Communications Specialist

About the role

This role translates business priorities into clear, audience-focused communications and helps leaders effectively share initiatives and updates. By leveraging internal communication channels and best practices, the Communications Specialist drives employee awareness, understanding, and alignment.

Our culture

• Caring co-workers treat each other like family
• Be treated like an individual, not just a number
• Flexible schedules allow you to focus on your personal life as well as work life
• Support charities and your community through events sponsored and hosted by Interstates

Our purpose

• Providing opportunities for our people
• Making a difference with our clients and communities
• Pursuing a better way

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with assigned stakeholders to understand business objectives, initiatives, and communication needs.
• Develop and execute communication plans for organizational initiatives, programs, and projects, including messaging, channel selection, timing, and stakeholder coordination.
• Support leaders in effectively communicating priorities, initiatives, and organizational updates.
• Translate complex information into clear, audience-focused communications that support employee awareness, understanding, and engagement.
• Develop and manage content for internal communication channels and platforms, ensuring communications are accurate, engaging, and aligned with organizational priorities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to effectively manage communication timelines, deliverables, channels, and content calendars.
• Measure impact of communication activities and provide regular reporting.
• Support employee engagement and communication efforts for assigned business functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field or Associate's Degree with 3-5 years of equivalent work experience.
• Strong communication, organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent computer skills, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Bachelor's or Associate's Degree in Marketing, Communication, HR, or Business-related field.
• Travel: 5%, with Sioux Falls, SD and Sioux Center, IA as your home base.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Bonus incentives
• 401(k)
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• PTO and Holiday Pay
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Parental Leave
• Advancement Opportunities