Director Of Communications
- Countries
- Hybrid, Remote, USA, Canada
- Job Types
- leadership & management, operations
- Experience
- managers
- Organization Types
- transportation & mobility, robotics, startups
- Location
- San Francisco - Toronto - Hybrid - Remote
- Posted Date
- Company
- Waabi
- Salary
- USD165,000 - USD255,000 year
AI Summary
Job Description
Build and lead Waabi’s earned media and executive communications function; secure accurate coverage, shape the company’s narrative, develop executive and thought-leadership content, manage the communications agency, maintain external messaging guardrails, and establish internal communications. The role may grow to include leading a communications team.
Hard Requirements
- 10+ years in communications, PR, or media relations
- Track record of securing coverage in technology, business, or industrial/logistics trade press
- Ability to translate technical or scientific work into compelling, accurate stories
- Experience managing an external communications or PR agency
- Experience supporting executive communications, such as speeches, talking points, bylines, or media training
- Excellent writing skills, including thought leadership and blog content
- Strong message discipline and ability to maintain guardrails on claims, terminology, and proof points
- Comfort working hands-on in a small team and building toward leading a team
Soft Requirements
- Experience communicating for a deep-tech, AI, or robotics company scaling commercially
- Existing reporter relationships in logistics, supply chain, transportation technology, or AI
- Experience guiding a company through a narrative shift
- Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or physical AI
- Experience building a communications function or team from the ground up
- Collaborative, open-minded team player with an interest in self-driving technology and solving complex problems