Senior Communications Strategist

Homesteaders Life Company; West Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Profit sharing

401(k) with company match

Company-sponsored medical and dental

Company-paid life insurance

Company-paid long-term disability

Paid holidays

Generous vacation and sick leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Homesteaders Life Company seeks a Senior Communication Strategist to translate business priorities into audience-focused strategies and compelling content. The role partners with leaders to understand objectives, define stakeholder needs, and develop plans for corporate communications, thought leadership and customer messaging.

You will oversee writing, editing and quality assurance across formats, while guiding messaging, brand voice and editorial standards. A hybrid work environment is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a communications-related field.
• 3+ years in corporate communications, public relations, journalism, content strategy or similar.
• Strong writing, editing and storytelling across formats.
• Experience partnering with business leaders to shape communication strategies.
• Ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects including executives.
• Strong interviewing skills and audience-facing plan development.
• Understanding brand voice, messaging frameworks and editorial standards.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and AI-assisted content tools.

Responsibilities

• Write and edit high-quality communications including talking points, employee and customer communications, thought leadership, articles and press releases.
• Lead stakeholder discovery to identify needs, objectives and success metrics.
• Conduct editorial reviews ensuring brand voice, grammar, style and compliance.
• Partner with leaders to translate business objectives into communication strategies.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to enhance research, content development, and planning.
• Develop comprehensive communication plans identifying audiences, channels and timing.
• Represent communications on cross-functional project teams.

Skills

Exceptional writing

Editing

Storytelling

Stakeholder collaboration

Project management

Voice and brand alignment

Editorial standards

Interviewing

Microsoft Office

AI-assisted writing tools

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Office

AI-assisted writing tools

Job description

Description

As a Senior Communication Strategist, you will serve as a strategic communications partner who helps translate business priorities into outcome-focused, audience centered strategies, and compelling content. Your role will include working with business partners to understand objectives, identify stakeholder needs, and develop communication plans. This role leads the planning and development of corporate communications, thought leadership, and customer communications.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Write and edit high-quality communications including talking points, employee communications, customer communications, thought leadership, articles, presentations, press releases and other strategic content.
• Lead discovery conversations with stakeholders to identify communication needs, clarify objectives, uncover key messages and define success measures.
• Conduct editorial review and quality assurance for strategic communications and marketing assets, ensuring consistency in brand voice, messaging, grammar, style, formatting, factual accuracy and compliance across all channels.
• Partner with leaders across the organization to understand business objectives and recommend communication strategies that support desired outcomes.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to enhance research, content development, editing, message refinement and communication planning while applying sound judgment, maintaining brand voice and ensuring accuracy, originality and compliance.
• Develop comprehensive communication plans that identify audiences, messaging priorities, communication channels, timing and sequencing.
• Serve as the communications representative on cross-functional project teams, ensuring communication considerations are integrated throughout project planning and execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Public Relations, Marketing or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years of professional experience in corporate communications, public relations, journalism, content strategy or a related communications field
• Exceptional writing, editing and storytelling skills across multiple communication formats
• Demonstrated experience partnering with business leaders to develop communication strategies
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex communication projects involving multiple stakeholders, including executive and senior leaders.
• Strong interviewing skills with the ability to draw out information and ask insightful questions
• Experience developing communication plans for multiple audiences
• Strong understanding of brand voice, messaging frameworks and editorial standards
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and familiarity with AI-assisted writing and content development tools

Pay and Benefits Summary

Our benefits include:

• An excellent schedule – office closes at 1 p.m. every Friday
• Annual profit sharing
• 401(k) with company match with discretionary contribution
• Company-sponsored group medical and dental insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid long-term disability
• Hybrid work environment
• Paid holidays
• Generous vacation time and sick leave
• Paid parental leave
• Casual dress year-round
• Professional membership and licensing dues reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement

About Homesteaders

Homesteaders Life Company, a mutual company owned by its policy holders, is a national leader providing products and services to help people design a better farewell. Founded in 1906, Homesteaders is known for secure preneed funding and innovative solutions that help funeral and end-of-life professionals and consumers connect with each other.

We are currently hiring in AL, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MI, MS, MT, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV.

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