Vice President, External Communications

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of St.

Louis

The Federal Reserve Bank of St.

Louis is looking for a Vice President to help lead the Bank’s External Communications efforts.

You will report directly to the Senior Vice President of Communications and Engagement (C&E), who has overall responsibility for the Bank’s communication, Community Development and outreach functions across the Eighth District.

You will work closely with key team members within C&E and across the Bank to maximize the impact of the Bank’s external communications efforts in the communities served by the Bank and at the national level.

The St.

Louis Fed serves all or parts of seven states (Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Indiana, Illinois).

You will work onsite in our St.

Louis, MO office.

Responsibilities


* Manage the work of highly skilled, motivated communications professionals – supporting a culture of innovation, results-oriented impact and professional growth.


* Use the power of storytelling to connect the Bank with the people we serve across the Eighth District and the nation.

Those connections should demonstrate the impact our work has for those we serve.


* Work on a regular basis with the Bank’s most senior leaders to support and continually refine external communications efforts.


* Collaborate with other external communications leaders across the Federal Reserve System to support their work and share best practices.


* Drive partnership and collaboration across all external communications efforts in the Bank.


* Continually seek creative and new ways to maximize the Bank’s communications efforts – including the use of generative AI and other technology tools.


* Stay well informed about issues and trends that could affect our work.

Continually drive discussions - about those topics and our approach - among leaders across C&E and the Bank.


* Serve as a trusted, strategic counselor to Bank and System leadership.

 


* This St.

Louis-based position will provide leadership for the External Communications team’s work - partnering closely with key leaders across the Bank to support their efforts.

As a result, this leader will oversee and support the following aspects of Bank’s work:
+ Oversight of the Bank’s digital (web site and social media) assets.
+ Development and execution of a Bank-wide corporate news media relations strategy.

The corporate news media relations strategy will include regular engagement and relationship building with national and global news media, along with local news media throughout the Eighth Federal Reserve District.
+ Development and execution of a Bank-wide social media engagement plan.

  
+ Development and distribution of public-facing content - including blogs, special reports and multi-media content -across Bank channels.

This work will include partnering with a number of teams outside of External Communications -- in...