Job Description

Job Title: Communications Manager

Organization: The Surplus Line Association of California (SLA)

Location: San Ramon, CA

Position Type: Full-time, In-Office

Salary: $75,000 - $95,000

Come join our team — we’d love to have you! 

At the SLA, we take pride in fostering an open, inclusive, and collaborative culture where employees come first. Our commitment to creating an exceptional workplace has earned us recognition: 

• Certified as a Great Place to Work® three years in a row 
• Named one of California’s Best Workplaces for 2025 

And it’s not just the accolades — our employees agree! According to recent survey results, 87% of our team members would recommend working here to their friends and family. 

As an employee-first organization, we’re passionate about supporting our team inside and outside the workplace. We offer: 

• Flexible work-life balance options so you can thrive both professionally and personally 
• An expansive benefits package with a variety of choices for medical, dental, and vision coverage tailored to your needs 
• Educational benefits, including tuition reimbursement and student loan relief programs to support lifelong learning 
• A generous wellness stipend to help you invest in your health and well-being 
• And because we love adding a little extra value: complimentary Costco memberships for you and your family 

If you’re looking to grow your career in an environment where your voice is heard, your contributions are valued, and fun is part of the culture — come join us! 

About Us:

At the Surplus Line Association of California (SLA), we don’t sell insurance—we protect access to it. As the only organization overseeing California’s $20+ billion surplus lines insurance marketplace, we help support coverage availability for businesses—from film studios to freight haulers—when risks are too complex, too large or too unique for the standard market.

Each year we review more than 1 million policy transactions, equip insurance brokers with compliance tools and continuing education courses, monitor the financial stability of global insurers and deliver data-driven insights that help the industry stay ahead of emerging risks. That impact—combined with our strong employee culture—has earned us recognition by Fortune as one of the Bay Area’s best places to work.

Quick Clarifier: 

We are not insurance agents or a government agency—and we won’t be quoting your car or life insurance. We oversee a multibillion-dollar market that primarily serves businesses with hard-to-place risks. It’s niche, essential and surprisingly interesting. 

Position Overview:

The SLA seeks a skilled and proactive Communications Manager to support and elevate our expanding communications efforts. This role is ideal for a professional with 3–5 years of experience in communications, editorial or content marketing who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can independently execute deliverables with speed, clarity and alignment to department objectives.

This position will contribute to high-quality writing, editing, campaign execution and project management. The ideal candidate will bring strong editorial judgment, a commitment to accuracy and style, and the ability to confidently move content from idea to publication. A background in internal messaging, stakeholder communications or editorial production is a plus. The ability to translate current events and industry developments into relevant insurance insights is also valued.

Responsibilities:

• Write and edit content for a range of audiences and formats, including email campaigns, executive memos, newsletters, web content and reports
• Support end-to-end content production, including research, drafting, copyediting, design collaboration, stakeholder input and approval routing
• Help manage communications campaigns and special projects that support departmental priorities and SLA initiatives
• Apply AP style, brand voice and internal editorial standards across all communications
• Coordinate production of the SLA’s annual report, including content tracking, contributor coordination and production timelines
• Support publishing of content across the SLA’s digital platforms, ensuring timely and accurate distribution
• Maintain and update internal messaging resources
• Contribute to the organization’s LinkedIn and member communications strategies

Qualifications:

• Must be a California resident.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in communications, journalism or editorial
• Excellent writing, editing and project management skills
• Experience applying AP style and editing for clarity, grammar and tone
• Comfort handling multiple projects and deadlines with minimal oversight
• Familiarity with CMS, email marketing and content publishing tools
• Strong judgment, organizational skills and a solutions-oriented mindset
• Background in insurance or the ability to quickly develop expertise in the surplus lines market
• Bachelor’s degree required
  

Please submit both a resume and cover letter to be considered. 

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of those principal job elements essential for making decisions related to job performance, employee development and compensation. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.

The SLA is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

The Surplus Line Association of California (SLA) operates as a private, 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization governed by a plan of operation approved by both the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and the SLA Board of Directors. Appointed by the Commissioner in 1994, the Association serves as the statutory surplus line advisory organization to the CDI and facilitates the state’s capacity to monitor and direct surplus line brokers’ placements of insurance with eligible surplus line insurers. Working with its members and the CDI, the Association assists its members’ compliance with California laws and regulations; helps maintain a healthy, fair, and competitive surplus line marketplace in California; and strives to protect the interests of California insurance consumers.

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