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Experienced Writer and Editor
Marsh & McLennan Companies
United States, CA, United States
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Description
General Summary
We’re looking for an experienced writer and editor who considers themselves a creative self-starter, savvy communicator and engaging storyteller. In this position, you will create and edit marketing content including thought leadership, research reports, product brochures, webcast and video scripts, blogs, infographic copy, and email messages to support Marsh’s marketing and growth strategies.
Our ideal candidate will be able to engage readers while maintaining the firm’s voice and applying Marsh branding and style guidelines. They must be skilled at working collaboratively (sometimes virtually) with members of the marketing and communications team, as well as colleagues from across the company.
Responsibilities
How you’ll spend your day:
In this US-focused role, you’ll provide end-to-end management of content production, partnering with marketing strategists, practice leaders, subject matter experts, designers, and others to create and edit compelling thought leadership and sales materials. This will include the following activities:
• Develop and use technical knowledge of risk management and insurance products, trends, and issues to deliver thought leadership and sales materials.
• Combine research with interviews of internal and external subject matter experts to present technical material in an engaging style for our audience.
• Provide direction and constructive editorial feedback to colleagues, including senior leaders.
• Produce content for both internal and external audiences.
• Help set editorial priorities and propose ideas to enhance the firm’s communications strategy.
• Work with designers and others to create compelling reports, brochures, webcasts, web copy, blogs, infographics, videos, and other material.
• Maintain accuracy and standards and ensure adherence to corporate style guidelines.
Qualifications
Required:
• Proven written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and an eye for detail.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate the insights drawn from data and provide direction on its use in marketing content.
• Ability to meet tight and often evolving deadlines, including those imposed by client needs under urgent conditions.
• Project management proficiency, including a knack for juggling several projects simultaneously while meeting changing priorities.
• Ability to work with colleagues at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Self-motivated with a demonstrated ability to work on projects with minimal oversight.
• Ability to direct the work of others.
• Skilled in repurposing content for various formats, including social media.
Preferred:
• Financial services and/or journalism background.
Education and years of experience:
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, English, journalism, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of professional writing and publishing experience.
Marsh is a global leader in insurance broking and risk management. In more than 130 countries, our experts in every facet of risk and across industries help clients to anticipate, quantify, and more fully understand the range of risks they face. We work with clients of all sizes to define, design, and deliver innovative solutions to better quantify and manage risk. We offer risk management, risk consulting, insurance broking, alternative risk financing, and insurance program management services to businesses, government entities, organizations, and individuals around the world. To every client interaction we bring an unmatched combination of deep intellectual capital, industry-specific expertise, global experience, and collaboration. Since 1871, clients have relied on Marsh for trusted advice, to represent their interests in the marketplace, make sense of an increasingly complex world, and help turn risks into new opportunities for growth. Our more than 30,000 colleagues work on behalf of our clients, who are enterprises of all sizes in every industry, and include individuals, multinational organizations, and government entities worldwide. We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients. Visit www.marsh.com for more information and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @MarshGlobal
Marsh and its separately incorporated operating entities around the world are part of Marsh & McLennan Companies, a publicly held company (ticker symbol: MMC).
Marsh & McLennan Companies offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and programs including: health and welfare, tuition assistance, 401K, employee assistance program, domestic partnership benefits, career mobility, employee network groups, volunteer opportunities, and other programs. For more information about our company, please visit us at: http://www.mmc.com/. We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients. For more information, please visit us at: www.mmc.com/diversity.
Marsh & McLennan Companies and its Affiliates are EOE Minority/Female/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity employers.