Senior Communication Professional (m/w/d)
Your tasks
- Develop and write speeches, presentations, and communication materials for the Executive School's dean and leadership team.
- Manage public relations activities and media engagement to strengthen the reputation and visibility of the Executive School and its faculty.
- Prepare and distribute press releases, talking points, and scripts for internal and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to the planning and moderation of events and communication activities.
- Collaborate closely with the marketing team to ensure consistent and effective brand messaging across all channels.
- Conduct background research and ensure the accuracy, depth, and relevance of communication content.
- Create and edit engaging content for digital and social media channels, including LinkedIn, blogs, internal and external newsletters, and editorials.
- Support the development and delivery of thought leadership initiatives across topics relevant to lifelong learning in the business world.
- Advise and coach senior leaders on effective communication for events, strategy sessions, and town halls.
Your profile
- Experienced communications professional with a strong background in corporate, academic, or institutional environments.
- Excellent writing and storytelling skills in both German and English, with the ability to adapt tone and style to different audiences.
- Proven experience and network in public relations, media communication, and reputation management.
- Confident in crafting strategic and engaging content across channels and formats.
- Strong conceptual thinking, intellectual curiosity, and sensitivity to complex organisational contexts.
- Use modern digital tools to work autonomously and efficiently while maintaining high content quality.
- Reliable, flexible, and self-driven personality who thrives in a dynamic, non-routine environment.
- Collaborative mindset with the confidence to advise and coach senior leaders.
- Positive spirit, professional presence, and a practical, hands-on attitude.
Inspirational Work Environment
Executive Education
Network
Family & Career
Equal Opportunities
Fit and Healthy
Inspirational Work Environment
At the HSG, as Europe's leading business university, we operate in an entrepreneurial environment where you will meet highly qualified, ambitious experts - both regionally and internationally. For example, you benefit from a modern IT infrastructure and, in our library via HSGswisscovery, from nationwide access to the wealth of scientific information available.
Executive Education
We support internal and external executive education opportunities. Our internal executive education programme offers you a practical, dedicated and didactically mature transfer of knowledge in the form of seminars, e-learning, coaching and collegial advice. We support task-specific external training and executive education financially as well as with regard to the time required.
Network
We promote our culture of cross-functional collaboration and create space for forging valuable relationships - also with external partners. Regular exchanges and internal events help to strengthen these relationships and make them long-lasting.
Family & Career
We provide our employees with flexible work time models with a variable number of hours per week. As a family-friendly employer, we offer part-time positions, 16 weeks of maternity leave and a subsidised crèche, as well as support with childcare during the vacations.
Equal Opportunities
The University enables equal opportunities for all employees and students. This applies to degree courses and work, as well as academic careers, university management positions and the reconciliation of studies, work and private commitments. We are committed to this with various measures in the areas of teaching, research, administration and the Presidency.
Fit and Healthy
We help you stay fit and healthy. In addition to our diverse range of sports activities at the university, most of which are free of charge, and campaign weeks for corporate health management, we also offer you fruit in the workplace. In our canteen you will find a wide selection of freshly prepared meals - from vegetarian to fish dishes - at discounted prices.
Further information on working at the HSG can be found here.
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Your place of work
University of St.Gallen
«A place where knowledge is created» - As one of Europe's leading universities of economics and business administration, the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, is committed to the education of over 10'000 students. The HSG is one of the largest employers in the region and provides an attractive and innovative environment for more than 3'500 researchers, educators and professional staff.
