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We are seeking an Associate Creative Media Specialist to join our Strategic Marketing function in the Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) operating unit. This highly collaborative role will be responsible for creating and producing multimedia content for the Cranial and Spinal Technologies business’ external channels to help drive engagement and growth across our corporate social media channels and our direct-to-customer/patient channels (email, web, and paid ads). We are looking for a marketing enthusiast with a passion for storytelling through digital. A successful candidate for this role will be a collaborative self-starter who is detail oriented and comfortable generating high-impact, innovative content in a fast-paced and regulated industry.
At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. We are targeting candidates in Lafayette, CO; Memphis, TN or Minneapolis, MN.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Content Creation – Social Media: Create high-quality, engaging, and visually appealing content, including text, images, videos, and graphics for various digital platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, etc.).
Content Creation – Direct-to-Customer: Create actionable, enticing, and on-brand marketing materials to be leveraged in email marketing campaigns, webpages, and customer brochures.
Content Collaboration: Work with various teams and stakeholders to strategize, source, create, and gain approval for multimedia content for social media and other digital properties. Be a subject matter expert and support internal questions related to platform implementation and use.
Content Calendar: Support the maintenance of the U.S. Content Calendar and ensure consistent and timely delivery of content
Content Optimization: Stay updated with industry trends and platform updates to optimize content for maximum engagement.
Project Management: Manage the promotional materials approval process for content and assets; gaining content approval from product marketing, regulatory, legal, and clinical team signatures before dissemination.
Key Proficiencies:
Copywriting: Craft engaging and concise copy that captures the audience’s attention and conveys the message effectively. Tailor the tone and style of writing for the platform’s audience. Ability to translate skills to other short-form digital properties beyond social media, that may be included in larger integrated marketing strategies.
Graphic Design & Multimedia Content Creation: Create visually stunning graphics, infographics, and illustrations to complement social media posts and enhance their visual appeal. Proficiency in graphic design software such as Adobe Photoshop and InDesign is essential.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
High School Diploma or equivalent with 4+ years of relevant experience in creative media design, graphic design, or content creation, or equivalent experience (OR Associate's Degree with 2+ years experience OR Baccalaureate Degree).
Nice to Have
Strong writing, editing, and copywriting skills
Basic graphic design and video editing technical skills; ability to create simple social-media quality assets
Working knowledge and experience of enterprise social media management platforms, Sprout Social preferred
Working knowledge and experience of email marketing software platforms, Eloqua and SalesForce Marketing Cloud preferred
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
Benefits & CompensationMedtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
About MedtronicWe lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.
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Medtronic is a global healthcare solutions company operating in approximately 160 countries. We are committed to improving lives through our medical technologies, services, and solutions. Since our beginning, 60 years ago, our Mission has remained the same: to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for people around the world. The Mission is our ethical framework and inspirational goal guiding our day-to-day work. It reminds us that our efforts are transforming millions of lives each year. To meet the needs of patients and healthcare professionals around the globe, we operate from more than 370 locations in approximately 160 countries.
