Sales Support & Communications Specialist

Mercer is seeking candidates for the following position based in the Urbandale, Iowa office:

Sales Support & Communications Specialist

What can you expect?

• A business communicator responsible for the development of sales and marketing materials, including but not limited to presentations, collateral and speaker notes
• Partner with client-facing (sales) to understand market dynamics and the audience, while leveraging technical insights to deliver high-quality engaging content
• Works alongside senior level, highly experienced colleagues to share ideas, support thought leadership and interpret complex business solutions to develop sales proposals and collateral material.
• Designing, editing and formatting information in a variety of PowerPoint and MS Office templates; from day-to-day project material, to high-profile pitch or conference presentations.

What is in it for you?

At Mercer, we are as invested in creating brighter futures for our own people as we are for our clients. To help you reach your full potential, we offer a culture, benefits program and resources that support your wellbeing and career development as well as:

• A company with a strong brand and strong results to match and are committed to making a difference in the lives of people
• A culture of belonging, innovation, collaboration, internal mobility and extraordinary career opportunities through our four businesses: Marsh, Mercer, Guy Carpenter, and Oliver Wyman, each consistently ranked the industry leader in their fields
• Competitive pay, full benefits package – starting day one (medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, life insurance, generous 401k match AND automatic contribution)
• Generous paid time off for vacation, sick, company holidays and time to give back to your community; flexible work culture
• Employee Resource Groups which provide access to leaders, relevant volunteer and mentoring opportunities, and interactions with counterparts in industry groups and client organizations
• Opportunities to participate in our mentor program, as well as participate in networking with other colleagues in our Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – Mercer Cares (community involvement), PRIDE, Women@Mercer, Racial & Ethnic Diversity and Rising Professionals Network!

We will count on you to:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to coordinate development of content and materials (heavy PowerPoint support) for client-specific opportunities and key strategic initiatives
• Draft content and presentations, as well as proofread and copyedit content written by others, to ensure it meets established guidelines and is consistent with our communications strategy and objectives
•  Attend meetings and planning sessions, as requested, take notes and draft communications based on assignments from those meetings
•  Identify and provide recommendations for new content opportunities, as well as ways to repurpose/enhance existing content across mediums

What you need to have: 

• Minimum 3-5 years of experiencing in marketing and/or developing sales and marketing presentations and collateral or equivalent in experience or demonstrated capabilities
• Demonstrates excellence in written and oral communication to effectively present new concepts and drive outcomes
• Extensive PowerPoint and/or Adobe Creative Suite experience, as well as some Excel working knowledge, including interpreting the work of diverse subject matter experts to develop cohesive final outputs

What makes you stand out:

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously, with sometimes competing priorities
• Demonstrates advanced skills to interpret complex business solutions and develop sales proposals and collateral material
• Intermediate knowledge of insurance and employee benefits

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s more than 25,000 employees are based in 44 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with 76,000 colleagues and annual revenue of $19 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit https://www.mercer.com/. Follow Mercer on Twitter @Mercer.

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