Senior Manager, Communications and Public Relations

Gevo, Inc. • Englewood, CO

2d • $158,000 - $194,000

About The Position

The Senior Manager of Communications & Public Relations is an individual contributor who supports execution of a comprehensive internal and external communications strategy to advance the company’s vision, strengthen its reputation, and drive employee alignment and engagement. The role supports media relations, internal storytelling, corporate social media, and websites, with a focus on high-impact, cost-effective delivery.

The position develops and delivers communications for employees, executives, media, investors, and other stakeholders. It manages corporate website and social content, editorial governance, media monitoring, communications planning, and reporting. It also supports issues and crisis communications, investor relations communications, and trade show and event logistics, including post-event follow-up with sales and commercial teams.

Requirements

• 8–10+ years of experience across corporate communications, media relations, internal communications, and marketing.
• Experience driving communications, marketing, and public relations for a publicly traded company, including understanding how earnings cycles, disclosure requirements, and legal and investor relations review affect communications.
• Strong writing and editing skills across press releases, bylined articles, op-eds, executive talking points, social posts, newsletters, and web copy.
• Experience in media relations, with established reporter relationships or the ability to build them quickly.
• Working knowledge of media monitoring and coverage analysis.
• Hands-on experience managing corporate websites and social media channels.
• Ability to use analytics to measure communications effectiveness and adjust accordingly.
• Ability to give clear creative direction, assess design quality, and manage outsourced agency and freelance design work to deliver on brand, on time, and on budget.
• Experience supporting issues and crisis communications, including knowing when to escalate and how to coordinate with legal and functional owners.
• Strong organization and ability to manage multiple priorities, including communications calendars, content archives, event logistics, and post-event follow-up.
• Data-minded approach focused on measuring share of voice, engagement, and message penetration and translating results into practical recommendations.
• Discretion and trustworthiness when handling confidential information.
• Ability to collaborate with executives, investor relations, legal, HR, and commercial teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Background and industry knowledge in low-carbon fuels, renewables, agriculture, petrochemicals, or conventional energy and power.
• Experience with relevant industry publications.
• HubSpot experience.
• Canva experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the content, structure, and delivery of internal meetings, including all-hands meetings, executive roundtables, and strategic briefings.
• Execute consistent messaging across employee channels, including the intranet, newsletters, all-hands meetings, and video.
• Support the VP by preparing speeches, talking points, op-eds, executive briefings, and interview preparation materials for high-profile opportunities.
• Research media outlets, reporters, audiences, likely questions, and relevant issues to prepare executives for interviews.
• Support the development and distribution of press releases, bylined articles, and media responses.
• Conduct media monitoring and analyze coverage quality, sentiment, message penetration, competitive narratives, and emerging issues.
• Own the media database and maintain key reporter and outlet profiles.
• Create and publish content across Gevo’s corporate websites and social media channels.
• Manage content ownership, approval workflows, publishing standards, and review cadences to keep digital content current, consistent, and compliant.
• Use website analytics, search performance, and audience behavior to improve content and measure effectiveness.
• Own social media metrics and reporting.
• Manage HubSpot for website and newsletter development for the new site.
• Maintain communications playbooks for operational incidents, cybersecurity events, litigation, workforce actions, executive transitions, project developments, and misinformation.
• Monitor emerging reputational risks and advise executive leadership on communications implications, response options, and stakeholder considerations in coordination with appropriate functional owners.
• Develop and manage an integrated enterprise communications calendar covering business announcements, earnings, executive visibility, employee communications, events, and external campaigns.
• Maintain an accessible archive of approved statements, press releases, interviews, executive materials, images, video, and reusable corporate content, supported by fact-verification and quality-control standards.
• Monitor media and stakeholder response to financial disclosures and investor-facing announcements and recommend communications follow-up as appropriate.
• Measure and report on message penetration, coverage quality and relevance, share of voice, website and social engagement, employee understanding, executive visibility, and reputation indicators; translate findings into recommendations for leadership.
• Support trade show and event logistics.
• Track post-event ROI and follow up with sales and commercial teams to ensure follow-up happens.

Benefits

• Free health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance premiums for the employee and family.
• 21 days of vacation and sick leave plus 11 paid holidays.
• 401(k) contribution plan with a match in Gevo stock.
• Annual incentive plan based on company performance.
• Paid community volunteer service time.
• Dog-friendly Denver office.
• Opportunity to be part of a smart, high-performing, passionate team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior