Senior Speechwriter

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 137,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is seeking a Senior Speechwriter to craft external and internal messages for the Bank president and senior executives. You will research, draft, edit, and refine speeches for monetary policy, remarks, welcomes, staff communications, emails, and social media posts.

The role requires exceptional writing ability, experience drafting executive-level communications, and collaboration with economists, subject matter experts, and communications staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in a relevant field with 7–10 years of related writing experience.
• Experience writing speeches for senior leaders and policy communications.
• Ability to translate complex topics into clear, audience-appropriate language.

Responsibilities

• Leads all phases of speech development for the Bank president, coordinating review, research and timely preparation.
• Drafts and refines remarks that advance messaging goals with cross-functional teams.
• Manages the writing process, timelines, and briefing documents.
• Advises on tone and delivery for public remarks and speeches.
• Drafts shorter executive communications including welcoming remarks and town hall scripts.
• Contributes to internal and external Bank publications with a precise, audience-centered voice.

Skills

Speechwriting

Executive communications

Policy communications

Public speaking

Editing

Research

Education

Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Public Policy, Economics, or closely related field

Master’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Public Policy, Economics, or closely related field

Job description

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s mission is to foster the stability, integrity, and efficiency of the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems while representing the Fourth District perspectives.

As part of the nation’s central bank, we are a team of mission-driven professionals who are committed to serving with excellence. Our core values are: Build Trust Every Day, Own Our Actions, Collaborate with Intention, and Be Open to Change.

For twenty-six years in a row, we’ve been named "One of Northeast Ohio's Best Places to Work" by North Coast 99. This prestigious award honors organizations with outstanding employment practices, including compensation, benefits, training, recruitment, retention, community services, and employee communications.

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Senior Speechwriter

The Senior Speechwriter crafts external and internal messages for the Bank president and other senior executives that reflects the voice, tone, and strategic goals of the Bank and its leaders. Responsible for researching, drafting, editing, and refining a broad spectrum of communications for the president—from formal monetary policy speeches and talking points for moderate conversations to welcoming remarks, staff communications, email, and social media posts.

Essential Accountabilities

• Leads all phases of the speech development process for the Bank president, including coordinating the review process, completing necessary research, and ensuring that speeches are prepared in a timely, appropriate, and confidential manner.
• Drafts and refines compelling, structurally sound remarks that advance principal positioning and messaging goals. Works with a cross-functional team that includes economists, subject matter experts and communications staff to craft and improve messaging for range of topics including economic conditions and monetary policy.
• Convenes, leads, and manages writing process. Develops a detailed delivery timeline, assigns accountabilities with specific due dates, and builds agendas and briefing documents.
• Understands the context, audience, and tone appropriate for each piece of communications, and produces polished drafts that require minimal revision.
• Leads a post-engagement review for continuous improvement, evaluating message penetration, delivery effectiveness, and audience response. Synthesize observations into a clear set of recommendations that are shared with the president and carried forward into subsequent speeches.
• Advises on tone and tenor of public remarks and recommends delivery adjustments that strengthen communication impact.
• Drafts a range of shorter-form executive communications that require an authoritative and accessible voice, including welcoming remarks, town hall scripts, strategy presentations, and internal leadership messages.
• Researches, drafts, and refines articles for internal and external Bank publications from the president in coordination with subject matter experts and communications team, reflecting a precise command of language and a consistent, audience-centered voice.
• Contributes to the development and maintenance of Bank-wide talking points and public outreach resources, ensuring that all speakers across the institution carry forth the president's messaging.
• Stays continuously informed about Federal Reserve monetary policy, District economic conditions, and regulatory developments through briefings and engagement with internal and external knowledge sources.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Public Policy, Economics, or a closely related field and a minimum of ten years of related work experience OR
• Master’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Public Policy, Economics, or a closely related field and a minimum of seven years of related work experience
• Related work experience includes professional writing experience in an executive communications, speechwriting, policy communications, or public affairs role.

Knowledge Areas – Expert Level

• Demonstrated experience writing formal speeches, policy remarks, or executive-level communications for senior organizational leaders.
• Proficiency with standard office productivity and document management tools.

Skill Areas – Expert Level

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex economic or policy content into clear, compelling, and audience-appropriate language for diverse audiences.
• Strong project management skills with demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple concurrent deliverables under deadline pressure.

The expected starting salary range for the Senior Speechwriter is between $137,000 and $171,300 annually. Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicant’s background, experience, skills, internal equity, and market data.

The Cleveland Fed offers benefits to support overall health and financial security. Learn more about our benefits here: https://www.clevelandfed.org/careers

Physical Demands and General Working Conditions

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland reserves the right to revise this or any job description at any time.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to [e-mail].

Bank’s Ethics Rules and Drug Testing

As a condition of employment, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland employees must comply with the Bank’s ethics rules which generally prohibit employees, their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children from owning or controlling, directly or indirectly, any debt or equity interest in a depository institution or an affiliate of a depository institution. A "depository institution" means a bank, a trust company, or any institution that accepts deposits, including a bank chartered under the laws of a foreign country. In addition, employees (and their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children) may not own shares of mutual funds, unit investment trusts or ETFs that have a policy, as stated in the prospectus, of concentrating in the financial services industry and that have underlying investments in banks or other depository institutions. If you or your spouse/domestic partner or minor child own such securities and would not be willing or able to divest them if you accepted an offer of Bank employment, you should raise this issue with the recruiter for this posting.

In addition, as a condition of employment, candidates must undergo a background check and will be tested for all controlled substances prohibited by federal law, to include marijuana, prior to hire and for certain safety sensitive positions during employment.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Communications/Public Relations Family Group

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

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