Internal Communications Specialist

Protective Life; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 53,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Protective is seeking a communications professional based in Birmingham, Alabama, working on internal and executive communications across intranet, newsletters, and digital channels. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to gather information, draft messages and manage calendars.

The position emphasizes strong writing, editing and project coordination, with a hybrid schedule (3/2) and opportunities to contribute to leadership communications, crisis response and business continuity

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing or related field required.
• 1–3 years of experience in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing or related experience preferred.
• Strong writing skills required.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit and publish content for intranet, newsletters, digital signage, employee emails and other internal channels.
• Maintain the enterprise editorial calendar and coordinate content inputs, reviews and publication.
• Support enterprise announcements, employee campaigns, leadership communications and All Company Town Hall content.
• Partner with teams to gather information and develop audience-focused communications.
• Draft supporting materials such as key messages, FAQs, leader notes, Indigo articles and presentations.
• Track content performance and support recurring communications reporting.
• Provide content and project support for executive, change, reputation, crisis and external communications as assigned.
• Contribute to team planning, cross-training and business continuity.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Proofreading

Content scheduling

Interpersonal skills

Organization

Deadline management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing or related field

Tools

Canva

Microsoft 365

Job description

Protective is seeking a communications professional based in Birmingham, Alabama, working on internal and executive communications across intranet, newsletters, and digital channels. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to gather information, draft messages and manage calendars.

The position emphasizes strong writing, editing and project coordination, with a hybrid schedule (3/2) and opportunities to contribute to leadership communications, crisis response and business continuity