Director Of External Communications

Company Description
We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

This position is hybrid 2x a week within a commutable distance to our Jersey City, NJ location.
The past couple of years have been transformative for the Verisk brand, as the company returned to its roots as a data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry and moved to a masterbrand architecture. The Director of Communications will help take that work to the next level by creating numerous PR opportunities that drive reputation and business results.
The ideal candidate is exceptional at media relations and storytelling, possesses notable writing skills, is a strong program manager, fluency in social and digital media, and experienced and passionate about creating integrated communications campaigns.
Responsibilities

• Design modern measurement approach for integrated communications campaigns and efforts and articulate the impact within the organization to create followers/supporters.
• Develop innovative ideas, integrated communications strategies and campaigns with the goal of enhancing Verisk’s reputation with key stakeholders and position the company’s thought leaders as experts in mainstream business media.
• Partner with business and marketing leadership as well as cross-functional teams on growth initiatives.
• Write and edit press releases and other communications materials including talking points, press statements, award submissions, successful pitches, and briefing materials.
• Advocate on behalf of the company across all communications channels and vehicles.
• Lead a winning public relations team in planning, leading and/or advising external communications and events in support of global business growth.

The position reports to the vice president of Corporate Communications.
Qualifications

• Data-driven decisionmaker; strong analytical skills and ability to translate complex issues into clear and actionable points
• Superior writing and editing skills
• Grit: passionate, self-directed, and motivated; demonstrates endurance
• A strong executive presence and experience establishing positive relationships at all levels of an organization.
• Innovative and creative thinker: pioneer who embraces bold ideas
• Experience developing strong relationships with media contacts
• Accountability matters: drives for results as coach and team player; bias to outcomes
• 10 years of strategic communications/public relations experience
• “Let’s go” attitude: optimist, contagious enthusiast, sees the upside
• Exhibits aptitude: always learning and growing; constantly attempts new experiences
• Adaptable: works quickly and nimbly; able and willing to wear multiple hats without hesitation; resilient
• Team player: high EQ, low ego, resourceful, frugal; treats resources as their own
• Excellent presentation, communication, writing, organization, and client management skills
• Successful track record of placing stories in tier 1 media outlets
• A leadership mentality that inspires great work across disciplines
• Experience working with C-suite executives

Additional Information
In 2022, Verisk received Great Place to Work® Certification for our outstanding workplace culture for the sixth year in a row and second-time certification in the UK, Spain, and India. We’re also one of the 38 companies on the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list and one of 18 companies on Spain’s Best Workplaces™ list.
For over fifty years and through innovation, interpretation, and professional insight, Verisk has replaced uncertainty with precision to unlock opportunities that deliver significant and demonstrable impact. From our historic roots in risk assessment, we’ve grown to provide analytic insights that help transform industries focused on some of the world’s most critical areas. Today, the insurance industry relies on Verisk to be, and to make the world, more productive, resilient, and sustainable.
Verisk works in collaboration with our customers and at the intersection of people, data, and advanced technologies. Through proprietary platformed analytics, advanced modeling, and interpretation, we deliver immediate and sustained value to our customers and through them, to the individuals and societies they serve, with greater speed, precision, and scale.
We’re 9,000 people strong, committed to translating big data into big ideas. We help others see new possibilities and empower certainty into big decisions that impact individuals and societies. And we relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation to help move our customers, and the world, toward better tomorrows.
Everyone at Verisk—from our chief executive officer to our newest employee—is guided by The Verisk Way, to Be Remarkable, Add Value, and Innovate.

• Be Remarkable by doing something better each day in service to our customers and each other
• Innovate by redefining what’s possible, embracing challenges, and pushing boundaries
• Add Value by delivering immediate and sustained results that drive positive outcomes

Verisk Businesses
Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision
Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences
Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient
Extreme Event Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to extreme events.
Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance
Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing, relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement
Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.
Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger
At Verisk you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create positive and lasting impact on business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. We have received the Great Place to Work® Certification for the 7th consecutive year. We’ve been recognized by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and a Best Employer for Women, testaments to our culture of engagement and the value we place on an inclusive and diverse workforce. Verisk’s Statement on Racial Equity and Diversity supports our commitment to these values and affecting positive and lasting change in the communities where we live and work.
Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.
All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability.
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