Communications Manager

Firm: Capital Southwest (NASDAQ: CSWC)

Role: Communications Manager

Location: Dallas, Texas (In-Person)

Firm Overview: Capital Southwest is a private credit investment firm focused on originating and managing senior secured debt investments in lower middle market companies (EBITDA typically between $3 million and $15 million). The firm partners closely with private equity sponsors and founder-owned businesses, providing flexible capital solutions to support acquisitions, growth initiatives, recapitalizations, and refinancings. As of March 31, 2026 CSWC has total balance sheet assets of approximately $2.2 billion and has funded over $4.1 billion in new direct credit investments across over 194 businesses since 2015.

Role Overview: The communications manager will play a critical role by leading our external communications and market outreach efforts. This is a ground-floor role working directly with the CEO to shape how we engage with investors, the media, and the broader market.

Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the firm’s social media strategy, translating investment activity and market views into clear, differentiated content
• Plan and execute investor events, representing the Firm at local and off-site engagements and capturing content for social media
• Manage CEO external presence (media, podcasts, conferences) and build relationships with financial journalists and industry influencers
• Support investor communications and outreach, including messaging around earnings reports, industry conferences, and ongoing engagement
• Help define and articulate the firm’s brand positioning
• Partner closely with the deal team, finance, and accounting to ensure all external messaging is accurate, aligned, and informed by underlying activity
Build the function, structure, and cadence for communications—creating a scalable, repeatable approach

Qualifications:
• 6-8 years in communications, investor relations, media, or marketing (financial services preferred)
• Proven ability to build and lead new initiatives from scratch
• Excellent judgment, writing ability, and executive presence
• Highly collaborative, with the ability to work seamlessly across internal teams while engaging externally with credibility
• High ownership mindset; willing to be hands-on
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, finance, or related field

Compensation: Competitive base salary, performance-based bonus, and long-term incentive participation, commensurate with experience.