Job Description
Job Description
Founded in 2016, ARU has quickly risen to become the U.S. leader in E&S Property insurance product development, underwriting, loss control, and technology.
- In 2021, ARU was acquired by the international carrier group Accelerant Holdings.
- Then, the creation of our claims-handling subsidiary, Agribusiness Risk Services (ARS). Providing white-labeled product development/underwriting/technology services to carriers.
- 2024 marked ARU's 5th consecutive year of > 40% growth, generating a healthy and sustainable underwriting profit.
- 2025 kicked off by expanding ARU's capabilities by launching new products:
- The Commercial Property Program is built to participate in shared and layered placements.
- RISE (Risk Intake and Service Engine) is ARU's new proprietary technology suite.
- E&S Farm, Ranch, and Rural Estate package, the first and only in the United States.
JOIN THE ARU TEAM!
ARU and its affiliated companies are seeking a full-time, hourly Marketing Associate to support key marketing and communications initiatives. This role is designed for a detail-oriented professional with 1-2 years of experience in marketing or communications who is comfortable managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. The associate will work closely with executives and team members to deliver consistent, professional, and engaging content across email, social media, web, and internal platforms.
A few words from our CEO, Will Johnson:
"I started ARU in 2016 at ground zero, with zero customers, zero revenue, and one big foundational idea: other market participants were operating fundamentally flawed models that were not sustainable. A completely new approach was needed -- an approach that looked ahead instead of backward and was based on the best available science, data, and technology. Fast forward to today, and the evidence suggests my original assessments were right on point. Not only has the overall property insurance market been reeling due to years of under-pricing and insufficient risk assessment practices, but many of ARU’s competitors' unsustainable practices have caught up to them, and they have been forced to leave the space outright. Meanwhile, ARU is strong, thriving, and growing.
Our success is not based on AI, Machine Learning, Blockchain, or any other buzzword. ARU is a company built on PEOPLE - people committed to being subject matter experts and operating with disciplined precision. If joining the team at the best specialty insurance organization in the U.S. is an intriguing professional opportunity, I invite you to reach out to us."
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
- Email Marketing: Develop and send marketing emails and broker updates through Mailchimp using established templates. Perform A/B testing and make adjustments based on performance.
- Internal Communications: Assist in drafting and distributing the monthly company newsletter; partner with executives to prepare monthly presentations and performance reports.
- Social Media: Prepare, schedule, and publish social media content across multiple platforms with guidance from the team.
- Marketing Collateral: Fulfill broker and internal requests for flyers and other marketing materials; create and adapt assets using Canva.
- Intranet Management: Maintain the company intranet by posting news updates (training provided; Claromentis experience a plus).
- Website Maintenance: Perform minor website edits such as updating team member pages (Wix experience a plus).
- SEO: Coordinate with underwriting and loss control team members to create blog content using relevant keywords for target brokers and insureds. Monitor and report results, and make adjustments to content strategy based on performance insights.
- Manage Incoming Inquiries: Monitor inboxes and assign inquiries to team members based on content.
- Market Research and Data Mining: Stay up to date on industry trends to identify timely content opportunities and analyze online sources to uncover potential leads, including targeted website scraping for data.
- General Support: Assist with communications and custom requests as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:
- 1-2 years of professional experience in marketing, communications, or a related field.
- Bachelor's degree in communications or marketing preferred. Equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
- Proven ability to handle multiple brands simultaneously and maintain consistent brand voice and standards.
- Demonstrated experience in email marketing tools (Mailchimp, Constant Contact, etc.)
- Graphic design and marketing materials creation experience (ex., Canva, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.)
- Expertise in social media channel management (LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, etc.)
- Technical skills highly desired:
- Website maintenance (Wix, Squarespace, etc.)
- Intranet/CMS platforms (Claromentis, ThoughtFarmer, OnceHub, Pipedrive, etc.)
- Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive)
- Google Search Console
- Video editing and tutorial creation
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Execute role with exceptional thoroughness, accuracy, personal organization, time management, and documentation skills.
- Perform with a high level of polish and professionalism in all spoken and written communications, addressing all interactions tactfully.
- Complete all duties with a sense of urgency, thoroughness, and accuracy, recognizing that how we work and interact with others is just as important as what we do.
REMOTE WORK STANDARDS:
Adherence to remote-work standards is required, which includes but is not limited to:
- Maintain a professional home-office set-up with desk, chair, and space to work. (technical equipment provided).
- Have reliable high-speed internet.
- Ensure office space is an enclosed, separate, non-shared room free from distractions, including members of the household or pets.
- Must be willing and able to work either EASTERN or CENTRAL business hours (8-5).
WHY ARU?
Come work with top-tier professionals in a collaborative environment, dedicated to being the "best in the world." As a fast-growing, technology-based company, each team member plays an important role in our success.
We Offer:
- 100% Remote
- Competitive salary
- Generous annual bonus opportunity
- Benefits:
- Medical
- ARU covers the employees' monthly medical premiums.
- ARU also provides up $300/mth towards the employee HSA account if enrolled in our medical plan.
- Dependent(s) coverage available at the applicable premium rate
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Dental
- Vision
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Company-paid Life & AD&D coverage
- Paid Time Off
- 10 Paid Company Holidays
- 401(k) with Company match %; immediately vested
- Professional Development Reimbursement
- Medical
CULTURE & HISTORY:
We demand excellence from ourselves and those around us; we work accurately and thoroughly, but also with a great sense of urgency; we are excellent critical thinkers and creative problem solvers; we contribute cheerfully to ARU’s environment of collaborative brainstorming and respectful debate; we love to explore and experiment, and we are comfortable occasionally blazing a trail that ends up being a “bridge to nowhere” -- just as long as we fail fast, pivot appropriately, and become tougher and smarter as a result; we love to learn, read, and grow as human beings; we believe in science-based truths, and we know there is no such thing as an alternative fact.
ARU was founded on principles of creativity and innovation to use expertise, engineering, and technology to disrupt the legacy marketplace. Our core mission is to deliver a superior experience to our policyholders while also maintaining sustainability and consistency in writing historically challenging classes of business. To do so, we build and deploy 100% proprietary insurance products, we invest heavily in property loss prevention engineering and research, and we develop home-grown software and other technology. We also focus on collaborative broker and policyholder relationships, which allow us to deliver shared victories for all stakeholders. ARU is part of the Accelerant Insurance family: https://accelins.com/
ARU is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For application assistance, please contact HR@aru.solutions
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