Wells Fargo

External Communications Lead – Corporate & Investment Banking

Wells Fargo$100K — $196K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Public Relations, Media Relations, or Corporate Communications
  • Demonstrated ability to develop proactive media strategies in investment banking and financial services

Responsibilities

  • Support media relations and external communications strategy for CIB's Banking division
  • Identify media opportunities aligned with business strategy
  • Advise senior leaders on media engagement and their positioning
  • Build strategic relationships with top-tier financial media
  • Develop briefing materials for executives' external engagements
  • Train senior leaders for media and speaking opportunities
  • Produce and deliver weekly media reports to leadership
  • Research for executive speaking engagements and secure opportunities
  • Manage media award submissions and programs
  • Collaborate with marketing to create LinkedIn content for leaders

Benefits

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Comprehensive life and accident insurance
  • Parental leave and critical caregiving leave
  • Tuition reimbursement and scholarships for dependents
  • Adoption reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits
  • Discounts and savings opportunities
Full Job Description

About this role:

This role drives external visibility for Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) through strategic media relations, executive positioning, and measurable coverage outcomes.  The individual contributor will lead targeted media engagement, conference strategy, and awards programs to enhance CIB’s reputation and thought leadership. 

This position is available in Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; and Irving, TX and offers a hybrid work schedule.  The Wells Fargo job profile is Lead Communications Consultant.


In this role, you will:

  • Support media relations and broader external communications strategy and execution for CIB’s Banking division (corporate banking, investment banking, M&A, equity capital markets, investment grade debt capital markets, and leveraged finance)

  • Identify timely, insight-driven media and external communications opportunities aligned to strategy

  • Advise senior leaders on media engagement and positioning

  • Build and manage strategic media relationships across top-tier financial outlets

  • Develop briefing materials for interviews, speaking engagements, and external visibility opportunities

  • Media and speaker train senior leaders and prepare them for interviews

  • Produce weekly media reports and deliver clear outcomes, ideas and insights to senior leadership

  • Conduct research to support executives’ internal and external speaking engagements 

  • Identify and secure speaking opportunities at key industry conferences

  • Manage media-driven award submissions and related programs, coordinating with business partners

  • Partner with marketing to develop LinkedIn content for CIB and senior leaders


Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of Public Relations, Media Relations or Corporate Communications experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

  • Experience developing proactive media strategies for investment banking, asset management, private equity, and B2B financial services clients


Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience identifying news trends and developing media pitches aligned to business strategy

  • Experience researching conferences and securing executive speaking opportunities

  • Experience drafting award nominations and coordinating large-scale awards programs

  • Experience writing messages, talking points, and speeches for business leaders


Office Locations & Pay Ranges:

  • 125 High Street - Boston, MA ($120,000 to $196,000)

  • 401 South Tryon Street - Charlotte, NC ($100,000 to $163,000)

  • 401 West Las Colinas Boulevard - Irving, TX ($100,000 to $163,000)

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

$100,000.00 - $196,000.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit  for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:

14 Aug 2026

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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