Communications Specialist - Remote

Employee Benefits is the core of our business and at our heart we are a people-focused organization. Every day, we help over 100,000 employers give their employees peace of mind by providing health, pharmacy, long and short-term disability, vision, dental and other insurance solutions. What makes us unique is that we can surround our clients with more services and more technology-based tools and a team of advisors that simply cares more than anyone else. 

If you want a career giving people the reassurance that they can have access to the health care they need for themselves and their loved ones, join OneDigital.

Our Newest Opportunity: 

The Communications Specialist is responsible for supporting key clients ($250k+ revenue) on development and execution of effective year-round engagement and education strategies by creating year-round deliverables encouraging employers to form a stronger connection with their employees. Remote position, supporting Northern California Market.

The Communications Specialist reports to the Engagement Manager and is responsible for recommending and consulting on communication modes, tools and vendors that meet the unique needs, demographics, and budget of their clients. He/she implements and executes these communication plans by providing content, materials, and analysis. He/she participates in regional and national projects as requested.

The Communications Specialist has a background in Employee Benefit Communication, including but not limited to leveraging presentations, collateral materials, open enrollment strategies, and other OneDigital solutions to deploy impactful engagement and education strategies that supports growth and retention efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Leads internal pre-renewal Open Enrollment Strategy meetings;
• Implements and executes communication plans by providing content, materials, and analysis;
• Develops open enrollment timelines;
• Development of collateral to market employee benefits to employer groups;
• Establish and lead strategy discussions with clients for year-round engagement strategies;
• Corresponds regularly with clients to understand their culture/brand to provide relevant communication materials and recommendations;
• Provides utilization reporting and recommendations with the client;
• Builds ongoing engagement calendars designed to engage their client’s workforce and enhance member wellbeing;
• Receives excellent client feedback on the quality and value of their work;
• Tracks strategic activities in D365.

Qualifications, Skills, and Requirements:

• Works independently, with little day-to-day direct supervision;
• Ability to work independently as well as in team environment;
• Builds trust and rapport with clients, teammates and internal partners;
• Excellent communication skills (listens, speaks, and writes well); able to interact effectively with people of all levels of responsibility and authority;
• Manages multiple projects and deadlines effectively;
• Skillful at analyzing pitfalls and developing solutions;
• Flexibility as project priorities change;
• Highly organized;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Creative mindset;
• Technology savvy;
• High energy, enthusiastic individual;
• Must be self-motivated, flexible and disciplined;
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced production environment;
• Behavior exemplifies the OneDigital Way.

Education, Training and Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in health & welfare benefits, communications, journalism, marketing or other related field;
• An earned bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing, wellbeing or other related field;
• Experience with Canva and Simplebooklet;
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher);
• Proven track record of excellent client feedback on the quality and value of their work;
• Experience with reporting and evaluating communication effectiveness;
• Life and Heath Producers License or ability to obtain a license within 90 days of hire;
• Wellbeing and Health Promotion background preferred.

OneDigital is an equal opportunity employer. Not only as a matter of standard, but to honor and celebrate our differences. We believe that the power of ONE starts with you. We are committed to cultivating and preserving a culture that celebrates diversity, insists on equity and inclusion, and connects us. Ensuring our people feel seen, valued, respected, and supported is fundamental to our core values and business goals.

OneDigital provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of their: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law (collectively, “protected characteristics”). A copy of the Federal EEO poster is linked here.

Pursuant to local Fair Chance Ordinances, we will consider qualified applications with arrest or conviction records for employment. For applicable candidates, the following ordinances are linked here to inform you of your rights as an applicant:

City and County of San Francsico

City of Los Angeles

County of Los Angeles

Employment decisions shall comply with all other applicable federal, state and city/county laws prohibiting discrimination in employment. OneDigital complies with all criminal history inquiry [or ‘ban the box’] laws in California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.

In short, we believe in hiring the most qualified applicant for the position, regardless of background.

If you have questions about our hiring policies and practices, we would be happy to discuss upon receiving your application. We hope to welcome you to OneDigital and look forward to hearing from you.

OneDigital understands the immense responsibility and opportunities provided by Artificial Intelligence. We utilize advanced Artificial Intelligence [AI] technologies to enhance our recruitment process. This includes using AI to filter candidates based on their qualifications and to rediscover potential candidates from our existing applicant pool. Our AI systems help us efficiently identify the best fit for our open positions, ensuring a streamlined and effective hiring experience. However, AI does not replace the humans in our process. If you have concerns about our use of AI, you may opt out where laws allow.

Thank you for your interest in joining the OneDigital team!