Global Communications Lead

Openkrill; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Function Health is seeking a VP, Communications to build and lead the next-generation communications function from the ground up. You will shape a consumer-first brand story with earned media, executive visibility, and credible medical communication.

You'll cultivate relationships with business press, celebrities, podcasters, and creators, set standards for press engagement, and guide corporate and crisis communications while partnering with the leadership team on major milestones.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years in communications leadership, with a track record of building and sustaining brand relevance through earned media.
• Established relationships with business press, top-tier media, cultural tastemakers, and leading podcasters and YouTubers.
• Direct experience working with celebrity talent, influencer and creator teams (including podcasters and YouTubers).
• Experience leading corporate, executive, and crisis communications at a high-growth or high-visibility company.
• Comfort operating in a regulated, credibility-sensitive category (health, medicine, science).
• A consumer-brand mindset — you think like a marketer as much as a communicator.
• Experience building and leading a communications team from an early or evolving stage.
• Exceptional executive presence and judgment; trusted advisor to founders and C-suite.
• Sharp writer and storyteller who can move between a press pitch, an executive talking point, and an all-hands message.

Responsibilities

• Own brand & earned media strategy across top-tier business, health, and lifestyle press.
• Build relationships with reporters, editors, and producers at major outlets.
• Identify cultural moments and news cycles for Function Health.
• Collaborate with Talent and Creator to engage podcasters and digital creators.
• Partner with Marketing to integrate talent engagement into brand strategies.
• Set standards for press engagement aligned with medical credibility.
• Serve as spokesperson-prep lead for the executive team and founders.
• Lead corporate and crisis communications to protect reputation.
• Develop narratives for funding, product launches, partnerships, and leadership news.
• Build credible channels with the medical and scientific community.
• Ensure health/clinical claims are accurate and trustworthy.
• Translate research into clear public communication.
• Champion consumer-first lens across all communications.
• Lead flagship events and activations for visibility.
• Build the team, define structure, hire and develop talent.
• Establish measurement framework for communications' impact.

Skills

Communications leadership

Media relations

Executive presence

Crisis communications

Strategic storytelling

Relationship building

Brand management

Public speaking

Team leadership

Job description

Function Health is seeking a VP, Communications to build and lead the next-generation communications function from the ground up. You will shape a consumer-first brand story with earned media, executive visibility, and credible medical communication.

You'll cultivate relationships with business press, celebrities, podcasters, and creators, set standards for press engagement, and guide corporate and crisis communications while partnering with the leadership team on major milestones.