Executive Communications Speechwriter and Storyteller

Booz Allen Hamilton•Bethesda, MD

1d•$150,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Serve as an individual contributor responsible for creating executive-level content to support C-suite leader’s external engagements. Craft compelling content that amplifies the C-Suite leader’s thought leadership and advance the company's strategic narrative across various platforms. Translate business strategy, financial performance, technical capabilities, and industry insights into clear, persuasive, and memorable narratives and stories tailored to various audiences — from investors and analysts to media, policymakers, government officials, and employees. Anticipate communication requirements and suggest strategies and content proactively. Write thought-provoking, compelling, and memorable speeches, remarks, Op-Eds, video scripts, and talking points, ensuring proper tone, cadence, and voice for the intended audience. Interview internal subject matter experts to efficiently extract crucial and relevant story elements on specific topics ranging from emerging technology to national security issues to company strategy and performance. Develop reusable storytelling assets, including narratives, core messages, examples, or visuals, for C-suite use across multiple contexts such as media interviews, investor conversations, Op-Eds, and external events. Create highly polished, executive-level presentation decks for internal and external audiences that use compelling visual storytelling to clearly and simply convey complex strategies and technical topics, drive influence, and facilitate informed decision-making. Create the CEO's social media strategy and write high-impact copy, in CEO’s voice, for posting on platforms to amplify CEO’s thought leadership and the company’s brand.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in executive communications, corporate communications, or public relations
2+ years of experience directly supporting C-suite executives in a fast-paced corporate, tech, or high-profile organization
Experience managing an executive’s social media presence, including strategy development, content creation, copywriting, and collaboration with cross-functional teams
Experience maintaining the highest level of confidentiality and discretion
Experience using Office365 Product Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams
Ability to write executive-level communications, messaging, and storytelling with the appropriate tone, voice, and content, including quickly learning an Executive’s voice and conveying messages and narratives in that voice
Ability to conduct effective interviews with subject matter experts, elicit relevant details and facts, and synthesize information into strategic stories that support the executive’s story arc and reinforce the corporate narrative
Ability to create executive-level presentations to convey context, priorities, strategic plans, and progress through strong visual storytelling, design sensibility, and distillation of complex data or strategies into clear and simple narratives
Ability to manage multiple high-priority deliverables under tight deadlines and deliver independently in a dynamic work environment
Bachelor’s degree

Nice To Haves

Experience in a public company environment supporting earnings calls, investor days, and shareholder communications
Experience coaching on executive presence and public speaking
Experience training and using AI to accelerate content creation
Possession of excellent verbal communication skills
Possession of excellent project management skills
Master’s degree in Business, Communications, Journalism, or a related field

Responsibilities

Create executive-level content to support C-suite leader’s external engagements.
Craft compelling content that amplifies the C-Suite leader’s thought leadership and advance the company's strategic narrative across various platforms.
Translate business strategy, financial performance, technical capabilities, and industry insights into clear, persuasive, and memorable narratives and stories tailored to various audiences.
Anticipate communication requirements and suggest strategies and content proactively.
Write thought-provoking, compelling, and memorable speeches, remarks, Op-Eds, video scripts, and talking points, ensuring proper tone, cadence, and voice for the intended audience.
Interview internal subject matter experts to efficiently extract crucial and relevant story elements on specific topics.
Develop reusable storytelling assets, including narratives, core messages, examples, or visuals, for C-suite use across multiple contexts.
Create highly polished, executive-level presentation decks for internal and external audiences that use compelling visual storytelling to clearly and simply convey complex strategies and technical topics, drive influence, and facilitate informed decision-making.
Create the CEO's social media strategy and write high-impact copy, in CEO’s voice, for posting on platforms to amplify CEO’s thought leadership and the company’s brand.