Communications Manager

Firm Overview
Capital Southwest is a private credit investment firm focused on originating and managing senior secured debt investments in lower middle market companies (EBITDA typically between $3 million and $15 million). The firm partners closely with private equity sponsors and founder‑owned businesses, providing flexible capital solutions to support acquisitions, growth initiatives, recapitalizations, and refinancings. As of March312026 CSWC has total balance sheet assets of approximately $2.2billion and has funded over $4.1billion in new direct credit investments across over 194 businesses since2015.

Role Overview
The communications manager will play a critical role by leading our external communications and market outreach efforts. This is a ground‑floor role working directly with the CEO to shape how we engage with investors, the media, and the broader market.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the firm’s social media strategy, translating investment activity and market views into clear, differentiated content

Plan and execute investor events, representing the Firm at local and off‑site engagements and capturing content for social media

Manage CEO external presence (media, podcasts, conferences) and build relationships with financial journalists and industry influencers

Support investor communications and outreach, including messaging around earnings reports, industry conferences, and ongoing engagement

Help define and articulate the firm’s brand positioning

Partner closely with the deal team, finance, and accounting to ensure all external messaging is accurate, aligned, and informed by underlying activity

Build the function, structure, and cadence for communications—creating a scalable, repeatable approach

Qualifications

6‑8 years in communications, investor relations, media, or marketing (financial services preferred)

Proven ability to build and lead new initiatives from scratch

Excellent judgment, writing ability, and executive presence

Highly collaborative, with the ability to work seamlessly across internal teams while engaging externally with credibility

High ownership mindset; willing to be hands‑on

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, finance, or related field

Compensation
Competitive base salary, performance‑based bonus, and long‑term incentive participation, commensurate with experience.

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