Top Communications Jobs in Chicago, IL

Work as a project-based communications intern within a six-person marketing team. Create a strategic communications plan targeted to specific audiences, develop marketing strategies to promote educational content and boost membership, and collaborate with a volunteer mentor and staff. Projects are flexible to meet spring internship course requirements.

Develop corporate communication strategies, support marketing and planning materials, collaborate with sales, maintain customer data, facilitate internal communications, and track projects and campaign exposure. The role requires strong written, oral, and presentation skills, organizational ability, communications experience, project management knowledge, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Lead M&A, activism and governance communications engagements including hostile and friendly M&A, IPOs, spin-offs, activism defense and shareholder proposals. Serve as project lead, craft strategic communications and materials, coordinate across PR/IR/digital/legal/financial teams, support business development, and help grow the practice through thought leadership and recruitment.

Lead M&A, activism and governance communications for client engagements (friendly/hostile M&A, IPOs, spin-offs, activism defense, proxy contests). Manage multi-disciplinary teams, craft strategy and messaging, produce materials (press releases, investor presentations, memos), engage media and investors, collaborate with legal/financial advisers, support business development and practice growth.

Lead integrated corporate communications programs, provide senior client counsel, manage budgets and teams, develop executive messaging and thought leadership, oversee media and crisis communications, drive internal communications and reputation strategy, and measure program impact to align communications with business objectives.

Gray Media offers a paid internship program for college students in various media-related fields, providing candidate training and potential career opportunities within the company.

Develop and execute DMSF’s marketing and communications strategy to increase public visibility and support its mission. Responsibilities include community outreach, digital communications, public and media relations, stakeholder messaging, storytelling, research, writing, editing, collateral design, print and digital production, website content management, and project management across donor, school, scholar, family, alumni, volunteer, and corporate audiences.

Leads enterprise-wide strategic communications for a complex healthcare initiative, developing integrated communication strategies, stakeholder messaging, change-management support, content toolkits, FAQs, executive summaries, and digital communications. Manages timelines, resources, governance, and cross-functional alignment across clinical, operational, IT, and administrative teams. Translates complex clinical and operational information into accessible content, mentors contributors, and advises senior leaders.

Provides executive and employee communications during major IT incidents, translates complex technical topics into clear messages, develops presentations and communication strategies, supports communications tools, maintains brand standards, monitors media trends, and produces video content. Advises stakeholders and executives while coordinating Systemwide IT communications and strategic storytelling. The role requires strong writing, editing, storytelling, collaboration, technical aptitude, and the ability to work independently under pressure.

Leads B2B and technology communications clients, advising C-suite executives on PR, reputation, positioning, and integrated media strategies. Drives agency growth through new business, account expansion, profitability management, and cross-practice opportunities. Oversees communications measurement, Generative AI adoption, client discoverability in AI-generated answers, media relationships, and high-stakes announcements. Develops teams through mentoring and represents the agency through industry events and thought leadership.

Owns executive communications for Covista’s leadership team, including speeches, talking points, articles, presentations, LinkedIn content, messaging frameworks, content calendars, media preparation, and speaking engagement materials. Manages multiple executive workstreams, approvals, deadlines, and priorities while maintaining consistent voices and polished content. The role requires strong writing, organizational rigor, discretion, executive support experience, social media fluency, and effective use of AI tools.

Leads external communications strategy for Cooley’s business department, including media relations, reputation management, awards, thought leadership, crisis communications, messaging, and content promotion. Manages internal and agency communications professionals, advises firm leaders and lawyers, serves as a media spokesperson, and oversees team development, hiring, performance management, and communications operations.

Coordinate and execute integrated brand marketing campaigns across email, SMS, social, retail, paid media, and web. Build timelines, campaign calendars, creative briefs, and cross-functional workflows. Partner with Content, Ecommerce, Shopper Marketing, and Creative to align messaging and deliverables, track performance, and compile learnings. Support product launches, seasonal moments, and brand activations while improving processes and ensuring stakeholders stay aligned and projects stay on schedule.

Report on oil and gas industry developments, breaking news, and enterprise analysis; build sources; track filings, markets, M&A, policy, and technology; publish digital-first content, newsletters, and multimedia; collaborate with editors and participate in events and industry initiatives.

Creates and manages communications content for alumni, donors, and volunteers, including newsletters, fundraising materials, major gift proposals, campaign messaging, event content, gift announcements, and stakeholder stories. Oversees the Booth Briefing newsletter, adapts content based on performance metrics, supports Advancement initiatives, provides editorial and light design assistance, and ensures consistent branding across communications.

Manages PR and communications logistics, including agency deliverables, bylined articles, campaign copy, press releases, and internal reviews. Ensures marketing content remains on-brand, consistent, and aligned with company voice and AP style. Coordinates product marketing teams, subject matter experts, and external agencies while tracking deadlines, action items, and multiple workstreams.

Executive leader responsible for defining and executing Aeris' global ecosystem and partnership strategy. Build and scale carrier, hyperscaler, cybersecurity, hardware, and OEM alliances; negotiate complex commercial agreements; drive joint product integrations and partner GTM programs; source strategic investments and acquisitions; and lead cross-functional launches and executive reporting.

Write high-impact scientific content (grants, white papers, technical briefs), support NIH/NSF/DoD/DARPA grant preparation and budgeting, assist with patent drafting and prior art research, create investor and scientific strategy materials, perform scientific and competitive research, and collaborate across science, engineering, and business teams to shape R&D roadmap and prepare research slides.

Design, build, test, and maintain production services and microservices with security and compliance in mind. Deliver production-ready code, participate in code reviews, own operational support and incident response, improve monitoring and CI/CD, document technical decisions, and collaborate cross-functionally in a distributed team.

Lead and build FedEx Digital's release communications function: translate technical product changes into clear customer and commercial messaging, create scalable processes and governance for many releases, coordinate cross-functional launch readiness, produce customer-facing content (release notes, emails, KB, FAQs), and own incident communications to minimize surprises and support business outcomes.

Lead the Communication Underwriting department, set underwriting communication standards, ensure compliance with agency and investor guidelines, drive operational excellence, mentor leaders, manage escalations, partner cross-functionally, optimize LOS/AUS workflows, and improve quality, productivity, and client experience across mortgage underwriting.

Remote part-time internship supporting marketing: prospecting and outreach to referral sources, market research, data entry, and coordination with management and the marketing team on assigned projects.

Lead the firms awards and recognition program: develop strategy and annual calendar, identify high-value opportunities, draft and edit submissions to firm style and AP Style, partner with internal teams, track outcomes in CRM, analyze metrics, and support directory submissions.

Leads Renew Home’s external communications strategy, including media relations, press releases, partner announcements, executive visibility, thought leadership, social channels, milestone communications, and crisis response. Builds relationships with energy and financial journalists, coaches executives and spokespeople, manages agencies, aligns cross-functional stakeholders, and develops measurable communications KPIs. The role requires proactive storytelling, strong writing, sound judgment, adaptability, and experience supporting high-growth companies in the energy sector.

Own product and technical communications across launches, feature releases, roadmap milestones, developer documentation, release notes, blogs, FAQs, and executive briefings. Translate spatial streaming technology into clear external narratives for developers and technical audiences. Conduct technical interviews, edit engineering content, prepare spokespeople, pitch product and customer stories, and coordinate communications deliverables with marketing.