Senior Enterprise Communications Specialist

Horace Mann

. Develop and manage communications plans for enterprise-led projects, programs, and business initiatives .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $66,500 - $92,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and managing comprehensive communications plans, with a strong focus on stakeholder collaboration, content creation, and project management. Proficient in adapting messaging for diverse audiences while ensuring alignment with brand and reputation priorities.

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Communications PlanningProject Management and ExecutionLeadership CommunicationsStakeholder Partnership and Relationship BuildingContent and Channel Management

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Hard Skills

WritingEditingStorytellingCommunications MeasurementAudience-Focused CommunicationCreative ThinkingProblem-SolvingCommunications PlatformsContent Performance InsightsBrand Awareness

Soft Skills

Organizational CapabilitiesRelationship BuildingAdaptabilitySound Judgment

Tools & Technologies

Communications TechnologyMeasurement Tools

Industry Keywords

Employee CommunicationsCorporate AnnouncementsInternal CommunicationsExternal CommunicationsMedia RelationsProactive StorytellingThought-Leadership Initiatives

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and manage communications plans for enterprise-led projects, programs, and business initiatives
Create communications approaches covering audiences, key messages, channels, timing, tactics, deliverables, and desired outcomes
Partner with stakeholders and subject-matter experts across Horace Mann
Develop employee communications, corporate announcements, leadership messaging, and internal and external communications
Write and edit clear, compelling content for employee, leadership, corporate, and other communications
Translate complex business information into simple, relevant, engaging audience-tailored content
Develop leadership communications and support executive communications
Maintain communications calendars and coordinate messages across channels, projects, and initiatives
Manage communications channels, platforms, or processes
Independently manage communications projects from planning through delivery, including timelines, workflows, approvals, dependencies, and competing priorities
Coordinate stakeholders, resources, internal partners, and vendors
Identify risks, issues, dependencies, and communications considerations and recommend solutions
Use channel and content performance insights to evaluate effectiveness
Support reporting and dashboards on communications performance
Improve communications workflows, tools, processes, and technology
Ensure communications reflect Horace Mann’s messaging, brand, culture, and reputation priorities
Support external communications, proactive storytelling, media relations, and thought-leadership initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience
Progressive communications experience demonstrating increasingly independent responsibility
Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with the ability to simplify complex information
Strong project management and organizational capabilities with experience managing work from idea through execution
Demonstrated ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively with stakeholders and subject-matter experts
Strong creative thinking and problem-solving skills
Sound judgment and ability to independently manage multiple priorities
Ability to adapt communications for different audiences, leaders, channels, and business needs
Experience with communications platforms, technology, and/or measurement tools relevant to assigned responsibilities
Employee and enterprise communications
Communications planning
Leadership communications
Project management and execution
Stakeholder partnership and relationship building
Audience-focused communication
Content and channel management
Communications measurement and insights
Brand awareness and reputation management

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
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