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Director, Communications & Founder Brand

San Francisco, CACommunicationsOnsite6+ YOE
Summary

Leads editorial, communications, and founder brand strategy for AI startup Scribe, shaping market perception for enterprise buyers, investors, and talent. Crafts narratives, manages PR/speaking, and scales CEO's thought leadership with 6-8+ years experience.

About the role

Responsibilities

Editorial

  • Own how Scribe is perceived by core audiences: enterprise buyers, investors, and top talent. Shape the narrative, track how it's landing, and continually refine it.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of executive and brand opportunities: evaluate inbound speaking invitations, proactively identify opportunities for founders, exec team, and Scribe.
  • Develop abstracts and prepare spokespeople with a clear framework for determining valuable stages.

Communications

  • Own external communications strategy and manage PR agency relationship. Set the narrative, define the audience, build systematic news jacking.
  • Define purpose for every announcement, amplify it, and measure against it.
  • Develop and maintain playbooks for reputational moments, news cycles, and potential crises.

Brand

  • Partner closely with CEO to scale her platform as founder and thought leader: develop ideas, draft/edit posts, ensure consistent authentic presence across LinkedIn, X, and media.
  • Ensure every public appearance reflects the brand and advances the market story. Expand to other founding/executive team members over time.

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree
  • 6-8+ years of professional experience spanning editorial, communications, and/or brand
  • Exceptional writer across formats and audiences (press releases, LinkedIn/X posts, founder talking points, long-form thought leadership, crisis statements)
  • Editorial sensibility to assess story fidelity and substance
  • Clear framework for measuring communications impact beyond vanity metrics and developing distribution strategy
  • Comfortable working directly with founders to develop/refine public voice
  • Deep understanding of enterprise buyers, investors, top talent audiences
  • Startup experience operating with lean resources

Nice to Have

  • Experience at high-growth tech company through inflection point (fundraise, IPO, major product launch)
  • Exposure to analyst relations
  • Background in writing, literature, or history
Skills
PRCommunications StrategyBrand NarrativeThought LeadershipContent WritingSocial Media (LinkedIn, X)EditorialCrisis CommunicationsFounder BrandingAI Landscape