging, and represents the organization in public meetings. Remote work is available, with on-site Denver access as needed.