Communications Specialist Job Listing at NJM Insurance Group in Trenton, NJ (Job ID R2006749)

Description

Join NJM as a Communications Specialist and leverage your writing expertise to create impactful content across various channels. You'll play a crucial role in maintaining our brand's consistency and tone. In fact, there has never been a better time to become a part of the NJM team! Since 2018, the company has grown from New Jersey into six additional states and is nationally recognized by major consumer organizations for outstanding service to our policyholders.

The Communications Specialist position is based in the West Trenton, New Jersey office. The hours for the position are Monday through Friday, day shift, 38.75 hours per week. This is a hybrid role that will be able to work up to two-days remote per week once training is completed. Compensation for this position is likely to fall in the $65,800-$76,500 range. Compensation will be commensurate with experience and credentials. The position includes a generous benefits package, including Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance, Delta Dental, a 401k with a dollar for dollar match up to 8% with immediate vesting, tuition assistance, competitive PTO, an annual incentive opportunity, and much more!
 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Write original and accurate content, at times under tight deadlines.

• Expected output could include web content, employee communications, emails, news releases, PowerPoints, letters, newsletters, brochures, flyers, and scripts

• Take responsibility and full accountability for the ideation and execution of work

• Manage multiple projects from concept through production, while ensuring copy is factually correct and consistent with NJM's guidelines, style, and overall tone

• Collaborate with business units for appropriate input and editing

• Track projects to ensure they are completed within the correct timeframe

• Attend status meetings prepared to discuss the status of each open project

• Assist with content creation and participate in exercises as a member of the crisis communications team

• Assist with drafting and posting articles to NJM's Intranet site

• Keep current on industry, Company-specific, societal, and cultural news and trends to be prepared to write about relevant issues or make recommendations for compelling messaging

• Use educational opportunities to improve insurance product knowledge, communications strategy skills and other areas pertinent to the position

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree

• One to three years of corporate communications experience, including drafting customer-facing emails, news releases, speeches, and website content. We may be willing to consider less experience if the chosen candidate had a bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Public Relations, or a related field.

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills

• Must be a self-starter with organization and time management skills

• Must be able to demonstrate strong writing skills (professional writing samples will be requested)

• Must be detail oriented and be able to see a project through from conception to completion

• Must be able to work independently and be highly collaborative and open to multiple perspectives

• Ability to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced, high-energy environment

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the financial services industry

• Experience with Adobe Workfront a plus

NJM reserves the right at any time to amend, add or delete any aspect of the job description for this position based on business needs.

Legal Disclaimer: NJM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, retaining and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that is fully representative of the diversity that exists in the communities in which we do business.