Job Description

POSITION PURPOSE:

The mission of the Communications department is to increase public awareness of insurance fraud through internal and external reporting, media relations, social media campaigns, and high-quality video production.  In pursuit of being the primary source of industry best insurance fraud information, NICB delivers timely and accurate messaging on fraud, catastrophes, and related impacts to the insurance industry.  Beyond disseminating information to the general public, the Communications department focuses on delivering well-researched and intelligence driven newsletters for our member clients leadership teams.  Internally, this group can be found behind the scenes of every broadcast, keynote speech or presentation by management staff and the Chief Executive Officer.  The responsibility of this group further extends to updating the employees of NICB on important industry news, organizational changes, and recognizing our outstanding talent.  The ideal candidate will leverage their education and prior work or internship experience to support the implementation of successful reporting and timely dissemination of critical insurance industry information.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

•    Submit well-written creative briefs to support external and in-house messaging 

•    Engage with the public through promotional advertising activities within the Communications department and by partnering with other key internal teams

•    Track and report on media coverage and protect and enhance the reputation of NICB

•    Identify opportunities to improve information, promotional content, and delivery channels

•    Use your storytelling skills to invoke emotion and inspiration

COMPETENCIES:

•    Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)

•    Exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders and diverse teams

•    Ability to work on multiple, simultaneous communications programs that require both strategic thinking as well as high-speed tactical execution

•    Excellent writing and verbal skills and project management knowledge required

•    Enjoy leading brainstorms and supporting project kickoffs

EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, LICENSURE: 

•    Must attend on a full-time basis an accredited U.S. college or university as an undergraduate (including two-year technical programs), graduate, or post-doctoral student

•    Must be able to obtain course credit for successful completion of this internship assignment

•    Must have and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. If your school does not provide a GPA, you must have maintained a 3.0 high school GPA and meet one of the following alternate criteria: SAT, 1,500 out of 2,400 or 1,000 out of 1,600 (most recent SAT); ACT, 21 or higher. 

•    Preferred areas of study include Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or a related field 

•    Previous professional work or internship experience preferred

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

•    This position has no supervisory responsibilities

CONTACTS:

•    Interact with a variety of internal NICB departments

ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

•    This position has no physical demands