About PRISM

Communications Specialist

One of the CSAC EIA’s greatest assets is its staff. EIA employees are smart, creative, hard working, and passionate individuals working in areas ranging from loss prevention, claims administration, employee benefits, information technology, accounting, and risk pool administration.  Working here requires energy, commitment, and teamwork. At the same time, we offer a great work environment built upon our Core Values of People, Families, Trust, Integrity, and Growth.  We are looking for an individual who shares these values to join the EIA team.

About CSAC Excess Insurance Authority

The EIA is a joint powers authority of California public entities, which was established in 1979 to provide insurance and risk management services to California’s counties. Since then, our membership has expanded beyond the counties to include numerous other public agencies such as cities, schools, joint powers authorities, fire districts, etc. 

The EIA operates various risk-sharing pools, which provide insurance and risk management services to its members for lines of business including workers’ compensation, general liability, property, medical malpractice, and employee benefits. 

About the Position

The Communications Specialists handles content management, internal and external communications, presentation management, information output, social media and/or advertising, and press releases and media requests. The Communication Specialist is a part of the Member Services Department and reports directly to the Chief Member Services Officer.

Job Duties

The Communications Specialist will draft content on important updates about the EIA and distribute to the members via EssentiaLink. They create and manage event content for member meetings such as generation of power point presentations for Board and Executive Committee meetings, Encounter EIA, the EIA Health Symposium and Public Entity meetings. They are the content manager for the EIA web site and generate marketing materials for events.

In addition to controlling information output, the Communications Specialist handles incoming requests for information from media outlets. Their general goal is to promote cooperative relationships between EIA staff and those who use our services.

Required Education

A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as an undergraduate degree in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, Journalism or another relevant field is preferable, and/or related work experience.

Physical Requirements

Physical requirements of this position typically include:  reaching, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, repetitive motions, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move.  Some travel may be required.

Licensing Requirements

A valid California Driver’s license is required.  Proof of auto insurance with no exclusion for business use is required.

Salary and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $4,402 to $6,163 per month.  Salary is depended on experience and qualifications.  A generous benefit package is provided including Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) health benefits, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance, PERS retirement, deferred compensation program, sick leave, vacation leave, and section 125 cafeteria benefits.  EIA employees do not pay into Social Security except for the Medicare portion of the cost.

Application Procedure

Interested persons must submit a resume and a completed application to the Human Resources Manager at CSAC Excess Insurance Authority by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2017.  Submit all application documents to abateman@csac-eia.org. 

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