Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC is hiring: Senior Communication Spe

We're strong and growing. In a company with such a long and storied history, this may be the most exciting and important time to be a part of Northwestern Mutual.

We invest in our people. We provide opportunities for employees to grow themselves, their career and in turn, our business.

We care. We make a positive difference in our communities. Nationally, thousands have benefitted from our support of research and programs to fight childhood cancer.

Summary

The senior communications specialist will focus on content publishing and metrics, working closely with the Audience Engagement team to efficiently deliver high-quality content to our internal audiences via news and email platforms. Strong technical skills including experience with intranet publishing and email campaign creation are preferred. The senior communications specialist will also support daily proofing and publishing needs and will help synthesize data and develop analysis regarding content performance across enterprise-wide channels.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Publishes news articles on company intranet sites (Optimizely CMS)
• Programs and reviews daily email newsletter to financial advisors
• Programs and reviews high-priority emails from company leadership to internal audiences
• Pulls metrics from various data sources and compiles ongoing averages and benchmarks
• Develops data analysis based on audience insights and behaviors; discusses findings with communications partners
• Develops a deep understanding of systems, audience segments, and channel metrics
• Proofreads content for style and accuracy

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 3 or more years of experience in professional communication, public relations, organizational communication, marketing or related communication field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience and proficiency using various publishing tools to produce high-quality web and email content.
• Ability to absorb information and convert to an understandable format.
• Ability to build rapport, negotiate with and gain acceptance at all levels.
• Ability to solve problems and analyze possible solutions to make business decisions.

$51,170.00

$95,030.00

Northwestern Mutual pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement in the salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.