Executive Communications Expert With Journalism Experience (Agency Setting)

CSuite Content; Canada; Remote; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CSuite Content is seeking an Executive Communications Expert with journalism and PR experience to support C-level executives in developing their personal brands. Candidates must have a strong strategic approach to communication, with proven experience driving executive thought leadership initiatives and managing client relationships in an agency environment.

Benefits

3 weeks PTO in the first year

Wellness benefits with a personal health spending account

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of journalism experience required.
• At least 3 years of PR/Corporate Comms experience desired.
• Experience managing a team of creatives is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute personal communications plans for top executives.
• Manage a team of writers and social media creators to deliver results.
• Build media relationships and pitch content for earned placements.

Skills

Comms Strategy

Editorial Skills

Team Management

Media Relations

Social Media Strategy

Education

Bachelor’s or post-graduate degree in communications, journalism, or related discipline

Job description

Executive Communications Expert With Journalism Experience (Agency Setting)

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Executive Communications Expert With Journalism Experience (Agency Setting)

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Are you confident (and tactful) enough to tell the CEO of a multibillion-dollar global company that their LinkedIn posts are bad … and explain exactly what they should do instead?

Do you have the creative and strategic savvy to transform a dense company blog post into a top-performing business article on Fast Company or Fortune?

This role may be for you.

CSuite Content is seeking an Executive Communications Expert who has both PR/Corporate Comms experience (ideally in an agency setting) and journalism experience. We’re a boutique communications agency that works directly with a portfolio of prominent CEOs at diverse companies to support their executive thought leadership initiatives — boosting their leadership profiles and advancing their business goals through thoughtful articles written in their voices, blog posts and social media from their personal channels.

This is an agency role, so strong preference is given to those who have a) worked in an agency setting and b) have experience working directly with senior leaders on executive communications and thought leadership campaigns (media appearances, speeches, social media, earnings reports, etc.).

We’re looking for a rare blend of strategist, editor, and trusted advisor — someone who can lead complex communications programs for top-tier CEOs and genuinely loves the craft of storytelling. If you’ve spent time in both journalism and corporate comms, and are ready to step into a high-ownership role with real influence, we want to talk to you.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada and haveat least 3 years of journalism experienceANDat least 3 years of PR/Corporate Comms experience. Applicants without these qualifications will not be considered. The ideal candidate is someone who began their career as a journalist before segueing into PR/Corporate Comms.

ALSO IMPORTANT: We’re a boutique agency with a small but deeply committed team and high-profile client base. We’re seeking a senior team member who is looking to actively grow with us, assume ownership, and build for the long haul.Please reviewour websiteandour blog, The Helm, before applying to familiarize yourself with our work.

What You Will Do/Responsibilities:

• Comms Strategy: Work directly with a portfolio of CEOs and C-level executives at prominent, global organizations to build and execute their personal communications plans, spanning their social media channels, op-eds in earned media and blog and newsletter content on owned channels. With support from your internal team, you’ll be helping to craft compelling narratives that advance client goals and ensuring they get noticed by readers in business outlets like Forbes and Fast Company, as well as by social media users on LinkedIn.
• Team Management: Oversee an internal team at CSuite Content consisting of a staff writer and staff social media content creator assigned to your accounts. Ensure their efforts deliver results in a timely fashion, advance client goals, and satisfy KPIs related to social media performance, media placements, etc. This is a hands-on role that requires coaching and providing feedback to your team, as well as reviewing and editing content for strategic alignment.
• Client Relations: Extremely important. Collaborate and coordinate with clients’ teams (CEO, marketing, internal comms, public relations and more) to ensure program objectives are met and to keep clients engaged and satisfied. Must have the confidence and experience to advise C-level executives, ensure deadlines are met, secure calendar time with busy leaders, and offer strategic comms counsel and push back when needed.
• Editorial: You will be ideating, editing and signing off on executive op-eds and bylines and social media updates developed by your team, keeping writing quality, clarity and strategic impact top of mind. Deep expertise in narrative and a love for crafting written material is key. Must have a journalist’s nose for a “good story” and the ability to frame complex ideas in a highly readable and catchy way for a general audience.
• Media Relations: Develop and nurture relationships with editors at business media outlets. You’ll be pitching content from clients for earned placement and actively seeking out new publishing opportunities.
• Social Media: Supported by a social media content creator, you’ll be accountable for the success of clients’ personal social media channels (primarily LinkedIn). You’ll ensure channels are growing and fulfilling strategic objectives, vet content from CSuite Content’s social media creators, and advise on community building. Must understand and be able to advise on LinkedIn trends and features.
• Advising and Consulting: You’ll be the clients’ go-to resource for questions/strategic input related to their executive thought leadership program. You’ll need to forcefully convey what efforts will move the needle and why. Aside from interviewing CEOs in in-depth, one-on-one sessions, you’ll meet regularly with client teams to share program momentum, strategic opportunities and areas for growth. Must be able to offer strategic comms suggestions and think well on the fly.
• Research and Newsjacking: You’ll keep your finger on the pulse of current news in your clients’ verticals (primarily technology and retail), and find creative ways to insert your clients into these conversations. You’ll also stay up to date on leadership and management trends, helping executive clients incorporate this into their thought leadership output.

Requirements

• MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN CANADA AND AVAILABLE DURING EITHER EASTERN OR PACIFIC WORKING HOURS
• Bachelor’s or post-graduate degree in communications, journalism, public relations or related discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience working as a journalist and developing creative, engaging stories, ideally in print.
• At least 3 years of public relations or corporate comms experience, either in-house or with an agency. (Ideally: minimum of 2 years working directly with executives: understanding the nuances and challenges of exec comms is critical, as is a strong record of partnership with executive leaders and senior partners.)
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience managing a team of creatives (editorial, social, design, etc.) or outside contractors — including overseeing their ability to meet deadlines and fulfill program deliverables.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and performance-driven agency atmosphere. You will be juggling a portfolio of multiple clients across different industries and collaborating with a network of partners for each client. High level of organization and flexibility is needed.
• A passion for writing, editing and communications strategy and the ability to distill complex topics and craft messages using the voice of executive stakeholders.
• Proven knowledge of LinkedIn (and ideally social media more broadly) as a vital strategic communications channel.
• Ability to work independently in a quite fast-paced, remote environment.
• You’re NOT a “hype-and-hot air” consultant. You’ll be doing more than simply offering strategic counsel to clients; you’ll have to roll up your sleeves and implement it — and you’ll be accountable for results, month in and month.
• Flexibility: since inception, we’ve been a remote agency, with robust systems for working in a decentralized environment.
• 3 weeks PTO in the first year
• Wellness benefits include access to a generous personal health spending account
• Salary: $120K CAD - $180K CAD, commensurate with experience

When applying please include a brief cover letter that answers these 4 questions:

• Why are you uniquely qualified to help CEOs at major companies develop and implement thought leadership strategies to boost their personal brand?
• What's one article on our blog (csuitecontent.com/the-helm) that resonates with you and why?
• What's the most important lesson about executive communications that you've learned?
• How would you describe the phase of career that you're at and the ideal role you're seeking?

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Public Relations and Communications Services

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