Director, Communications, Media & Journalism

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Manage the idea pipeline and choose one primary concept each quarter with an executive sponsor.

• Create and report flagship articles through conducting interviews, confirming sources, and performing fact-checking.

• Deliver comprehensive article packages that include source documents, quote collections, data points, and fact-check logs.

• Maintain a list of trusted sources and produce weekly updates and insights.

• Monitor launches from companies like Anthropic, Snowflake, and AWS, and publish timely insights that provide client value.

• Develop targeted media lists, pitch flagship articles, and respond to journalist inquiries.

• Facilitate bylined articles, offer media training, and handle press releases and spokesperson communications.

• Evaluate the quality of earned media.

• Cultivate relationships with analysts, provide relevant articles and data, and arrange briefings.

• Coordinate analyst briefings, prepare subject matter experts (SMEs) and executives, collect client references, and track inclusion in analyst reports.

• Keep marketing, sales, and partner teams updated on content, claims, and evidence.

• Oversee the employee advocacy program and monitor engagement levels.

• Publish the editorial calendar and lead monthly performance assessments.

• Set and uphold editorial standards for sourcing, fact-checking, and legal compliance.

• Own the content workflow.

• Monitor leading and lagging performance metrics.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive reporting and editing experience at B2B publications, demonstrating a successful history of earned media coverage; minimum years not specified due to the inclusion of “[INSERT MINIMUM YEARS]”.

• Strong skills in interviewing, data sourcing, and editing, particularly in data and AI.

• Experience in managing analyst relations, including evaluations such as Gartner Magic Quadrant and Forrester Wave.

• Proven experience in stakeholder management and executing advocacy programs.

• Experience in designing and testing workflows.

• Must be located in the United States.

• Must be adaptable to working across various time zones.

• Travel of up to approximately 40% may be necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-First Work Environment.

• 401k plan with company match.

• Dental and Vision insurance.

• Home Office Equipment Stipend.

• Annual stipend for Learning and Development.

• Competitive compensation.

• Excellent benefits package.

• Flexible PTO plan.

• 10 Holidays.

• Opportunity to work on impactful data and AI initiatives.

• Supportive, high-performing global team.

• Engaging projects, mentorship, and structured development pathways.

• Inclusive, equal-opportunity workplace.