Senior Communications & Social Strategist

Gradial•Seattle, WA

7h•$150,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Communications & Social Strategist at Gradial, you'll shape how the world experiences our company and the people building it. You'll own executive communications and social strategy, building trust and conversation around our founders and our brand. This is a hands-on role. You'll set the strategy, then write, film, publish, and iterate on it every day. You'll define Gradial's voice across every major platform and turn company moments into content people actually want to share.

Requirements

6+ years leading executive communications and social strategy for founders, executives, or high-growth brands
A strong personal presence on LinkedIn and a track record of building an audience
Deep fluency in LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube, and how their algorithms and audiences shift
Exceptional writing, with the range to adapt to different executive voices without losing authenticity
Hands-on production experience, from writing and filming through editing and publishing
Demonstrated ability to use AI tools and LLMs to accelerate research, content development, and creative workflows
Comfort holding long-term strategy and daily execution at the same time
High ownership mindset, excellent judgment, and speed that doesn't cost quality

Nice To Haves

Communications or social strategy experience at a fast-growing AI or SaaS company
Background with founder-led or culturally relevant brands known for bold social storytelling
Experience producing highly shareable video and leading creative brand activations

Responsibilities

Founder communications on LinkedIn, publishing high-quality posts each week for the founders in their own voice
Executive narratives, keynote messaging, and speaking materials for customer events, conferences, media, and major announcements
Gradial's social strategy across LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube
Social-first production end to end, including short-form video, founder content, and product storytelling
Timely campaigns that turn platform shifts and cultural moments into opportunities for Gradial to lead the conversation
Launch and milestone amplification, in close partnership with founders, marketing, product, recruiting, and design
Performance measurement, refining messaging, formats, and distribution against real audience data