Communications Specialist

Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. is one of the largest insurance brokerage firms in the United States and has a history dating back to 1925. Alliant provides property and casualty, workers compensation, employee benefits, surety, and financial products and services to some 20,000 specialized clients nationwide, including public entities, tribal nations, healthcare, energy, law firms, real estate, construction, and other industry groups. Alliant Insurance Services ranks among the 15 largest insurance brokerage firms in the United States.

More information is available on the company s web site at: www.alliantinsurance.com.

SUMMARY


Responsible for researching, creating, designing and executing communication collateral to support sales and marketing efforts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Effectively leads projects from concept to completion ensuring timely completion and meeting project deadlines within established constraints, such as time, cost and quality standards;
Influences the direction of content development, providing creative recommendations and direction, as needed;
Partners with internal teams members to execute creative communications approaches;
Uses understanding of image creation, design layout, type and color, to guide internal teams and clients to desired projects results;
Creates, designs, prints and distributes client communication materials, including benefit brochures, benefit cards, posters, postcards and flyers;
Creates, designs, prints and distributes internal/Sales communication materials including sales brochures, one pagers, ads and presentations;
Participates actively in creative brainstorming sessions;
Maintains excellent vendor relationships for printing communication materials;
Prepares and proofs Request for Proposals (RFPs), client packets, case studies and presentations;
Maintains up-to-date work samples for RFPs;
Prepares, proofs, prints and binds documents and presentations;
Maintains supply of brochures, fliers and notebooks for Marketing;
Provides miscellaneous administrative/sales support tasks as necessary;
Assists with event planning and events as needed;
Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
Bachelor s degree in Graphics Design, Communication Arts, Fine Arts or similar field
2 - 4 years experience with solid background in copywriting, proofing and graphic design
Strong understanding of image creation, design layout, type and color, and being able to follow established style guides and directions from internal leads and clients

SKILLS
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to effectively lead projects from conception to completion and meet project deadlines
Ability to identify problems and develop strategic solutions
Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to prioritize to meet very tight turnaround times on multiple projects
Proficient in MS Office Suite including PowerPoint
Proficient in Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.)
Self motivated with strong work ethic and attitude
Ability to project a professional image in action and appearance with all stakeholders

We are proud to provide comprehensive, high quality employee programs to meet employees needs now and in the future, including a very competitive financial package. We encourage you to explore what we have to offer.

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