Senior Manager - Executive Communications
About The Position
Covista is seeking a Senior Manager of Executive Communications to be the steady hand behind how its executive leadership (First Team) shows up publicly. This role involves building and executing executive communications that shape how the CEO and other First Team leaders are perceived. The position reports directly to the Director of Corporate Communications and is responsible for the day-to-day mechanics of executive positioning, ensuring workstreams stay on track, voices remain consistent, and content is polished and delivered on time. The role is ideal for someone who values precision and process alongside strong writing skills. The Senior Manager will manage multiple executives' content calendars and priorities simultaneously, translate leaders' viewpoints into effective LinkedIn posts, and ensure all communications progress on schedule. This is a high-visibility role with broad exposure, supporting the First Team on key aspects of their public presence, including thought leadership, LinkedIn engagement, speaking engagements, and ongoing content creation to build authority.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, journalism or a related field required.
- 7+ years of experience directly supporting C-suite or senior executive leaders in a communications capacity—in-house, agency or both.
- Proven organizational rigor: experience managing multiple executives' content pipelines, calendars and priorities at once.
- Exceptional writing: able to write convincingly in multiple executive voices and adapt across formats.
- Social media fluency: hands-on experience managing executive LinkedIn presence and driving measurable engagement.
- Discretion and judgment: comfortable handling sensitive information and high-stakes situations with maturity.
- Comfort with AI tools: actively uses AI to produce better work, faster.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in higher education, healthcare, publicly traded companies or regulated industries is a plus.
- Comfortable in a strategic conversation as well as executing details flawlessly.
- Builds trust easily—with internal teams, external partners, and media contacts alike.
Responsibilities
- Draft speeches, talking points, bylined articles and presentations tailored to each First Team member's voice and priorities.
- Own day-to-day execution of executive social media, with a particular focus on LinkedIn—writing, scheduling, monitoring engagement and identifying trends and moments to capitalize on.
- Build and maintain messaging frameworks and content calendars across multiple executives and audiences.
- Support media and speaking engagement prep, including briefing materials and Q&As.
- Track and manage multiple concurrent executive workstreams, ensuring deadlines, approvals and details don't fall through the cracks.
- Use AI and technology to sharpen your work and move faster.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
- Participation in Covista’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Annual incentive program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
