Product Communications Manager, OSS

United States Digital Space LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare package

Mentorship & events

Flexible time off

WFH budget

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a communications lead to own external storytelling for the Agent Stack, Core Platform, and OSS projects like Next.js and v0. You’ll translate complex tech into narratives for developers, press, and the market.

You’ll work with Communications leadership, Product, DX Engineering, and Content Engineering to ensure timely, contextual messaging for the right audience at the right moment. The role is based in SF with anchor days Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in communications, PR, or product marketing with exposure to developer tools or technical products.
• Strong writer and storyteller able to translate technical work into developer-market narratives.
• Comfortable working with engineers, PMs, and technical leadership and extracting stories from non-storytellers.
• Experience managing multi-channel, cross-functional programs targeted at developer audiences.
• Familiarity with frontend/JavaScript ecosystem is a strong plus.
• Self-directed and capable of owning a program end-to-end in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Own external product storytelling for the Agent Stack, Core Platform, and OSS projects like Next.js and v0.
• Oversee communications for the company’s open source portfolio with a native developer voice.
• Build narratives that show how products fit together in the broader infrastructure landscape.
• Create owned and social content and campaigns with Content Engineering for commercial and developer audiences.
• Support open source community initiatives through amplification and timely storytelling.
• Collaborate with DX Engineering’s community team for events and conference participation.
• Develop and elevate the public thought leadership profiles of leadership and maintainers.

Skills

Storytelling

Technical writing

Developer tools familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Frontend/JavaScript knowledge

Project leadership

Job description

About the company:

the company is the agentic infrastructure company. We free people and agents to ship what’s next.

For more than a decade, the company has shaped how the web is built. As the team behind Next.js, v0, and AI SDK, we create products that help builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.

Now, software is entering a new era, and the next generation of products will not just be used by people. They will be built, extended, and operated by agents.

We are building the platform for that future, trusted by companies likeOpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide. Whether you’re building our products, supporting our customers, growing our community, or shaping our story, you’ll help define what comes next.

About the Role:

This role owns external product storytelling across the company: the Agent Stack, Core Platform, and tools like v0, the company Agent, and the company Plugin. You'll translate ships into narratives that land with developers, press, and the market. You'll also oversee communications for the company's open source portfolio, including Next.js, Nitro, Nuxt Labs, shadcn/ui, Svelte, Better Auth, Turbopack, and our investments in the Python ecosystem.

You'll work closely with communications leadership, Product, DX Engineering, and Content Engineering to make sure product work is introduced and explained with the right context, to the right audience, at the right moment.

You will report to the Head of Communications and will be located in our SF office with in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.

What You Will Do:

• Product Launch Strategy: Own external comms for product announcements and updates across the Agent Stack (AI SDK, AI Gateway, Workflow, Sandbox, Connect, Chat SDK, eve) and Core Platform (Security, CDN, Fluid Compute, Observability, CI/CD), as well as v0, the company Agent, the company Plugin, and Domains — driving awareness, consideration, and thought leadership for each.

• OSS Portfolio Oversight: Oversee communications for the company's open source frameworks, with a concentration on Next.js, tailoring your approach to the maturity and audience of each project and keeping a voice that feels native to developer communities rather than corporate marketing.

• Narrative & Positioning: Build thought leadership narratives around how the company's products fit together — and where they sit in the broader infrastructure and framework landscape.

• Owned & Social Content: Develop owned content, social content, and campaigns in partnership with Content Engineering that engages both commercial and developer audiences.

• Community Support: Stay close to the pulse of the open source community and proactively look for opportunities to support it, whether that's amplifying a contributor, responding to a moment, or spotting a story before it breaks.

• Community Programming: Partner with DX Engineering's community team on programming, conference participation, and activations that put the company's product and OSS work in front of the right audiences.

• Executive & Maintainer Thought Leadership: Build the public thought leadership profiles of the company's product and engineering leadership, and elevate the stories of the open source maintainers behind key projects.

About You:

• 6-8 years of experience in communications, PR, or product marketing, with direct exposure to developer tools, infrastructure, or technical products.

• Strong writer and storyteller who can translate technical work — product or open source — into narratives that resonate with developers and the market, without oversimplifying or overselling.

• Comfortable working directly with engineers, PMs, and technical leadership, and skilled at pulling a story out of people who don't think of themselves as storytellers.

• Experience managing multo-channel, cross-functional programs, with an instinct for what performs with developer audiences.

• Familiarity with the frontend/JavaScript ecosystem (Next.js, frameworks, runtimes, and adjacent tooling) is a strong plus.

• Self-directed and comfortable owning a program end-to-end in a fast-moving environment with a lot of surface area.

Bonus If You:

• Have genuine fluency in open source culture — you understand what motivates maintainers and contributors, and know the difference between a community that feels engaged and one that feels marketed to.

• Have contributed to or been active in an open source community yourself, as a maintainer, contributor, or engaged participant.

• Have interest in and proficiency with using agents in your workflow.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package, including equity.

• Inclusive Healthcare Package.

• Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.

• Flexible Time Off.

• We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $152,000 - $209,000. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location. The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.

the company is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. the company encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.