Marketing Communications Specialist

Job Type

Full-time

Description

With a career at Homesteaders, you'll do important work alongside people who want to make a difference as much as you do. We support each other's success, value bold and respectful collaboration and promote a healthy work-life balance through our workplace, schedule and benefits. Homesteaders' purpose is to help people design a better farewell, benefitting those they love. That means your role here will have a positive, meaningful impact on families who experience the many advantages of funeral and end-of-life planning.

The Homesteaders Marketing & Communications department is looking for an energetic team player who is creative and success-oriented. If you have three to five years of experience working in a marketing department or advertising agency environment, have excellent writing skills and want to broaden your skills, this could be the opportunity for you!

Qualified candidates for the Marketing Communications Specialist role should have exceptional communication skills - writing and speaking - with a flair for creativity and an eye for proofreading and editing. On any given day, you will be responsible for creating, distributing and coordinating sales, marketing and editorial content. Responsibilities will also include developing and/or directing development of tools to support content (such as infographics, images and videos) as well as quality assurance, fact checking, compliance and proofreading. Successful candidates will be adept at delivering both B2C and B2B content for print and digital mediums.

Requirements

•Four-year degree in marketing, communications, journalism, PR or other related field.

•Minimum of three years professional experience in marketing content development and coordination, including digital and print; preference given to candidates with experience in insurance and B2C communication.

•Excellent writing skills, including ability to write dialog for marketing, public relations, sales tools, web content, corporate communications, etc.

•Demonstrated understanding of and/or proficiency with the following applications and utilities:

o Microsoft Office products (Exchange/Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

o Marketing automation applications such as HubSpot, Pardot and/or Marketo

o CRM applications such as InfoCRM, SalesForce and/or HubspotCRM

o Adobe CC applications such as InDesign, Photoshop and/or Illustrator

Our benefits include:

•An excellent schedule - office closes at 1 p.m. every Friday

•Annual profit sharing

•401(k) with company match with discretionary contribution

•Company-sponsored group medical and dental insurance

•Company-paid life insurance

•Company-paid long-term disability

•Hybrid work environment

•Paid holidays

•Generous vacation time and sick leave

•Paid parental leave

•Casual dress year-round

•Professional membership and licensing dues reimbursement

•Tuition reimbursement

•Volunteer Time Off (VTO)

•Matching gift program

We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds. Whether you're new to the workforce, returning to work after a gap in employment or taking the next step in your career path, we will be delighted to have you as part of our candidate pool. Apply today!

About Homesteaders:

Homesteaders Life Company, a mutual company owned by its policy holders, is a national leader providing products and services to help people design a better farewell. Founded in 1906, Homesteaders is known for secure preneed funding and innovative solutions that help funeral and end-of-life professionals and consumers connect with each other.

We are currently not hiring in Colorado, Montana, New York and California.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Salary Description

$27 - $30/hour