Remote Part-Time Executive Communications Lead for CEO

FractionalFinders; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 140,000; Part time

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

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.