Remote | Head of Communications — $250,000–$400,000/year
About The Position
The Head of Communications will lead how a high-growth technology organisation is represented across media, customers, and the broader technology ecosystem. The role owns external communications strategy and develops company and executive messaging, builds relationships with journalists and industry stakeholders, manages communications partners, and leads responses to major announcements and time-sensitive issues. The work spans public relations strategy, media relations, executive communications and thought leadership, product and partnership messaging, agency management, and crisis communications. The role requires close coordination with leadership, media, partners, and internal teams, and must be performed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, agency, partner, institution, or other third party. This is a full-time, fully remote opportunity available through 24-MAG LLC, which connects experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.
Requirements
- Significant experience leading communications or public relations for high-growth technology companies.
- Strong strategic communications and media-relations background.
- A proven record of securing high-quality media coverage.
- Established relationships with journalists and relevant industry stakeholders.
- Experience leading communications for product launches and major company announcements.
- Exceptional writing, storytelling, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into accessible narratives.
- Experience developing executive thought-leadership programmes.
- Comfort preparing executives for interviews, speaking engagements, and media interactions.
- Experience managing PR agencies, vendors, or communications partners.
- Strong strategic judgement and ability to manage competing priorities.
- Experience working effectively in fast-paced remote environments.
- Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, agency, partner, institution, or other third party.
Nice To Haves
- Background in AI, developer tools, enterprise software, or B2B SaaS.
- Familiarity with emerging technologies.
- Crisis-communications experience.
- Experience collaborating with distributed teams.
Responsibilities
- Own and execute the organisation's external communications strategy, developing plans aligned with company priorities and growth objectives.
- Shape messaging across product, corporate, and ecosystem initiatives, and coordinate communications for launches and major announcements.
- Build consistent positioning across external channels.
- Build relationships with journalists, analysts, creators, and industry influencers, and secure earned coverage across digital, print, broadcast, podcast, and social channels.
- Identify media opportunities, develop targeted outreach, and support proactive and reactive media engagement.
- Develop messaging for executives and senior leaders, positioning them through interviews, speaking engagements, bylines, and other media opportunities.
- Prepare briefing documents, talking points, and executive communications materials, and provide media coaching and preparation for high-profile engagements.
- Develop communications for product launches, partnerships, and company announcements; translate complex technical topics into clear narratives for customers, media, partners, and industry audiences.
- Maintain consistency across corporate and product communications and support strategic storytelling around emerging technology initiatives.
- Manage external PR agencies and communications partners, and coordinate vendors and specialist communications resources where required.
- Lead crisis and rapid-response communications and balance competing priorities in fast-moving situations.
- Collaborate across internal teams to ensure accurate and timely external messaging.
Benefits
- Equity compensation may be available.
- Performance-based bonuses may be available depending on role and applicable policies.
- Benefits may include health-insurance premium reimbursement, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan with company match.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
