Senior Executive Communications Specialist

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Job Description # Senior Executive Communications Specialist with a growing client in the Virginia area.
* Join a dynamic communications team shaping executive strategy across the higher education technology landscape.
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* Location:

** Charlottesville, VA (hybrid- 3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
** Duration:
** Direct hire role   
· Monitor higher education and IT trends to inform messaging and positioning.
· Minimum of 5 years of professional communications experience.
· Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with a strong understanding of audience, tone, and strategic framing.
· Demonstrated experience planning and executing integrated communications strategies.
· Experience developing executive-level presentations and talking points in the voice of senior leaders.
· Proven ability to translate complex or technical information into clear, engaging content.
· Strong interpersonal and listening skills, with the ability to incorporate feedback effectively.
· Experience supporting internal events or leadership visibility initiatives.
· Experience managing web content using a content management system (Drupal).
· Proficiency with email platforms, social media tools, and visual storytelling.
· Collaborative workstyle with the ability to build trust across leadership and teams.
· Experience supporting change communications or organizational initiatives.
· Background in communications within higher education, the public sector, or technology organizations.
· Confident executive presence with the ability to coach leaders on delivery, tone, and message.
· Strong visual storytelling instincts and ability to simplify complex topics for broad audiences.
· Experience with design tools such as Canva and Adobe Lightroom.
· Extensive experience developing and delivering executive-level communications and strategic messaging.
* Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including Clearly Rated's Best of Staffing(R) in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work(R) in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click
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