Marketing Associate

POSITION SUMMARY

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Effectively communicate product information to retail insurance agents with an emphasis on educating them on our products and building productive long term relationships.
• Understand the various classes of business that we underwrite and be able to have informative conversations about every aspect of doing business with ASL.
• Develop a basic understanding of insurance concepts and coverages.
• Independently set up appointments, execute physical marketing visits, record findings from these visits and report findings back to ASL managers and producers.
• Represent Atlantic Specialty Lines at various industry conventions and carrier (supplier) meetings.
• Engage in meaningful conversations with customers and carriers in order to be up to date on our segment of the marketplace and the overall insurance marketplace.
• Communicate and become familiar with our underwriting staff in order to match up personalities with our customers to achieve the best chance of success.
• Identify and assess new customers prior to and during physical marketing visits.
• Execute on the follow up needed to get new and existing customers engaged in doing repeat business with Atlantic Specialty Lines.
• Participate in phone campaigns in order to identify new customers or rekindle existing relationships.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree or 2 or more years of related marketing or other related business experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Solid organizational and time management skills.
• People skills, ability to meet new people and engage in fluid conversations.
• Able to function in a team environment.
• Able to travel independently on a weekly basis; coordinate meetings with others with a focus on professionalism and punctuality.

PREFERRED

• Forward-looking with dedication to achieving goals.
• Remains current with new developments.
• Works in harmony with others and willingly offers assistance to other team members as a valued member.
• Practices a take-charge energy and optimistic approach to duties.
• Communicates clearly, balancing both positive and negative feedback.
• Accepts responsibility for his/her actions and decisions.
• Demonstrates honest, ethical behavior.
• Consistently exhibits positive traits that drive favorable customer experiences thereby advancing the company’s position, image and reputation in the marketplace.
• Practice The “A” Way each day internally and externally.

OTHER

• This position is paid a base salary with the possibility for bonus.
• Bonus payments are based on overall success and growth of ASL and the employee’s ability to meet benchmarks established by management and HR.