Head of Communications

3 months ago
Full time role
Remote · Fremont, CA, US... more

As head of communications (and our first comms hire) you’ll lead the charge in crafting and telling our company story.

You’ll own our external-facing brand—website and social channels, media relations and PR, conferences and speaking engagements, decks and one pagers, and fundraising and investor relations materials. 

And you’ll collaborate with and rally our team to represent the brand in everything they do—drafting messaging docs, training teams, and reviewing materials. 

This role isn’t right for most people, but it’s perfect for the right person. We move fast, talk fast, have thick skin, demand a deep level of technical understanding, and care about both the vision and the details. We’re scientists and engineers that think logically and rationally but are chasing a highly personal mission. If this last paragraph makes you more excited than scared, read on. 

What you’ll do

  • Build and maintain consistent, compelling messaging that the team can use and rally around. 

  • Manage the website, making sure it always reflects our narrative, milestones, and news. 

  • Own and execute our social and content strategy—what we should be talking about, how frequently, and on what channels

  • Lead comms, PR, and media relations. You’ll pitch stories, editorials, and speaking opps, write blog posts, react to inbound requests, 

  • Manage the schedule, cadence and approach for major company announcements.

Who you are

  • You’re equal parts strategic and scrappy.

  • You’re curious. You ask a lot of questions. 

  • You love science and engineering. You understand technical ideas at a conceptual level.

  • You turn complex concepts into compelling stories, and can tell them at multiple altitudes.

  • You turn disparate threads into streamlined narratives. 

  • You work well with founders, leadership teams, engineers and scientists

What you might’ve done before

  • Worked at early stage or scaling tech startup

  • Worked directly with founders

  • Worked at inherently complex and technical companies (eg. deep tech, climate tech, regulated industries)

  • Bonus: you were the first comms hire at a scaling startup