Modeled career paths · Speechwriting

Where does a Director of Executive Communications go next?

What employers are asking a Director of Executive Communications for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Chief Speechwriter+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Director of Executive Communications go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Specialist path
VP People+3% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of People. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
VP Operations+9% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Customer Officer+26% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Customer Experience. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Capture & Proposals+37% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Proposals. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Human Resources Officer+58% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of People. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of Customer Experience-12% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Executive Communications go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Proposals-4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Executive Communications go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of People-28% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Executive Communications go here
lateral93% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.