Communications Representative (Hybrid)

Headquartered in the Central Florida city of Lakeland, Summit employs over 700 office and field associates at its main location and regional offices in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Gainesville, Georgia. As the people who know workers’ comp, we strive to provide an atmosphere of constant growth and development for our employees.
Summit provides workers’ compensation programs and services to thousands of employers throughout the Southeast.
Summit is a member of Great American Insurance Group, a company that focuses on building relationships and linking people to various career paths. Whether it’s underwriting, claims, accounting, IT, legal, or customer service, Great American Insurance Group combines a small-company entrepreneurial atmosphere with big- company expertise.

Job Functions and Responsibilities:

This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated and talented Communications Representative to serve in the primary roles of project manager and writer.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Manages marketing projects of all types originating in the marketing department or submitted by stakeholders from departments throughout Summit.
• Researches, prepares, writes, and may review articles for internal and/ or external communications, which may include general announcements, presentations, newsletters, advertisements, operational changes, press releases, content for internal/external websites, and/or communications to customers. Ensures communications are appropriate, accurate, and grammatically correct.
• Confirms and/or reviews accurate use of artwork, logos, layout, and visual brand.
• Participates in distributing materials via multiple media, ensuring compliance with procedures, company policy, and corporate identity.
• Participates in identifying and documenting internal customer objectives, audience, standards, timing, budget, and distribution methods.
• Participates in educating internal customers about communication review process and procedures.
• May plan and organize activities and events for internal customers or employees relating to trade shows, special promotions, rollouts, product launches, and/or public/community relations. Collaborates with management and other functional areas (Marketing, Sales, Underwriting, Product, etc.) to understand desired outcomes and to participate in recommending creative approaches to ensure objectives are met. Participates in preparing estimates and budget; ensures events costs remain within the approved budget.
• Participates in developing and executing communication strategies and timelines for moderately complex communication initiatives. Shares responsibility for meeting objectives.
• Participates in maintaining company archives/libraries for photographs, logos, graphics, communications, newsletters, press releases, and other communication materials.
• Participates in routing and securing appropriate approval.
• May participate in responding to routine inquiries, requests, concerns, and/or complaints. Refers non-routine inquires to more experienced staff.
• Develops working knowledge of regulatory guidelines and agencies pertaining to communications, advertising, and marketing materials.
• Quickly develops subject matter expertise in the workers’ comp field.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• The person hired for this position will work out of the Lakeland, FL office which offers a hybrid work environment of 3 days in the office and 2 days work from home.

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Job Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Field of Study: Business, Communications, Marketing, English, Journalism or a related discipline.

Experience: Generally, 3 to 5 years of related experience.

Please submit two writing samples with your application.

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Benefits:

We offer competitive healthcare, retirement, and paid time off benefits for full-time and part-time benefit eligible employees.