Tech Communications Director: Exec Positioning & Media

Invariant; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Commissions on new business

Medical, dental, vision plans

Job summary

Invariant seeks a Senior Manager or Director to join its Technology & Innovation communications practice. You will lead strategy and execution for technology clients, working directly with founders and senior executives to shape narratives and drive high-impact media coverage.

You will mentor junior colleagues, drive client growth, and build enduring relationships with reporters across business, tech, and policy outlets.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of strategic communications and media relations experience; agency background preferred.
• Experience developing media strategies and pitching reporters.
• Strong ability to translate complex technology and business issues into clear narratives.
• Proven relationships with technology, business, policy, or trade media; ability to build new ones.

Responsibilities

• Lead communications strategy and execution for a portfolio of technology clients, with increasing leadership responsibility.
• Develop and execute media relations strategies for business, policy, and tech audiences.
• Build and maintain relationships with reporters and editors; identify news hooks and opportunities.
• Guide campaigns around funding rounds, product launches, executive milestones, and policy developments.
• Create messaging, media materials, editorial calendars, and measurement frameworks.
• Counsel founders and C-suite on reputation management, crisis readiness, and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop integrated campaigns linking earned media, executive positioning, and digital channels.
• Collaborate across teams and contribute to new-business research and pitches.

Skills

Strategic communications

Media relations

Executive positioning

Team leadership

Business development

Tools

Cision

Meltwater

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Invariant seeks a Senior Manager or Director to join its Technology & Innovation communications practice. You will lead strategy and execution for technology clients, working directly with founders and senior executives to shape narratives and drive high-impact media coverage.

You will mentor junior colleagues, drive client growth, and build enduring relationships with reporters across business, tech, and policy outlets.