Director Executive Communications

Job Description

This is a fast-paced and exciting role where you will help shape how the leader of America’s largest healthcare educator shows up, both inside the company and beyond it, at a moment when our story is growing in relevance and scope. As part of his communications team, you’ll be a strategic partner to a CEO who has a voice that’s unmistakably his own. You'll help decide where, when and how to use that voice to move the business forward. 

You’ll bring business savvy and a fresh pulse on what’s moving across content, the media landscape and culture, including healthcare and education, to sharpen ideas, spot the right moments and match each message to the channel, audience and stage where it will have the most impact. You’ll be part counselor, part editor and part strategist. 

The work is high-visibility and high-trust. You’ll partner closely with the executive office and senior leadership. You’ll also work across Corporate Affairs (Investor Relations, Government and Public Affairs, Alumni Engagement and Social Impact) and with our institutions so that every appearance, post and message builds a clear, credible leadership presence that carries our purpose further.

Responsibilities:

CEO Voice and Platform Strategy 

• Help build and steward the CEO’s communications platform, including core narratives, signature themes and proof points that line up with Covista’s business strategy and reputation goals 

• Elevate his authority by spotting the ideas, data and moments where Covista can shape the national conversation on healthcare and education, and finding the formats that carry them furthest 

• Stay at the leading edge of how executives break through: track what’s working across media, platforms and formats and bring the ideas worth trying 

• Be a trusted editorial partner: a second set of eyes and a collaborator, keeping Covista’s narrative consistent across every format and audience 

• Offer counsel on which moments to lead, which to amplify and which to skip, based on business priorities, news cycles and audience insight \

Channels, Events and Moments 

• Help plan the CEO’s external visibility across speaking engagements, conferences, media, industry forums, policy settings and executive social, choosing opportunities for business impact rather than volume 

• Connect the CEO’s voice to key business moments, including earnings, investor events, partnerships, research launches and major company milestones, working closely with Investor Relations and Corporate Communications 

• Help shape the CEO’s internal communications presence, including town halls, leadership forums and colleague messages, so his voice reaches our people as clearly as it reaches external audiences 

Counsel, Preparation and Execution 

• Lead preparation for high-stakes moments, including briefing materials, messaging, Q&A and rehearsal for media interviews, keynotes, panels and investor-facing settings 

• Draft and edit when needed, including speeches, remarks, bylines and presentations, while also editing and elevating the CEO’s own writing 

• Build and run the CEO’s communications calendar and operating rhythm with his chief of staff and executive assistant, making sure approvals, timelines and details are handled 

• Define and report on success measures for the CEO’s platform, connecting visibility and engagement to reputation and business outcomes 

• Use AI and technology to work smarter, sharpen insight and move faster 

Who Thrives Here: 

You’re a strategic communicator first. You know that the most valuable thing you can do for a CEO is help them say the right thing in the right place at the right moment, not write every word. You’re a trend spotter by instinct, seeing what’s breaking through in media, culture and executive communications before it’s obvious and turning it into thought leadership worth acting on. You’ve earned the trust of top executives by being candid, discreet and consistently right on judgment, so you’re confident pushing back and comfortable in any room with senior leaders. You have a great ear for voice, so the work gets stronger and still sounds like him. You’re energized by building rather than maintaining, drawn to a mission bigger than any single message and at your best as part of a team. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, journalism or a related field required.

• 10+ years of communications experience, including significant time advising a CEO or C-suite leader directly, whether in-house, at an agency or both 

• Strategic judgment: a track record of building an executive’s platform and choosing the channels, moments and opportunities that advanced business goals 

• An exceptional editor’s ear: the ability to absorb a leader’s voice, sharpen their thinking and elevate their own writing across formats 

• Executive social expertise: hands-on experience shaping a senior leader’s LinkedIn presence with measurable impact 

• Business fluency: comfort working at the intersection of corporate reputation, investor relations and company strategy, ideally at a publicly traded company 

• Discretion and presence: trusted with sensitive information, steady in high-stakes situations, and confident counseling senior leaders 

• Comfort with AI tools: you actively use AI to produce better work, faster 

Preferred Background: 

Experience supporting executives at publicly traded companies is a plus, as is a background in higher education, healthcare or regulated industries. You move easily between strategic counsel and flawless execution. You build trust quickly with the executive office, internal partners and external stakeholders alike. A bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing or a related field is required. If you want your best work to serve a mission this big, we’d like to meet you. 

Additional Information

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $100171.61 and $181034.70. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Covista offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• 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
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit:
  https://careers.covista.com/benefits
  
  You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation