Communications Senior Specialist

Verisk Analytics • Jersey City, NJ

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About The Position

We are seeking a Communications Senior Specialist in our Workforce Technology Services department to support a high-visibility initiative to unify two intranets into a single employee experience. This role will work closely with the Senior Director of Employee Communications in Marketing to support the execution of internal communications, engagement, and change management activities for the project. Working closely with the Senior Director of Employee Communications, this role will partner with former Intranet/Compass stakeholders, content editors, and communications support teams to optimize knowledge articles, news, and evergreen content for clarity, usability, and impact. The ideal candidate brings a strong editorial mindset, a user-experience lens, and a passion for helping employees find what they need—when they need it—while reinforcing Verisk's brand, voice, and values of Caring, Learning, and Results. This is a hands-on role focused on content creation, editing, coordination, and execution, with ownership of a phased launch and adoption campaign designed to drive awareness, utilization, and sustained engagement. This role will also support ongoing IT communications to ensure employees receive clear, timely, and actionable information related to technology, systems, and services.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in communications, journalism, or a related field.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience creating and publishing content for employee-facing digital channels such as intranets and email.
• Experience using or supporting intranet platforms like ServiceNow, SharePoint or similar content systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, project-based environment.
• Comfortable working independently while partnering closely with stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, journalism, or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute internal communications in support of the intranet unification project.
• Collaborate with former Intranet/Compass stakeholders, content editors, and communications partners to transition, refine, and optimize intranet content.
• Partner with the Knowledge Management team to improve content clarity, structure, and usability, ensuring a strong, user-centered experience.
• Ensure all content aligns with Verisk's brand, voice, tone, and values, and IT communication standards.
• Apply a search-first approach to content curation, improving discoverability of news, articles, and evergreen resources.
• Manage and execute against project communications timelines and milestones, including coordination of approvals and adherence to established communication workflows.
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners to gather inputs, validate content, and ensure accuracy.
• Support engagement tracking and reporting to inform ongoing communications.
• Develop and publish employee-facing IT communications related to systems, tools, services, and technology initiatives, including time-sensitive and emergency communications when needed.
• Maintain and update IT-related announcements, updates, and evergreen content to support employee understanding and adoption.
• Support additional communications efforts as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees