External Communications Lead (United States)

Karat

6d•$84,000 - $126,000•Remote

About The Position

We're Karat, the world's largest interviewing company. Karat is transforming organizations around the world. We provide a powerful system for technical leaders at companies like PayPal, Atlassian, and Citi who want to take control of how they hire top engineers, elevate their teams and contractors, and stay ahead. At the core of Karat’s system are live, expert-led interviews, analytics designed to give leaders maximum visibility, and the most robust interview performance dataset in the world. Come join our Communications team. Our Communications team is committed to sharpening how the market understands Karat; we build the channels, campaigns, and executive presence that position Karat as the definitive measure of talent.

Requirements

12+ years of communications experience spanning PR, media relations, and executive communications, including in-house time at a high-growth tech or B2B company
A track record of securing earned media and building executive platforms for senior leaders
Experience ghostwriting for executives, with sharp editorial judgment and storytelling instincts
A history of developing narratives and campaigns that break through with target audiences
Experience managing PR agency partners to measurable outcomes
Comfort coaching executives for media interviews, external events, and employee-facing meetings
A self-starting, proactive approach, with the ability to operate independently across parallel workstreams

Nice To Haves

B2B communications experience with exposure to CIO/CTO audiences and developer technologies, a plus

Responsibilities

Serve as the CEO's trusted communications advisor, shaping strategy and channel decisions that carry across the whole company.
Own Karat's media presence end to end, securing and converting press, podcast, and broadcast interest into coverage as the single point of contact.
Architect campaigns that put Karat's thought leadership, corporate milestones, and product launches in front of the industry and customers.
Build and run the CEO's public platform, from LinkedIn to the company blog to third-party bylines.
Ghostwrite the words that get said out loud: talking points, bylines, keynote content, and full media and speaking prep for the CEO.
Set the CEO's speaking strategy, deciding which stages are worth Karat's time and landing the ones that matter.
Run point on our PR agency, holding the partnership accountable to outcomes, not just activity.