Director, Communications, Media & Journalism

phData

15h•Remote

About The Position

phData is seeking a Director, Communications, Media & Journalism to turn the knowledge of its R&D experts and executives into original, fact-checked journalism that earns trust from reporters, analysts, and buyers. The role works with approximately 10 subject-matter experts and executives and owns the work from idea selection through publication and distribution. The position oversees an editorial program spanning original flagship content, timely perspectives on industry developments, public relations, analyst relations, internal communications, employee advocacy, and program operations. The successful candidate applies rigorous reporting and editing standards, builds productive media and analyst relationships, and helps communicate credible data and AI expertise. The role is based in the United States at a remote-first company, collaborates with teams in India and South America, requires flexibility across time zones, and may involve travel of up to approximately 40%.

Requirements

Senior reporting and editing experience at B2B publications, with a track record of earned media coverage.
Strong interviewing, data sourcing, and editing skills, particularly in data and AI.
Experience managing analyst relations, including evaluations such as Gartner Magic Quadrant and Forrester Wave.
Proven stakeholder management and employee advocacy program execution experience.
Experience designing and testing workflows.
Must be based in the United States.
Must be flexible in working across time zones.

Responsibilities

Run the idea pipeline by collecting ideas from R&D subject-matter experts and executives, evaluating originality, and selecting one flagship idea each quarter with an executive sponsor.
Report and write flagship articles, including conducting interviews, confirming sources, and fact-checking.
Deliver each flagship content package to marketing, including the article, source file, quote bank, data points, and fact-check log.
Maintain a list of trusted sources and identify relevant topics weekly for engaging digests and perspectives.
Monitor launches from key companies, including Anthropic, Snowflake, and AWS, and publish timely perspectives connecting them to client value.
Build and maintain targeted media lists, pitch flagship articles as news stories, and respond to journalist inquiries with expert commentary.
Facilitate bylined pieces under subject-matter expert and executive names, provide media training, and manage press releases and spokesperson messaging.
Assess the quality of earned media.
Identify influential analyst firms and individuals, build relationships with them, provide flagship articles and data, and schedule briefings.
Coordinate analyst briefings, prepare subject-matter experts and executives, gather client references, and track phData's inclusion in analyst reports.
Keep marketing, sales, and partner teams informed about new content, claims, and supporting evidence before publication.
Run the employee advocacy program by selecting participants, providing shareable content, and tracking engagement.
Publish the editorial calendar and lead monthly performance reviews.
Set and enforce editorial standards for sourcing, fact-checking, and legal compliance, and own the content workflow.
Collaborate with global teams in India and South America across time zones.
Travel as needed, potentially up to approximately 40%, to support company milestones and in-person meetings.