Communications Associate 

ABOUT TOWERS PERRIN

 Towers Perrin is a global professional services firm that helps organizations improve their performance through effective people, risk and financial management. The firm provides innovative solutions in the areas of human capital strategy, program design and management; risk and capital management; reinsurance intermediary services; and actuarial consulting.

 ABOUT THE BUSINESS

 The Change Implementation practice at Towers Perrin builds on the strength of our outstanding client relationships and leading-edge thinking to help organizations realize their business strategy and produce positive results through their people. The practice combines both business acumen and knowledge of how people behave, to help organizations become more effective in achieving their business goals. Recent client situations include complex mergers, the creation of new organizations, turnaround management in a difficult commercial environment and supporting growth plans in a company with a leading global brand.

Communications associates in the Change Implementation practice work to execute communication strategies, programs and tools that educate clients and their employees on business issues relating to pension and cash balance changes, flexible benefits, financial and investment planning, media development, communication technology to enrollment processes, employee brand alignment, and other HR related communication issues. 

We are currently seeking an ambitious Communications associate capable of working on a variety of challenging assignments spanning multiple practices.

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU

- A challenging work environment that fosters continuous development of your client relationship and technical skills

- Opportunities to learn from colleagues in other practices on assignments that reflect the client’s broader business issues

- Active participation on client teams and in client meetings

- The opportunity to enhance your business acumen through experiences working on various consulting assignments

- A collaborative, creative, intelligent and positive atmosphere

- Exposure to a variety of projects, such as:

- Developing diagnostic tools including surveys, focus group and interview guides;

- Creating and editing communication materials for multiple audiences for electronic print, and face-to-face channels;

- Assisting in the development of media and technology strategy;

- Providing project management support;

- Supporting new business development through proposal writing;

- A total rewards environment that supports on-going learning and development and compensation that is directly linked to individual and team performance

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

- 1-2 years of work experience in communications, though we will consider strong candidates straight from college.

- The ability to see the “big picture,” leveraging the resources of related practices to address the clients’ business objectives

- The ability to write, edit and revise various communication pieces across multiple mediums

- An orientation toward helping clients and client teams identify and solve problems

- Excellent computer skills and solid quantitative/data analysis abilities

- Broad understanding of HR service delivery and how technology helps and supports the HR function

- Creative, analytical and results-oriented, demonstrated through the ability to draw conclusions, themes, and trends from data analysis

- Strong oral and written communication skills

- The ability to work in teams as well as autonomously

- A BS/BA degree in liberal arts is required; an advanced degree in Communication, English or Journalism is preferred.

Interested candidates should apply online in the "Careers" section at http://www.towersperrin.com

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Towers Perrin is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.