Director, Corporate Communications

NineDot Energy • Brooklyn, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

NineDot Energy is seeking a Director, Corporate Communications to develop and execute internal and external communication strategies that strengthen the company’s reputation, align stakeholders, and advance business objectives. The Director oversees executive and employee communications, media relations, brand messaging, and change communications, ensuring consistent, clear, and compelling storytelling for diverse audiences. The role serves as a strategic advisor across the company and helps shape communications about its vision, priorities, achievements, and impact.

The Director partners with senior leaders across Project Development, Community Engagement, Policy & Regulatory, Operations, Construction & Engineering, Finance, and People & Enterprise Services. This hands-on leadership role combines long-term strategy with day-to-day execution in a high-growth clean energy organization and involves navigating complex stakeholder environments, managing media relationships, developing executive communications, and supporting organizational growth.

The role also leads corporate marketing events and content, supports internal communications and organizational change, manages external agencies and the company CRM platform, and may act as an ongoing or ad hoc relationship owner for specific organizations. The position is based in Brooklyn, New York, with a hybrid work arrangement.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, strategic communications, public affairs, or a related field.
• Proven track record managing media relations and securing meaningful earned media coverage.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level writing.
• Strong executive presence and ability to advise senior leaders.
• Ability to simplify complex technical, regulatory, and business topics for diverse audiences.
• Ability to influence colleagues and stakeholders without direct control.
• Experience managing agencies, consultants, and external communications partners.
• Experience overseeing and executing social media management.
• Highly collaborative, with the ability to build strong relationships across all levels of an organization.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Demonstrated competencies in collaboration, results orientation, interpersonal savvy, innovation, financial acumen, strategic thinking, and work-process optimization.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in clean energy, infrastructure, climate technology, utilities, renewables, energy storage, or similarly regulated industries.
• Experience using WordPress and Canva.
• Advanced degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Public Policy, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a corporate communications strategy aligned with NineDot’s business objectives and growth plans.
• Build and maintain a consistent company narrative communicating the company’s mission, market position, and impact.
• Identify opportunities to increase company visibility among industry, policy, business, and clean energy audiences, including planning communications for new regions, projects, and partners.
• Measure communications effectiveness and report on key performance indicators.
• Lead proactive and reactive media engagement, cultivate media relationships, and develop press releases, pitches, briefing materials, and statements.
• Develop award applications and advise on communications for project announcements, market developments, regulatory matters, company milestones, public affairs, policy initiatives, and community engagement.
• Manage company media interactions, including preparing and supporting spokespeople and serving as a spokesperson when needed.
• Develop executive presentations, talking points, opinion pieces, panel remarks, and internal messaging; position leaders as trusted voices and prepare them for interviews, conferences, public appearances, and stakeholder meetings.
• Support investor communications, including board decks and updates, in partnership with the Chief of Staff.
• Develop and maintain crisis communications plans and protocols; advise on sensitive issues, monitor emerging issues, and recommend measures to protect and enhance the company’s reputation.
• Lead corporate marketing events from strategy and planning through execution and improvement, including program management, staffing, budgeting, and on-site execution.
• Oversee corporate content such as articles, case studies, white papers, announcements, and executive bylines; identify speaking, awards, industry recognition, and thought leadership opportunities.
• Oversee content for the company website, social media, and other channels, and steward NineDot’s visual and verbal brand identity, templates, presentation standards, and brand assets.
• Lead and support event planning, including internal events, community outreach events with the Community Engagement team, and site tours with the Operations team.
• Partner with People Operations to strengthen employee communications and engagement, communicate company priorities and milestones, and support leadership communications during growth and organizational change.
• Manage the web and digital marketing agency, coordinate updates and new content or collateral, and directly handle basic website updates.
• Manage the communications team at the public affairs agency for targeted support and strategic input.
• Manage the company CRM platform, including contact capture, data cleanup and categorization, segmentation, and execution of newsletters and news flashes.
• Manage the company support inbox, responding directly or coordinating with colleagues, generally within 24–48 hours.
• Act as lead company representative or relationship owner for specific organizations when needed.
• Review content from functional areas, including financing documents, partner communications, ESG reports, board decks, and public agency case studies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 5% employer match on 401(k) retirement account.
• 20 paid vacation days, 7 sick days, 9 federal holidays, and 3 personal floating holidays.
• 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for both the primary and secondary caregiver within the first year of birth or adoption.
• Wellness initiatives, including a $1,000 stipend.
• 16 volunteer hours and two planned company-wide volunteer outings per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director