Corporate Communications Sr. Consultant

Farmers Insurance Careers•East Grand Rapids, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position exhibits strong strategic communication skills and is a trusted advisor and consultant within the business. They advise people leaders and program managers at every level in developing and rolling out effective communication and change management plans for the organization and business units as assigned. The Corporate Communications Senior Consultant develops, directs, produces, and coordinates strategic communication plans that further the enterprise strategy and drives employee engagement. They complete project work including organizing and executing business unit events, writing and editing business unit materials, coordinating communication distribution, and building relationships with internal clients. The role involves creating strategic communication plans in support of initiatives that drive the business forward, understanding company goals, and developing thoughtful communication plans that incorporate complex change management practices and principles. Responsibilities also include writing and editing various communication materials, designing presentations, managing communication documents, providing direction for visual elements, communicating progress, contributing to strategy development, linking project objectives, managing specific projects with peer oversight, planning and preparing for all-employee meetings and large events, directing peers and associates on communication projects, analyzing information for solutions, contributing creative solutions, identifying implications of strategies, maintaining balance between business unit and company interests, partnering with leaders for content deployment, and mentoring specialists.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Minimum five years in a related communications role with increasing responsibilities.
Experience in communicating within a multi-functional business.
Demonstrated experience with various types of communications mediation (photography, video, web, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Bachelors degree preferred in communications, journalism or similar discipline.

Responsibilities

Creates strategic communication plans in support of initiatives that drive the business forward.
Understands the goals of the company and/or business units.
Develops thoughtful communication plans that incorporate complex change management practices and principles.
Writes and edits articles, headlines, talking points, scripts, and other messages.
Designs and edits various presentation materials.
Manages miscellaneous communication documents as directed.
Provides direction of visual elements in support of wider communications needs.
Communicates progress to appropriate parties at all times.
Contributes to the development of strategies to promote organization goals.
Links project objectives with other projects in the department.
Places an individual project in the larger context of its fit with business goals.
Manages specific projects with some peer oversight responsibilities.
Plans and prepares for all-employee meetings and other large events, including collateral, scripting, presentations, and other content.
Directs peers and associates from other teams (ie. graphic, photo, video) on communications projects as assigned.
Analyzes information and generates a range of alternative solutions and recommendations for business unit partners and leadership.
Contributes new and creative solutions to problems which are actionable and realistic to implement.
Identifies implications and outcomes of alternative strategies.
Maintains balance between business unit interest and company interests.
Works in partnership with people leader to create and maintain anticipated scheduled deployment of recurring and new communications content to ensure timely publication in order to meet the business needs.
Serves as mentor for specialists and builds leadership skills.
Performs other duties as assigned.