Director of Corporate Communications

Unum • Portland, ME

5d

About The Position

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive. Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide: Award-winning culture Inclusion and diversity as a priority Performance Based Incentive Plans Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution Mental health support Career advancement opportunities Student loan repayment options Tuition reimbursement Flexible work environments All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans. And that’s just the beginning… With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today! General Summary: This position directs the development and implementation of comprehensive and integrated communications strategies designed to promote Unum Group and its business entities/brands, protect its reputation, and inspire key audiences to act by delivering the right message at the right time in the right way to the right audience, whether internal or external to Unum Group.

Requirements

• Requires Bachelor’s degree and minimum 10 years of progressively responsible communications experience in agency or in-house environment
• Must possess outstanding written and verbal communications skills and news and business judgment
• Must be a seasoned writer and editor. Must be familiar with the creation and development of electronic and print publications
• Must have demonstrated, through previous positions, an ability to think strategically with an ability to develop communications solutions that meet business outcomes and to navigate independently through change and ambiguity
• Must have the ability to work successfully with senior leaders, including the chief executive officer, to provide communications counsel and support

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in a corporate setting or the insurance or financial services industry is preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

• Direct the development and implementation of comprehensive communications strategies (internal and external) to deliver the business goals of the individual’s assigned scope of work, (e.g., department, subject matter, channel, project)
• Lead the development of key communications messages and ensure adherence of employee communications to these messages
• Provide strategic communications counsel to executive leaders and key partners, including real-time advice to help navigate through sensitive or complex scenarios with effective communications support, guidance on use of communications tactics, and prep for key communications opportunities, including events, media relations, incident comms management, presentations and more
• Maximize communications effectiveness by aligning, integrating, and thoughtfully pursuing content placement across paid, earned, shared, and owned channels
• Support continuous improvement across Corporate Communications by focusing on outcome-based, measurable communications initiatives and maintaining an effective infrastructure for information sharing, two-way communication, and high-quality content delivery
• Seek ways to enhance the employee experience through both messaging and methods, embracing emerging technologies and keeping an eye toward evolving audience needs
• Partner on change and transformation efforts by developing and implementing communications plans that build and support awareness, adoption, and sustaining efforts
• Actively collaborate with colleagues and leaders in pursuit of diversity of thought, personal development, and continuous improvement
• Direct development of creative assets in partnership with Corporate Communications colleagues to support outcome of communications strategy
• May perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Award-winning culture
• Inclusion and diversity as a priority
• Performance Based Incentive Plans
• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
• Mental health support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Student loan repayment options
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work environments

What This Job Offers

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