Founder Communications Leader & Thought Leadership

Podium; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Podium in Lehi, UT, is hiring a Director of Founder Communications to own external communications strategy and build a founder-led function from the ground up. This high-visibility role demands extreme ownership, startup speed, and the ability to craft the founder voice that resonates with customers and investors.

You'll develop thought leadership, content programs around launches, and scale Eric's social presence on X and LinkedIn while measuring impact on mindshare and pipeline.

Qualifications

• Experience running comms, brand, or founder content at a high-growth tech, AI, or consumer company.
• Exceptional writer and storyteller who can capture and scale a founder's voice with hooks for social and long-form.
• Extreme ownership and high velocity; autonomous, fast execution.
• Media instincts and taste; connected to modern media ecosystems.
• Sharp strategic mind to define audience beliefs and themes.
• Deep AI fluency; ability to build AI-enabled content workflows.
• Stay current on AI, SaaS, SMB trends and Podium's verticals.

Responsibilities

• Own the external communications strategy and build a founder-led comms function.
• Hone the founder's voice and build infrastructure to carry it to key audiences.
• Develop thought leadership and content programs around launches and milestones.
• Scale the founder's social presence on X and LinkedIn and grow audience.
• Secure founder-focused media opportunities; avoid traditional press.
• Cultivate a network of champions to amplify content.
• Measure impact against mindshare, inbound, and pipeline.

Skills

Exceptional writer

Storytelling

Media instincts

Founder-led comms

Autonomy

AI fluency

Content strategy

Social presence management

Job description

Podium in Lehi, UT, is hiring a Director of Founder Communications to own external communications strategy and build a founder-led function from the ground up. This high-visibility role demands extreme ownership, startup speed, and the ability to craft the founder voice that resonates with customers and investors.

You'll develop thought leadership, content programs around launches, and scale Eric's social presence on X and LinkedIn while measuring impact on mindshare and pipeline.