Director - Advocacy Communications

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has a new opportunity for a Director – Advocacy Communications in our Public Affairs Department. This position will provide strategic direction and services to promote and increase awareness of NAMIC advocacy activities and brand through proactive media engagement in a multitude of states including social, digital and print.

Essential functions of the position include:

• Collaborates to develop and execute yearly media engagement strategy that supports policy and state advocacy priorities.
• Build NAMIC reputation among policy-oriented media and across all communications platforms.
• Creates opportunities with the press for NAMIC to achieve increased media coverage of its activities, and its positions on public policy matters affecting the property/casualty insurance industry.
• Creates and maintains media engagement plans for numerous states, acts as media liaison to Regional Vice Presidents, helps coordinate media awareness of testimony or bill engagement.
• Creates video or copy content for placement in various communication channels.
• Writes and/or edits advocacy communications including press releases, white papers, special reports, weekly advocacy updates, and other materials as appropriate.
• Generates original advocacy-related articles for IN Magazine.
• Supports and helps shape and deploy NAMIC social media plan by identifying and developing appropriate advocacy content.
• Counsels government affairs issue experts on key messaging and response to reporter inquiries on insurance-related topics.
• Develops and manages relationships with key media to secure and encourage coverage of NAMIC positions in mainstream media, trade press, and online on advocacy issues and activity.
• Generates weekly updates to senior leadership and provides website content, including writing, reviewing and editing new content related to advocacy communications.
• Manages Action Alert grassroots activation systems and grassroots advocacy campaigns.
  
  
  

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
• Minimum five years of experience in public relations, with emphasis on media relations, particularly with regard to policy issues and issue advocacy.
• Issue or political campaign experience preferred.
• Prior experience in understanding and articulating complex issues both verbally and in writing.
• Prior experience and proven ability to work on tight deadline with fast turnaround of clean documents and assignments as needed.
• Knowledge of the insurance industry.
• Experience working in legislative and regulatory processes at the state and federal level.
• Experience working for a trade association, advocacy group, or government official highly preferred.
• Ability to successfully pass a criminal background check and must possess an acceptable MVR.
  
  
  

NAMIC is proud to have been selected as one of the Best Places to Work! We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package with this full-time position. Benefits include access to group medical, dental and vision; a matched 401(k) plan; one paid day each year to volunteer with the charity of your choice; generous paid vacation; and more! We have a friendly yet professional work atmosphere where everyone enjoys working hard for the good of our members.

NAMIC is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected status.