Marketing Manager, WSA

Wausau Signature Agency, www.wausausa.com, is a risk management and employee benefit service organization committed to understanding the business insurance needs of our clients.. Headquartered in Wausau, Wis., Wausau Signature Agency began as a direct sales organization of Wausau Insurance Companies in 1913. Today we are a member of the Liberty Mutual Group. Liberty Mutual Group (www.libertymutualgroup.com) employs over 40,000 people in more than 900 offices throughout the world. As of December 31, 2007, Liberty Mutual Group had $94.7 billion in consolidated assets, $82.3 billion in consolidated liabilities and $25.9 billion in annual consolidated revenue. Liberty Mutual ranks 94th on the Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. corporations based on 2007 revenue, and is the sixth-largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2006 direct written premium. Liberty Mutual Group today employs over 41,000 people in more than 900 offices throughout the world. Advance your career at Wausau Signature Agency, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group- A Fortune 100 Company! In this role, you will manager the marketing activities of the Marketers, Marketing Support Specialist and Marketing Assistants for an assigned area.  You and your staff will participate in the marketing and grown of an assigned book of business through agents to reach Wausau Signature Agency's profit and product mix objectives.  You will assist agents in providing insurance products for existing and prospective clients through Wausau Insurance Company and outside markets based on established marketing plans. 
 Responsibilities: Responsible for recruiting and hiring of staff.  Conduct training on procedure sand systems. Responsible for managing staff's performance and development. Manages staff activities to ensure quality marketing activities for new and remarketed business.  balances resources to ensure that each sales unit has appropriate marketing support. Responsible for new business marketing activities including account analysis, identification of coverage needs, selection of markets and negotiation of coverage and price. Responsible for identifying key markets and cultivates market relationships to meet book of business objectives.  Manages the placement of business to secure market relationships. Oversees all aspect of the proposal preparation; may participate in pre-proposal and proposal presentations. Develops alternative risk management strategies, including captive programs, retrospectively rated programs and finite risk.

Qualifications: Typically requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent business background along with a minimum of 7 years experience marketing various commercial property and casualty lines of business within an agency. Excellent written and oral communications skills with individuals at all levels within and outside the organization. Must have strong negotiation  and organizational skills and a high level of perseverance in meeting deadlines. Ability to problem solve, exercise independent judgment, explore alternatives and creating innovative solutions Ability to work in an environment of constant changes. Knowledge of agency accounting procedures and basic error and omission procedures  Proficient computer skills Ability and willingness to travelBenefits: We recognize that talented people are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages and outstanding advancement opportunities. For this reason we offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan that includes the following: 401K and Company paid pension plan Medical coverage Dental coverage Paid time-off Pay-for-Performance Discounts on automobile and homeowner's insurance Discount fitness memberships Flexible spending accounts Tuition reimbursement Vision care coverage Work/Life resources Credit Union membership Employee and Dependent life insurance Disability insurance Long-term care insurance Bonus PlanOverview: We believe strongly that commercial success can be achieved in a manner consistent with principles and ideals that bind us together as one company, that set us apart from our competitors, and that in the end will allow us to say we have succeeded commercially by doing the right thing the right way.  We believe that the Company’s success is inextricably linked to our employees' satisfaction and success: satisfaction that they work for an industry leader committed to improving safety, satisfaction that they work for a company that does the right thing, and satisfaction that the company will reward them for their contributions and provide opportunities for personal growth and success.  We believe our employees take pride in knowing that they help people live safer more secure lives everyday.  Responsibility. What’s your policy?