Compensation and Benefits Manager jobs in Aurora, IL

Location:

1901 Chestnut Ave
Glenview, Illinois, 60025
United States
Category:
Communications
Date Needed by:
1/3/2023
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Primary Duties and Responsibilities: *

You bring the motivation, teamwork, and integrity and we’ll provide the collaborative culture, professional development, and respect you deserve. And if you’re good at what you do, you’ll have a career at Wespath Benefits and Investments. Join our team in Communications – and, if you'd like, other teams such as our DEI Council, Green Team on environmental sustainability, or our Change Management team – and make an impact through your work!
Wespath, recognized as a 2017-2022 Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® and a 2018-2022 National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®, has an opportunity for a Communications Content Manager in healthcare benefits. Our Content Manager develops and implements communication strategies and tactical work plans for our Health Benefits team. In this work, the Content Manager establishes and manages project schedules, the internal review process, and partners with design and production staff to deliver communication projects from concept through execution.

More specifically, Wespath’s Content Manager will contribute to our organizational success in the following ways:
Storytelling and Content Creation: With a mindset of curiosity, and with guidance from communication managers and clients, develop stories that help advance the client’s business objectives and support the organization. Write, edit and proofread content that includes articles, newsletters, brochures, letters, web copy, and other collateral for client department projects and organizational projects.

Communication Strategy: Plan, develop, coordinate and maintain quarterly client department communication strategy and work plan documentation.

Project Management: Manage and support projects as delegated and directed by the Director and/or Managing Director. Leverage the department’s project/production management platform (currently Trello) to manage all communication aspects of the project. Manage client communication process and project elements, including the internal review process, receiving copy and design approvals to move into and through production.
Meeting and Event Content: Provide tactical support as assigned for external agency events, whether in person or virtual. Includes development of relevant content and materials.
Web and Social Content Support: Partner with the web and social managers to leverage these vehicles as an audience engagement tactic in communications tactics
General Communication Department Support: Provide peer review (editing and proofreading) for Communication Department project materials.
General Communication Department Support: Provide peer review (editing and proofreading) for Communication Department project materials.

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Minimum Requirements/Qualifications: *

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English or equivalent work experience.
• 7 years as a communication professional in a corporate or similar environment.
• Experience creating content for benefits, pension or financial communications a plus.
• Ability to articulate the communications “process” from concept through production.
• Proven experience producing high quality, integrated communications from concept through production, including experience writing for print, video, the web, social media and other electronic media.
• Excellent project management skills, including ability to create and maintain ongoing project schedules and deliver to established deadlines.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated knowledge of PowerPoint, graphic design and production processes.
• Experience within the financial services industry; banking; investments; pension and benefits consulting firms preferred.

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Wespath Benefits and Investments is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring._

Job Type: Full-time