National Life Group

Analyst, Communication & Presentation

Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Position Summary

We are seeking a driven, detail-oriented, and visually sharp Presentation Specialist at the Analyst level to join our investment management team.

This individual will work closely with our investment professionals to communicate complex material clearly and compellingly via polished deliverables for strategic partners and various internal stakeholders including NLG leadership and Board of Directors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, format, and enhance presentations and other visual materials in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel aligned with firm branding and presentation standards.
• Participate in special projects including investor decks, CIO briefings, and strategic business updates.
• Translate complex investment, economic, and operational data into compelling visual formats that support strategic decision-making.
• Partner with investment professionals to understand key messages and deliver impactful storytelling.
• Maintain high-quality standards across all deliverables, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of presentation templates, style guides, and team workflows.
• Manage multiple priorities and requests simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (preferred fields: Business, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Communications or Graphic Design).
• Experience: 1–5 years of relevant work experience in corporate communications, presentation design, investment marketing, or strategy support.
• Skills:
  • Expert-level PowerPoint skills; strong Excel formatting and charting capability. Nice-to-have: working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
  • Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to meet tight deadlines.
  • High attention to detail and rigorous quality-control mindset.
  • Effective communicator with strong writing and visual storytelling capabilities.
  • Preferred:
    • Experience in financial services, consulting, or professional services.
    • Familiarity with investment and financial content.
    • Familiarity with data visualization, motion graphics, or video editing tools (e.g., After Effects, Tableau, Figma).

Personal Attributes:

• Commitment to a values-based, purpose-driven culture; strong sense of ownership and service orientation.

Benefits and Compensation

• Your benefits start day one and are flexible and customizable to your and your family’s specific needs. Check out the BENEFITS of a Career at National Life!
• The base salary range for this role is between $46,500 - $86,400 annually. We are open to varying levels of experience.

Why Join Us?

• This role is an excellent opportunity to be a part of a meritocratic, high-performance culture where your work has visible impact. You will help drive decisions and results at the highest levels of NLG’s investment organization while honing technical, design, and strategic communication skills. Position benefits include:
  • Exposure to senior leadership and front-line investment professionals.
  • Influence on how the firm presents itself to high-profile strategic partners.
  • Opportunity to shape and evolve the firm’s visual identity and communication strategy.

The Company

For 175 years, National Life Group (“NLG”) has aimed to keep their promises to provide families stability in good times and in bad. And throughout that history, they have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures. As a mission-driven business, the cause of what they do is as important as the products they sell. And their cause is a very simple one, directed at the people who live and work on America’s Main Streets: “To Do good in our communities and with the individual families we serve.”

NLG Capital, the investment management company of NLG, manages approximately $40+ billion in AUM. Our purpose is simple – to allow NLG to keep its promises. How we do this – an obsessive focus on delivering investment results. We drive results through a rigorous but collaborative investment process, and we hold ourselves to the highest of standards, both as investors and teammates. While our process is based on rigor, our culture is based on our guiding principles: Meritocracy, Uncompromising Transparency, Intellectual Honesty, Performance Driven Learning, Relentless Pursuit of Excellence. These principles serve as the foundation of our team. They govern the way we conduct ourselves, how we interact with teammates and how we approach every investment decision. We act with the integrity and humility required to make the investment decision that is right for the firm, and ultimately our policyholders. Our culture has been deliberately built to foster curiosity and provide opportunities to learn and grow, both as people and investors. The flat and collaborative nature of our team promotes an atmosphere where the best ideas are continually expressed and rewarded. Our pursuit of excellence is unwavering.

In addition to base salary, other rewards may include an annual bonus, quarterly bonuses, commissions, and other long-term incentive compensation, depending on the position. National Life offers a competitive total rewards package which includes: a 401(k) retirement plan match; medical, dental, and vision insurance; a company funded wellness account for director and below employees; 10 paid holidays; a generous paid time off plan (22 days of combined time-off for non-exempt employees and exempt employees have discretion in managing their time, including scheduling time off in the normal course of business, but in no event will exempt employees receive less sick time than required by state or local law); 6 weeks of paid parental leave; and 6 weeks of paid family leave after a year of full-time employment

National Life is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis and the role remains open until filled.

National Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, VT – founded in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, TX – chartered in 1955, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, is a Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser affiliate of National Life Insurance Company. All other entities are independent of the companies of National Life Group.

National Life Group

1 National Life Dr

Montpelier, VT 05604

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