Senior Communications Lead

Lumafield•San Francisco, CA

2d•$160,000 - $215,000

About The Position

Lumafield is seeking an experienced communicator to raise awareness of the company and explain what its technology makes possible. The Senior Communications Lead will help the company reach engineering and manufacturing leaders, investors, policymakers, and prospective colleagues through trusted publications, people, and conversations. This is a senior individual-contributor role, with potential to grow into management as the communications program demonstrates success. The role owns external communications and works closely with company leadership, the Marketing team, and colleagues across Lumafield. Responsibilities span media relations, creator and new-media partnerships, company narrative development, executive visibility, external network building, and communications execution.

Requirements

Evidence of excellent, highly effective work in past roles; no specific years-of-experience requirement is stated.
Personally built media relationships and can explain how trust was earned and identify resulting stories or collaborations.
Strong news judgment and ability to recognize and develop stories beyond company announcements.
Creativity in identifying opportunities to make news and working with colleagues to execute and place research.
Curiosity about technical subjects and willingness to learn how things work and speak with the people who build them.
Clear writing that makes complicated subjects understandable in pitches, briefing documents, and messages.
Reliable execution, including coordinating busy people, managing sensitive information, and following opportunities through to completion.

Nice To Haves

Experience in physical AI, advanced manufacturing, industrial technology, or defense.
Manufacturing background is not required.

Responsibilities

Build relationships with top-tier business press, technology publications, and industry publications; develop stories, pitch journalists, and help them understand Lumafield’s technology.
Identify podcast hosts, newsletter writers, independent journalists, and creators whose audiences should know Lumafield, and develop substantive collaborations with them.
Work with leadership to explain what Lumafield is building, why it matters, and how it could change manufacturing; translate technical progress and customer results into clear, credible stories.
Secure relevant interviews, podcast appearances, conference sessions, and speaking opportunities for executives, and prepare supporting context, messages, and materials.
Work across the company to identify and develop relationships with engineers, founders, researchers, and industry leaders.
Recruit guests for the Go/No-Go podcast and help organize panel discussions at Lumafield-hosted events.
Manage announcements, press inquiries, briefing materials, and follow-up.
Coordinate with technical colleagues, customers, and partners to ensure communications are accurate and well timed.
Bring in outside support when it adds useful expertise or capacity.
Work with Marketing and colleagues across the company to develop and execute research-based news opportunities.