Sr Executive Communications Manager

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 254,900; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking an Executive Communications Manager in San Jose, California, to partner with senior leaders across creativity and productivity portfolios. The ideal candidate will manage narrative development and executive messaging, focusing on Adobe’s creative AI narrative, product launches, events, and partnerships.

Success requires 7-10+ years in executive communications, exceptional writing skills, and the ability to translate complex topics. This role offers a competitive salary range of $176,000 - $254,900 annually, reflecting California market rates.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of experience in executive communications or related field; technology experience preferred.
• Proven ability to translate complex topics into clear narratives.
• Experience developing executive presentations and materials.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted communications partner to senior leaders.
• Develop communications narratives that align with business strategy.
• Draft and edit executive materials such as remarks and briefs.

Skills

Exceptional writing and editing skills

Strong executive presence

Highly organized

Ability to adapt to feedback

Curiosity for creativity tools

Job description

Our Company

Our Company—Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences. We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity

Adobe’s communications team helps define how the world understands Adobe by bringing our products, innovation, and customer and industry impact to life for media, creators, partners, and the broader market. This role will focus on executive communications tied to Adobe’s story for creators and creative professionals.

We are seeking an Executive Communications Manager to support a small group of senior leaders across Adobe’s creativity and productivity portfolio. You will drive narrative development and executive messaging around Adobe’s product portfolio, customer value, and industry impact. You will help shape how Adobe leaders communicate in support of our creative AI narrative, driving media and industry impact through executive storytelling around product launches, events, partnerships, thought leadership and more!

The ideal candidate is a strategic, meticulous communicator who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment. Candidate should also have proven experience managing multiple priorities and can translate complex technology and industry topics into clear, compelling executive-driven storytelling.

What you’ll Do

• Serve as a trusted executive communications partner to a number of senior leaders in Adobe’s creativity business and partner with our business, product, and communications teams.
• Develop, maintain, and evolve communications narratives that align with business strategy, product priorities, and Adobe’s broader storytelling framework.
• Partner closely with executives’ operations leaders to ensure communications are well-integrated into business rhythms and key moments.
• Collaborate with PR teams on narrative development and high-visibility moments including product launches, major events, industry speaking engagements, media interviews, and external thought leadership.
• Draft and edit executive materials such as keynote remarks, interview briefs, event talking points, bylines, and LinkedIn posts.
• Ensure executive communications are consistent, credible, and tailored to audience and channel.
• Bring operational rigor to communications workflows, helping scale standard processes and ensure consistency across leaders.

What you need to succeed

• 7–10+ years of experience in executive communications, corporate communications, product communications, or a related field; technology experience strongly preferred.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to translate complex business and product topics into clear, compelling narratives.
• Strong understanding of how executive communications ladder to business goals and broader corporate narratives.
• Strong executive presence and confidence advising leaders with diverse communication styles.
• Highly organized, diligent, and effective at balancing multiple responsibilities in a dynamic, matrixed environment.
• Ability to adapt quickly to feedback and operate flexibly under tight timelines and evolving scenarios.
• Experience developing executive presentations and materials from concept through execution.
• Familiarity with modern communications platforms, visual storytelling, and multimedia content.
• Curiosity and passion for creativity tools, software, and new technologies, including AI.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The pay range for this position is $127,600 -- $254,900 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. In California, the pay range for this position is $176,000 - $254,900.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

State-Specific Notices

California: Fair Chance Ordinances. Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado: Application Window Notice. If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

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