Director, Employee & Corporate Communications

When you join the team at Unum you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout lifes moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this we provide:

• Award-winning culture

• Inclusion and diversity as a priority

• Performance Based Incentive Plans

• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health Vision Dental Short & Long-Term Disability

• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)

• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution

• Mental health support

• Career advancement opportunities

• Student loan repayment options

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments

And thats just the beginning

With 10000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether youre directly supporting a growing family or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others and join Team Unum today!

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct the development and implementation of comprehensive communications strategies (internal and external) to deliver the business goals of the individuals assigned scope of work (e.g. department subject matter channel project)
• Lead the development of key communications messages and ensure adherence of employee communications to these messages
• Provide strategic communications counsel to executive leaders and key partners including real-time advice to help navigate through sensitive or complex scenarios with effective communications support guidance on use of communications tactics and prep for key communications opportunities including events media relations incident comms management presentations and more
• Maximize communications effectiveness by aligning integrating and thoughtfully pursuing content placement across paid earned shared and owned channels
• Support continuous improvement across Corporate Communications by focusing on outcome-based measurable communications initiatives and maintaining an effective infrastructure for information sharing two-way communication and high-quality content delivery
• Seek ways to enhance the employee experience through both messaging and methods embracing emerging technologies and keeping an eye toward evolving audience needs
• Partner on change and transformation efforts by developing and implementing communications plans that build and support awareness adoption and sustaining efforts
• Actively collaborate with colleagues and leaders in pursuit of diversity of thought personal development and continuous improvement
• Direct development of creative assets in partnership with Corporate Communications colleagues to support outcome of communications strategy
• May perform other duties as assigned

Job Specifications

• Requires Bachelors degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years of progressively responsible communications experience in agency or in-house environment
• Must possess outstanding written and verbal communications skills and news and business judgment
• Must be a seasoned writer and editor.
• Must be familiar with the creation and development of electronic and print publications
• Must have demonstrated through previous positions an ability to think strategically with an ability to develop communications solutions that meet business outcomes and to navigate independently through change and ambiguity
• Must have the ability to work successfully with senior leaders including the chief executive officer to provide communications counsel and support
• Previous experience in a corporate setting or the insurance or financial services industry is preferred but not required

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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga TN with international offices in Ireland Poland and the UK Unum also has significant operations in Portland ME and Baton Rouge LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia SC with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring placement and advancement without regard to a persons race color religion national origin age genetic information military status gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description actual pay will be based on skill geographical location and experience.

Additionally Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health vision dental) insurance benefits (short & long-term disability) performance-based incentive plans paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

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