Director, CEO Communications

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

• Establishedtrack recordwriting for high-profile organizational leaders and successfully positioning and developing a unique voice for these leaders in verbal and written communications.

• Demonstrated initiative strong attention to detail strong project management and organizational skills and advanced ability to analyze information and make recommendations.

• Proactively seeks clarity and insights from stakeholders and subject matter experts applying learnings to create persuasive and engaging internal and external communications.

• Maintains a high standard of accuracy and professionalism in all written and visual content with superior level of detail fact checking and due diligence applied to all research contentmaterialsand statistics.

• Exceptional ability to manage interviews editorial topic development strategy development communications plan development speechwriting copyediting and proofreading for high-level publicconfidentialand sensitive communications documents.

• Must be comfortable and experienced working with technology: AI tools content management systems social media all Microsoft Office applications including Word Teams Excel PowerPoint. Advanced PowerPoint design experience is.

• Strong collaborator confident advocate positive teamplayerand strategic advisor who easily pivots and adapts to constantly changing scenarios and navigates conflict toward solutions while being resilient to challenges and setbacks.

• Strong interpersonal skills emotional intelligence and ability to interact comfortably and build wide ranging relationships from staff members to senior leadership through a culture of trusttransparencyand empowerment.

• Works with absolute discretion and confidentiality at all times.

Job Duties:

• Research and draft speeches talking points scripts correspondence for the CEOs external and internal engagements working with enterprise communications and office of strategy management teams on contentproofreadingand editing to ensure clarity brand alignment and message consistency.

• Support key opportunities for the CEO to engage with internal and external audiences including conferences panels and media interviews.

• Workindependently andwith design vendors to develop high-quality PowerPoint presentations tailored for the CEOs speaking events meetings and conferences.

• Create schedule and manage posts for the CEOs social media accounts andmonitorsocial media trends and conversations relevant to the CEOs interests and industry.

• Work directly with the CEOs executive assistant for all schedulingplanningand coordinating ofCEOscommunications engagements.

• Prepare briefing materials for the CEO including background information keymessagesandlogisticsfor the CEOs speaking engagements media appearances and rounding visits.

• Attend all system events and leadership meetings as one of the on-site communications team members.

• Stayup-to-datewith the latest communication tools and technologies to enhance the CEOs public presence.

• Work effectively and independently within the Inside Ochsner platform to build and deploy content for the CEO.

• Engage in team meetings workshops and professional development opportunities andparticipatein routine team content reviewsproofreadingand editing.

• Maintain constant state of professionalism discretion and confidentiality while managing frequent flow of and rapidly changing sensitive information.

Role Requirements

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at Ochsners discretion.

Education

Required Bachelorsdegree in Corporate Communications Public Relations Journalism English Marketing Business PoliticalScienceor a related degree.Advanceddegree in Communications Business Healthcare Administration or similar is an advantage.

Work Experience

Required 10 years in communications within a large geographically dispersed healthcare system government agency armed forces nationalbrandor agency setting.

Location

In-person five days per week at OMC-New Orleans. Occasional overnight travel is a requirement.