Senior Manager, Communications

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

📋 Description

• Develop and enhance Renew Home's external communication across partner announcements, press releases, media events, podcasts, executive interviews, and social media platforms.

• Generate press coverage in energy trade media as well as leading financial and business publications.

• Sustain and nurture existing media relationships.

• Strategically plan and implement partner announcements and press releases from initial draft to coverage and necessary revisions.

• Establish and manage executive communications initiatives for the CEO and other top executives.

• Secure interviews, speaking opportunities, and podcast features.

• Provide coaching for leadership and other spokespeople for external engagements.

• Compile executive talking points and presentation outlines.

• Define communication roles within the company and identify visibility opportunities.

• Recognize and cultivate additional company spokespeople and thought leadership chances.

• Pursue podcasts and events that enhance Renew Home's reputation in the energy and smart home sectors.

• Oversee the strategy for the company's external social media channels.

• Direct the communications strategy for key company milestones and periods of growth.

• Create and implement crisis communication plans and prepare company representatives.

• Maintain a proactive and confident communication posture.

• Ensure alignment of external communications with executive leadership and senior stakeholders.

• Collaborate with go-to-market, product, policy, legal, and data teams.

• Set and achieve measurable KPIs for the effectiveness of external communications.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of communications experience, particularly within the energy sector.

• Established relationships with energy trade media and top-tier financial/business journalists.

• Ability to engage with specific reporters and outlets rather than simply categories of coverage.

• Strong B2B editorial perspective.

• Experience assisting an early-stage or rapidly growing company in navigating significant growth milestones and managing external communications.

• Comfortable working in uncertain situations and adapting swiftly when approvals are delayed or plans shift.

• Exceptional writing and spokesperson abilities.

• Open to coaching and capable of coaching others.

• Proven tendency towards proactive storytelling with a keen awareness of risk management.

• Experience in establishing a communications function and overseeing agency support.

• Outstanding crisis communication skills, including rapid response, message formulation, and stakeholder management.

• Ability to collaborate closely with go-to-market, brand, product, policy, strategy, operations, and data analytics teams.

• A team-builder with a collaborative and energetic leadership approach.

• Sound judgment and meticulous attention to detail in confidential and high-pressure situations.

• Intellectual curiosity, self-driven, resourceful, with integrity and enthusiasm for building new initiatives.

• Low ego and a highly cooperative approach.

• Experience working with remote, distributed teams across various time zones.

• Must be eligible to work in the United States without current or future immigration sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• Target annual bonus of 20% of base salary.

• Participation in long-term incentive programs linked to company growth and performance.

• Fully remote work environment.

• Home office setup allowance.

• No set limits on vacation time.

• Parental leave benefits.

• Health and wellness benefits.

• 401(k) plan with employer contributions.

• Opportunity to collaborate with passionate colleagues and experience continuous learning and growth.