Communications Director – Contractor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +17 more states.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the communications category for agentic accountability and establish Identity Digital Innovation Labs as the industry benchmark.

• Develop and manage a quick-response communications engine addressing AI, security, identity, regulation, and agents.

• Cultivate personal relationships with reporters, analysts, and independent voices; pitch, brief, provide background, and secure story placements.

• Navigate the media and policy landscapes in Washington, DC, including outlets like Politico, The Hill, trade publications, agency briefings, and Hill briefings.

• Activate the Advisory Council through discussions with reporters, speaking engagements, and bylines.

• Build an executive spokesperson roster and identify credible topics and speaking opportunities.

• Manage GEO and AI discoverability to ensure LLMs reference the company for agent identity.

• Lead product launches, commercial and partnership announcements, standards milestones, and industry events in collaboration with Product, Sales, and Marketing teams.

• Oversee agency partners, establish an all-hands cadence and leadership messaging discipline, draft executive communications, and gradually build the team.

• Assess the impact of communications on customer meetings, partnerships, government engagement, standards traction, developer involvement, pipeline development, and policy influence.

• Exemplify and promote Identity Digital’s core values.

• Carry out additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in leading corporate or external communications within the technology sector, with significant B2B and enterprise experience.

• Proven experience in category creation.

• Successfully pitched, newsjacked, and generated media opportunities; agency management experience is not a substitute.

• Experience in establishing a communications function from the ground up, quickly and with minimal support.

• Understanding of policy and standards audiences and the media that covers them.

• Exceptional writing skills; willingness to complete a writing exercise is essential.

• Experience across owned and emerging channels including social media, Substack, YouTube, podcasts, and developer communities.

• Comfort in utilizing AI for research, monitoring, and creating repeatable workflows while maintaining human judgment and positioning.

• Ability to articulate technical work alongside engineers and product managers.

• Experience in managing agencies, contractors, and budgets.

• Willingness to travel as required.

• Capability to work across time zones within a global organization as needed.

• Must possess legal authorization to work in the US and have all necessary permits, licenses, and authorizations to operate as a contractor.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to transition to full-time employment following an initial engagement period.

• Flexibility to travel as needed.

• Remote work options available within the US.

• Commitment to Equal Opportunity and non-discrimination policies, along with training.