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.

Job Description

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

• 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.
• Lead a winning public relations team in planning, leading and/or advising external communications and events in support of global business growth.
• Advocate on behalf of the company across all communications channels and vehicles.
• Design modern measurement approach for integrated communications campaigns and efforts and articulate the impact within the organization to create followers/supporters.  
• Write and edit press releases and other communications materials including talking points, press statements, award submissions, successful pitches, and briefing materials.

The position reports to the vice president of Corporate Communications.

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
• Add Value by delivering immediate and sustained results that drive positive outcomes
• Innovate by redefining what’s possible, embracing challenges, and pushing boundaries

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