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Benefits Generalist-March 2024
Des Moines
Mar 28, 2026
About Benefits Generalist

  Job Title

  Benefits Generalist

  Job Description

  About The Role: | Major goals and objectives.

  The HR Benefits Generalist will provide exceptional customer service to our internal clients, assist employees in understanding their benefits, maintain employee records in Workday, support wellness initiatives, administer employee leaves and processing, keep employee records up to date and champion the benefit team Helpdesk.

  About The Role's Contributions:

  40% -Customer Service: answer employee questions (current and prior) regarding benefits via internal Helpdesk, emails and phone calls. Conduct bi-weekly new hire orientation.

  Ensure all benefit plan documents and materials are accurate and up-to-date. Provide support to employees during open enrollment.

  30%- Benefits Administration: maintain employee records in Workday; ensure data accuracy, and timely changes. Partner with parent company benefit team members to escalate and resolve employee matters. Manage the day-to-day relationships with outside vendors to ensure a high level of compliance and service is provided.

  20%- Leave Administration: partnering with employees, Payroll and 3rd party administrator to ensure leave details and pay coordination is accurate and timely.

  Proactively partner with Payroll and HR Business Partners where necessary to achieve accurate and timely administration of leave policies and pay.

  10%- Other projects and duties as may be assigned.

  The Role's Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements

  Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent or related work experience.

  Experience: 2+ years in an HR generalist or benefits focused role.

  Specific Knowledge, Skills, Certifications and Abilities:

  Knowledge of and past experience with health, vision, dental, life, HSA/FSA and, 401K benefits

  Familiarity with leave of absence administration, multiple states helpful.

  Previous experience with Workday

  Experience with annual open enrollment process and requirements

  High attention to detail and follow through.

  Strong communication and administrative skills.

  Ability to work independently and drive tasks to completion.

  Flexibility to different tasks and eagerness to learn.

  % Travel Required (Approximate): limited

  It is the policy of Meredith Operations Corporation ("Dotdash Meredith", "the Company") to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

  Accommodation requests can be made by emailing

  .

  The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here:

  https://www.e-verify.gov/employees

  Pay Range

  Salary: $62,400 - $68,000

  The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Dotdash Meredith's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives.

  In

  addition,Dotdash Meredith provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time of (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with Dotdash Meredith and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.

  #CORP#

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