Chief
Membership Network
VP,Communications
“VP, Communications at Chief. Skills: Communications Strategy, Executive Communications, External PR, Reputation Management. Own Chief's Strategic Communications Narrative. Develop and maintain the master narrative”
What You'll Achieve.
maximize the leadership impact of our members; shape how that story reaches the world; strengthen the brand's position; expand Chief's relevance among current and future members; Protect and strengthen Chief's reputation
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10–15+ years of in-house communications experience at a high-growth startup or membership-driven organization, developing strategy and executing against it across PR, executive comms, and earned media, operate comfortably at the C-suite level, shaping strategy, advising senior leaders, and influencing organizational decisions, write the draft, pitch the story, and prep the executive, communicate within a community, understand how tone, timing, and trust shape how messages land with a discerning, high-stakes audience, built journalist relationships, originated stories, driven meaningful placement in tier-1 business media, know the difference between a PR strategy and a press release calendar, leverage internal subject matter experts and external partners, directing each resource toward the communications vision, staying close enough to the work to course-correct in real time, Social Media and AI Fluent, platform literacy that informs strategy, actively use AI tools in your workflow, stay current on emerging tools and channels, believe in creating more possibilities for women's power
Nice to Have
Community and Membership Fluent, Earned Media Strategist, Orchestrator, Mission-Aligned
What You'll Do.
Own Chief's Strategic Communications Narrative
Develop and maintain the master narrative
Translate strategic priorities into proactive communications strategy
Establish message discipline
Build and manage annual communications calendar
Serve as editorial lead
Partner with Marketing to bring mission to life
Equip cross-functional teams and external partners
Identify and orchestrate internal experts and external partners
Lead CEO & Executive Communications
Serve as primary communications partner
Shape executive voice
thought leadership positioning
Develop keynote narratives
Build proactive executive visibility strategy
Partner with external communications specialists
Drive alignment across senior leadership team
Lead External Communications & Thought Leadership Strategy
and visibility opportunities
Oversee external communications agencies and consultants
Provide senior-level guidance on storytelling
Build and maintain relationships across ecosystems
Establish standards for spokesperson preparation
Shape Brand Influence & Cultural Relevance
Partner with Brand and Marketing to evolve presence
Partner on influencer and tastemaker strategy
Guide how Chief shows up across cultural moments
Issues & Crisis Readiness
Protect and strengthen Chief's reputation
Maintain and evolve crisis and issues management playbooks
Partner closely with leadership
Ensure alignment between external narrative
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with an external communications consultant; in deep partnership with Marketing, Member Experience, and People on communications; Equip cross-functional teams and external partners with context, messaging, and materials; Identify and orchestrate the right internal experts and external partners; Partner with external communications specialists, media trainers, and thought leadership consultants; Drive alignment across the senior leadership team; Oversee external communications agencies and consultants; Partner closely with leadership, legal, people, and member teams; Partner on Member & Internal Communications; Collaborate closely with Member Experience and Marketing; Partner with People and the C-suite on internal communications
Communication Scope
CEO and executive communications; external PR and earned media; reputation management; strategic communications narrative; message discipline; editorial lead on message framing and sequencing; executive voice; thought leadership positioning; executive messaging; talking points; external communications ecosystem; brand's position across leadership, business, culture, and workplace conversations; brand voice; spokesperson preparation; messaging alignment; external communications readiness; brand influence; cultural relevance; modern influence channels; influencer and tastemaker strategy; key cultural and industry moments; reputation, issues & crisis readiness; communication frameworks; escalation protocols; decision-making structures; crisis and issues management; stakeholder considerations; response protocols; strategic communications counsel; external crisis advisors; member-facing communications; internal communications
Process & Methodology
Build and manage the annual communications calendar
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