Also called: Executive Communications Director
Writes and plans what a company's top executives say in speeches, emails, posts and interviews.
You draft the CEO's all-company email about layoffs, prep talking points for a TV interview and ghostwrite a LinkedIn post. You need to know the CEO's voice better than anyone.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's in communications, journalism or English; 8+ years.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Communications, Journalism, English.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Tracks public relations managers.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI drafts executive emails and posts, so leaner teams do more; trust, discretion and knowing a CEO's voice stay human.
Classes: AP Language and Composition, Journalism, Speech and debate, Business elective.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-2032.
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