Senior Communications Lead

Lumafield•San Francisco, CA

18h

About The Position

Lumafield is seeking an experienced communicator to expand understanding of the company and its technology among engineering and manufacturing leaders, investors, policymakers, and prospective colleagues. This senior individual contributor role owns external communications and works closely with company leadership, the Marketing team, and colleagues across the company. It may grow into a management role as the communications program demonstrates success. The role develops media relationships and earned coverage, builds partnerships with relevant podcasts, newsletters, independent journalists, and creators, and shapes the company’s external narrative. It also increases executive visibility through interviews, podcast appearances, conference sessions, and speaking opportunities; develops the company’s external network; and manages communications execution, including announcements, press inquiries, briefing materials, and follow-up. The position coordinates with technical colleagues, customers, and partners to ensure communications are accurate and timely, and brings in outside support when useful.

Requirements

Evidence of excellent, highly effective work in past roles; no specific years-of-experience requirement.
Personally built media relationships and can describe how trust was earned and what stories or collaborations resulted.
Strong news judgment and the ability to identify and develop stories beyond company announcements.
Creativity in finding opportunities to make news, coordinating research with colleagues, and securing placement.
Curiosity about technical subjects and enjoyment of learning how things work and talking 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.

Responsibilities

Build relationships with top-tier business press, technology publications, and industry publications.
Develop stories, pitch journalists personally, and help them understand what Lumafield’s technology reveals.
Identify relevant podcast hosts, newsletter writers, independent journalists, and creators, and develop substantive collaborations with them.
Work with leadership to explain what Lumafield is building, why it matters, and how it changes manufacturing.
Turn technical progress and customer results into clear, credible stories.
Secure relevant interviews, podcast appearances, conference sessions, and speaking opportunities for executives.
Prepare executives with context, messages, and supporting materials.
Identify and develop relationships with engineers, founders, researchers, and industry leaders across the company.
Recruit guests for the Go/No-Go podcast and help organize panel discussions at 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.
Engage outside support when it adds useful expertise or capacity.