Senior Executive Communications Specialist, Office President

Job Description

Senior Executive Communications Specialist, Office of the President – (250003F6). The Senior Executive Communications Specialist is a dynamic strategist and skilled storyteller who drives the voice and visibility of the CEO of Children's National Hospital. This role is key in positioning the CEO as a national leader in pediatric health, a trusted advocate for children and families, and a visionary organizational leader.

• Craft compelling narratives, speeches, talking points, presentations, blog posts, and social media content to articulate the CEO's vision, advocacy positions, and organizational updates.
• Tailor messaging to resonate with diverse audiences, including staff, patients and families, industry leaders, policymakers, Board members and media, ensuring alignment with the hospital's mission and values.
• Elevate the CEO's platform by identifying opportunities to participate in high-impact events, contribute to industry dialogue, and establish a distinct voice in advancing pediatric healthcare innovation.
• Provide full support for the CEO's engagements, including message development, delivery coaching, and logistics planning to maximize the impact of public and private appearances.
• Collaborate with the communications team to advise on sensitive issues, manage real‑time crises, and protect the CEO's and organization's reputation during challenging situations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and work cross‑functionally with internal stakeholders, ensuring consistency in messaging and alignment with strategic objectives.

• Conceptualize, research, conduct interviews and write various communication materials for different audiences.
• Communicate information of a highly complex nature in a clear, precise, and compelling way through speeches and presentations.
• Create and use tools to measure and monitor the effectiveness of communications activities.
• Coordinate topics and messaging with public relations and marketing leadership, Chief of Staff, Foundation, government affairs and other key departments to prioritize messages and ensure consistency with CNH branding and positioning.
• Monitor and analyze developments and major issues pertaining to pediatric health systems, academic medical centers and the business of health care to ensure these topics are appropriately addressed and articulated.
• Create corresponding briefing documents as needed for CEO's speaking engagements; ensure briefings accurately reflect information discussed during remark preparation.

• Build relationships with key stakeholders, and develop and maintain strong working relationships with departments to ensure consistent content, messaging and timing of communications.
• Serve as a consultant to CEO and other executives, recommending and implementing communications strategies and tactics to meet team's goals and enhance Children's strategic goals.
• Develop and sustain contacts with subject matter experts to include peers, physicians, nurses, other staff members and constituents.
• Ensure that all remarks and other public statements prepared for the CEO, including those prepared by other offices, are accurate, fact‑checked and copy‑edited.
• Accompany CEO when appropriate to speaking engagements and/or attend speaking engagements on a regular basis. Provide feedback to the CEO.
• Assist in the response to crisis situations to develop messages and communicate to a variety of internal and external audiences.
• Assist with written and digital CEO correspondence as requested.
• Support CEO visibility by coordinating and preparing for media interviews, securing placements, and amplifying earned media coverage across internal and external channels.
• Create, manage, and execute a content calendar for the CEO’s Linked In channel. Collaborate with the Director of Social Media to align plans with brand content where appropriate.

• Develop topics working in conjunction with public relations teams, Chief of Staff and government affairs.
• Write,…