Executive Communications & Social Influence Lead

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 121,400 - 186,150; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Life insurance

Health benefits

Paid sabbatical

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer days

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC is seeking a Senior Manager of Executive Communications and Social to partner with the CEO and senior executives. You will shape and deliver executive communications across earned, owned, and shared channels, turning complex market topics into compelling narratives that build investor trust.

You’ll own the Chief Storytellers activation, develop strategy and content, train leaders for high‑visibility engagements, and expand social influence across LinkedIn,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Economics, Business Administration, Communications, or related field.
• 5–7 years of relevant communications or marketing experience.
• Experience developing social-first content across LinkedIn and other platforms.
• Experience supporting senior executives (C-suite), coaching leaders on digital presence.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and editorial judgment with executive writing portfolio.
• Strong project management and ability to manage multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Drive CEO and executive thought leadership across channels: Partner with the CEO and senior executives to shape authentic, high‑impact content across LinkedIn, speaking engagements, earned media moments, employee channels, and owned platforms—ensuring executive voices reinforce Morningstar’s strategy, culture, and reputation.
• Manage end‑to‑end CEO LinkedIn content—idea generation, drafting, approvals, publishing coordination, and performance review—while advising on best practices across modern channels.
• Write and edit executive‑level content: Draft speeches (including the CEO keynote for Morningstar Investment Conferences globally and other forums), talking points, scripts, Q&As, social posts, and shareholder communications—capturing an authentic voice and high editorial standard.
• Prepare leaders for high‑stakes moments: Create briefings for media, client, and employee engagements; anticipate questions, develop scenarios, and provide recommendations on tone and positioning.
• Own Morningstar’s expert activation and social influence program: Manage and expand the program known as “Chief Storytellers” that helps analysts, executives, and subject‑matter experts share their insights across modern digital channels.
• Develop training, playbooks, editorial guidance, and content support for digital channels from LinkedIn to Substack and communities where investor conversations are happening.
• Create corporate social content that builds reputation: Develop social‑first content that advances Morningstar’s strategic themes, amplifies earned content and research insights, supports key business moments, and strengthens the company’s corporate profile with investors, clients, media, employees, and industry influencers.
• Support owned content series: Plan and execute monthly Investor First live webinars, including narrative development, scripting, run‑of‑show planning, and post‑event content amplification.

Skills

Executive communications

Social media strategy

Internal communications

External communications

Media relations

Editing/writing

Project management

Video/visual storytelling

Discretion and integrity

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Marketing/Economics/Business Admin/Communications or related)

Foreign equivalent accepted

Job description

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC is seeking a Senior Manager of Executive Communications and Social to partner with the CEO and senior executives. You will shape and deliver executive communications across earned, owned, and shared channels, turning complex market topics into compelling narratives that build investor trust.

You’ll own the Chief Storytellers activation, develop strategy and content, train leaders for high‑visibility engagements, and expand social influence across LinkedIn,