Communications Specialist, Executive & Board Communications

American IT Systems • Austin, TX

5d • $47 - $52 • Onsite

About The Position

The Communications Specialist will craft clear, compelling, and visually engaging communications for IT leadership and Board of Directors audiences—especially CFO-level stakeholders—translating complex technology, risk, and investment narratives into concise executive presentations, pre-reads, and talking points. This role supports executive meetings and events with high standards of professionalism, branding alignment, and message clarity.

Requirements

• 5+ years in executive communications, corporate communications, management consulting communications, or a presentation-specialist role supporting senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to create executive-ready PowerPoint presentations and written narratives for CFO/Board-level audiences.
• Strong ability to translate complex content into clear executive communications (message discipline, brevity, structure).
• Proven stakeholder management: can interview busy SMEs, distill content quickly, and drive to high-quality deliverables under tight timelines.
• Microsoft PowerPoint (advanced), Excel (charts), Word (briefs), Teams/SharePoint (collaboration & asset management).
• Executive storytelling & synthesis: creates compelling "so what / now what" narratives and decision framing.
• Visual communication: strong slide design, layout, and data visualization for senior readability.
• Audience-first communication: tailors content based on who you're communicating to and what level they are.
• Operational excellence: version control, deadlines, and quality gates for exec-ready materials.
• Collaboration & facilitation: pulls clarity from diverse stakeholders and aligns messages.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting technology strategy, enterprise risk/compliance, audit, or large-scale transformation communications.
• Familiarity with executive meeting operating rhythms and producing pre-reads for leadership forums.
• Adobe Creative Cloud

Responsibilities

• Develop CFO-ready narratives and presentation decks that communicate strategy, investment cases, operating metrics, risk/compliance posture, and business outcomes—tailored for senior executive and Board audiences.
• Create "summary-first" storylines with tight executive structure and optional backup detail, enabling efficient leadership discussion and decision-making.
• Partner with content owners (IT leaders, program managers, risk/compliance leads) to extract the "so what," sharpen the ask, and align messages to executive expectations.
• Translate technical material into executive language by identifying the target audience, what matters to them, and how much detail to include—then shaping a narrative that keeps leaders engaged while landing key messages.
• Create outlines and content flow that reflect what has been presented previously, what changed, and what decisions or updates are required for the current forum.
• Produce polished, on-brand slides: clean layouts, data visualization, and crisp executive wording that meets senior-level expectations for clarity and readability (e.g., minimum font guidance when applicable).
• Ensure decks are "presenter-driven" and easy to navigate in live executive forums, with a clear summary slide and supporting backup slides for Q&A.
• Support executive meetings/events with end-to-end communications coordination (pre-reads, deck readiness, version control, archival/standalone deck packaging where needed).
• Maintain a structured repository of executive communications assets (templates, standard story arcs, reusable visuals) and continuously improve quality and consistency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed