Advanced Markets Project Specialist

Overview:

As the Advanced Markets Associate, you’ll assist in the development and deployment of a wide variety of sales resources, tools, and campaigns including written collateral and events. You will partner closely with internal and external business partners and coordinate across teams to ensure the timely execution of deliverables. You will report to the Head of Business Development and Sales Content, BRC within a best-in-class advanced planning group and work with that role to deliver the tools that put us ahead of our competition.

You Are:

An extremely well-organized individual and a creative thinker. You are a highly collaborative teammate who is detail-oriented and has experience developing and driving complex initiatives.

• A strategic thinker who can manage, organize, and develop projects.
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Continually assess and prioritize and problem-solve throughout the lifecycle of a project.
• A collaborative partner able to communicate easily to a variety of partners and adapt communication methods.

You Will:

• Coordinate our monthly baseline of sales materials including the newsletter, podcast, and collateral updates.
• Coordinate, record, and post our monthly webinars. Maintain calendar of speakers and promote the webinars through the appropriate channels.
• Maintain collateral on our microsites, post updates, and create new pages as needed using WordPress
• Provide logistical support for team meetings and market workshops, including scheduling and resource preparation and supervising the department’s email/voicemail inboxes.
• Participate in training sessions and workshops to gain a foundational understanding of advanced markets
• Manage initiatives ensuring timely reviews and deliverables.
• Generate comprehensive reports, presentations and ad hoc special projects as needed.
• Become knowledgeable about the IM business, goals, audiences, to deliver on objectives fully and successfully.
• Drive both the short-term and long-term planning and execution aligning with partners to understand key objectives and critical deliverables.

You Have:

• 1-4 years of relevant sales strategy & project development experience.
• Consistent record working with multiple clients and internal teams.
• Have experience in the Insurance or financial services industry marketing.
• Bachelor's degree (with a concentration in Marketing, Business Administration or Communications preferred) or equivalent experience required.

Location & Travel:

• New York, NY, Holmdel, NJ. Hybrid mode (3 days on site). 10-15% of travel is required for this position.

Salary Range:

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Our Promise

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals.  Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Inspire Well-Being

As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits. Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact applicant_accommodation@glic.com.

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