Content Writer / Strategist
Location: Remote
Duration: Through EOY (12/31/24) No possible extension
Hours per week: 10 hours per week (can work outside normal business hours)
Pay Rate: $50 - $56/hour
Scope of Project: The Content Writer / Strategist will help develop timely and relevant content — across multiple channels and platforms — targeting individuals responsible for managing risk and purchasing insurance for businesses of all types and sizes. The strategist will also help to improve the content development process, explore ways to increase efficiency, and collaborate across teams.
Top Skills:
- Perform writing, copywriting, editing, and proofing of client-ready thought leadership and sales materials across multiple platforms
- Develop, coordinate, and execute content strategies by providing content messaging, coordinating with team members, managing content-related department deadlines, and communicating with key stakeholders
Responsibilities:
- Perform writing, copywriting, editing, and proofing of client-ready thought leadership and sales materials across multiple platforms
- Develop, coordinate, and execute content strategies by providing content messaging, coordinating with team members, managing content-related department deadlines, and communicating with key stakeholders
- Offer perspectives on potential innovations and new forms of content that can create efficiency
- Ensure adherence to Lockton style and brand standards
- Contribute to special projects on occasion
- Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as, meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating resources and meetings in an effective and timely manner, and demonstrate respect for others
Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in communication, marketing or journalism
- Experience in insurance or similar professional services fields, such law, accounting, technology, or consulting industries
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex thoughts and material into compelling, easy-to-understand, jargon-free content
- Ability to work in a cross-functional team
- Ability to excel in a detail-oriented, deadline-driven environment
- Ability to prioritize tasks while maintaining constant level of high quality
- Excellent project management, time management, and organizational skills
- Ability to be self-motivated
- Ability to attend company, department, and team meetings as required
- Ability to comply with all company policies and procedures, proactively protecting confidentiality of client and company information
- Ability to efficiently organize work and manage time to meet deadlines
- Ability to use office equipment and Microsoft products (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) or similar software applications