Communications Specialist, Executive & Board Communications

Communications Specialist

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.
Key Responsibilities

Executive & Board Presentation Development
Content Strategy, Storytelling & Message Clarity
Visual Communication & Executive Standards
Executive Communications Operations
Core Deliverables

Board/ELT/CIO Staff presentations (strategy updates, quarterly reviews, risk and audit updates, investment proposals)
Executive pre-read packs and leadership talking points
Standardized templates and role profiles/scorecard-ready structures aligned to internal role documentation formats
Presentation storyboards/outlines and meeting-ready "one-slide summary + backup" structures
Key Stakeholders & Working Relationships

IT Leadership team (CIO staff, functional leaders, program owners) Executive Services / GIS Communications partners supporting executive meetings and events Cross-functional partners (Risk, Audit, Finance, Compliance, Data Governance) depending on agenda
Qualifications Required

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.
Skills & Competencies

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.
Tools (Typical)

Microsoft PowerPoint (advanced), Excel (charts), Word (briefs), Teams/SharePoint (collaboration & asset management). Adobe Creative Cloud
Performance Metrics

Executive satisfaction with decks (clarity, readiness, usefulness in decision forums) On-time delivery of pre-reads and final decks for leadership meetings Reduction in "rework cycles" via stronger first-pass synthesis and alignment Adoption of standardized templates and improved consistency across leadership presentations