Executive Communications Lead

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Seattle, Northern (WA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 84,000 - 140,000

Part time

41 hours ago

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Job summary

Karat is seeking an External Communications Lead to partner with the CEO on a strategic external communications program. This part-time, fully remote role requires coordinating with executives in the Greater Seattle Area and building the CEO's public platform across LinkedIn, Karat blogs, and third-party bylines.

You will ghostwrite talking points and keynote content, prepare for media interviews, and craft campaigns that amplify Karat's thought leadership and product milestones.

Qualifications

12+ years of communications experience spanning PR, media relations and executive communications.
In-house experience at a high-growth technology or B2B company.
Track record of securing earned media and building executive platforms for senior leaders.
Experience ghostwriting for executives with strong editorial judgment and storytelling instincts.
Proven ability to develop narratives and campaigns that break through with target audiences.
Experience managing PR agency partners against measurable outcomes.
Comfortable coaching executives for media interviews, external events and employee-facing meetings.
Self-starting and proactive, with the ability to operate independently across multiple workstreams.
B2B communications experience with exposure to CIO/CTO audiences and developer technologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

Executive Communications: Serve as the CEO's trusted communications advisor.
Executive Communications: Shape communications strategy and channel decisions with company-wide impact.
Executive Communications: Build and manage the CEO's public platform across LinkedIn, the company blog and third-party bylines.
Executive Communications: Ghostwrite talking points, bylines, keynote content and other executive communications.
Executive Communications: Prepare the CEO for media interviews, speaking engagements and external events.
Executive Communications: Set the CEO's speaking strategy and identify high-value speaking opportunities.
Media & Public Relations: Own Karat's media presence end to end.
Media & Public Relations: Secure and convert press, podcast and broadcast opportunities into coverage.
Media & Public Relations: Serve as the primary point of contact for media relationships.
Media & Public Relations: Develop campaigns that promote Karat's thought leadership, corporate milestones and product launches.
Media & Public Relations: Develop narratives that resonate with target audiences.
Agency Management: Manage Karat's PR agency partnership.
Agency Management: Hold the agency accountable to measurable outcomes rather than activity alone.

Skills

Executive communications

Media relations

Ghostwriting

Narrative development

Agency management

Public speaking coaching

Independent work

Job description

The Role

As External Communications Lead, you will serve as the dedicated public relations and communications partner to Karat's CEO, executing an external communications strategy designed to reinforce Karat's position as an innovative leader in technical interviewing and workforce intelligence.

This is a part-time individual contributor role working closely with the CEO and experienced communications leaders. Working hours will need to be consistent and overlap with executives in the Greater Seattle Area.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Communications

Serve as the CEO's trusted communications advisor.
Shape communications strategy and channel decisions with company-wide impact.
Build and manage the CEO's public platform across LinkedIn, the company blog and third-party bylines.
Ghostwrite talking points, bylines, keynote content and other executive communications.
Prepare the CEO for media interviews, speaking engagements and external events.
Set the CEO's speaking strategy and identify high-value speaking opportunities.

Media & Public Relations

Own Karat's media presence end to end.
Secure and convert press, podcast and broadcast opportunities into coverage.
Serve as the primary point of contact for media relationships.
Develop campaigns that promote Karat's thought leadership, corporate milestones and product launches.
Develop narratives that resonate with target audiences.

Agency Management

Manage Karat's PR agency partnership.
Hold the agency accountable to measurable outcomes rather than activity alone.

Qualifications

12+ years of communications experience spanning PR, media relations and executive communications.
In-house experience at a high-growth technology or B2B company.
Track record of securing earned media and building executive platforms for senior leaders.
Experience ghostwriting for executives with strong editorial judgment and storytelling instincts.
Proven ability to develop narratives and campaigns that break through with target audiences.
Experience managing PR agency partners against measurable outcomes.
Comfortable coaching executives for media interviews, external events and employee-facing meetings.
Self-starting and proactive, with the ability to operate independently across multiple workstreams.
B2B communications experience with exposure to CIO/CTO audiences and developer technologies is a plus.
Fully remote position.
Candidates must reside in one of the following U.S. states: CA, D.C., FL, GA, IL, MA, MO, NY, OR, PA, TX, VA or WA.
Working hours must provide consistent overlap with executives in the Greater Seattle Area.
Immigration sponsorship is not available.

Additional Information

More information about the role is available through Karat's Beyond the Job Description resource.

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