Product Marketing Specialist

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Markel, a Fortune 300 Company, is seeking a Product Marketing Specialist to join the Markel Specialty (an insurance division of Markel Corporation) Marketing team.

This candidate will join an experienced and entrepreneurial group of professionals with responsibilities that directly impact and support growth goals and business objectives through brand awareness / promotion, digital marketing, product promotion, and external communications / public relations functions.

A core focus of this role is providing direct support for the product line leadership team as well as underwriting, business development, and regional teams for our professional liability product offerings.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in marketing, communications, design, or similar role along with knowledge or related work experience in the insurance industry.

What you'll be doing :

• Serve as marketing point-of-contact for professional liability product line leadership team along with supporting underwriting, and business development.
• Work with leadership to understand and document the business goals and objectives, targeted growth areas, distribution strategy, etc.

to develop, implement and execute marketing plans and campaigns for professional liability products and services that support the identified business goals / objective on time and within budget

• Develop a deep knowledge / understanding of professional liability products along with a broad disciplinary knowledge and awareness of related areas.
• Serve as a content owner by creating, updating, and editing marketing collateral and content (both digital and print) regularly for assigned product lines or area / scope across various systems / database repositories through a detailed inventory and audit process.
• Manage projects and participate in structured assignments of diverse scope and consistently deliver high quality work on time and within budget.
• Track, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and performance of marketing activities and campaigns
• Conduct market research to build awareness on the latest insurance products, services, regulations, and industry trends to identify opportunities, customer needs, preferences, and trends that may be beneficial to Markel.
• Effectively build relationships with key stakeholders across the business.
• Collaborate with underwriters to assess marketing needs, establish product line value propositions, highlight Markel's competitive advantages, identify opportunities / improve processes, and create impactful marketing campaigns.
• Analyze data / trends and adjust plan as needed.
• Research and inform the business of competitor / industry practices.
• Collaborate with shared services (i.e. claims and loss control).
• Provide support and direction on product-specific conference planning and help to identify new opportunities where needed.
• Complete assigned recurring tasks on time and with quality expected
• Develop strong collaboration with team members / peers, sharing creative and innovative approaches to support all facets of marketing as needed, including brand management / awareness, event marketing, direct marketing, email, web, social media, etc.

What we're looking for :

• Bachelor’s Degree 2-4 years of experience in marketing, consulting, or similar creative / problem-solving environment required Insurance industry experience preferred
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• High degree of self-motivation and the ability to work effectively both independently with senior leaders and as part of a team
• Strong organization and time management skills with the ability to manage projects and prioritize workload
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Adobe design programs experience is a plus.

Who we are :

Markel Group (NYSE MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people We win together We strive for better

We enjoy the everyday We think further

What’s in it for you :

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.
• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.
• Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors.

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• This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation;
• gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available;
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• military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight;
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• status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker;
• membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours;

declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law.