West Coast Tech Communications Lead

Applied Intuition; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition is seeking a West Coast Communications Manager to partner with the Head of Communications and run day-to-day comms operations. You will help build a systematic media engine and deepen relationships across tech, AI, business, and emerging media.

You’ll own announcements, media opportunities, speaking engagements, and events, coordinating with Product, Marketing, and Exec stakeholders, while drafting pitches and briefs to position the company effectively.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of tech/AI or corporate communications experience.
• Strong understanding of the tech/AI media landscape.
• Excellent writing and communications skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day management of communications priorities, partnering with the Head of Communications to keep execution sharp and on schedule.
• Build and maintain comms calendars, trackers, and agendas for announcements, media moments, and events.
• Coordinate internal workflows across announcements, media opportunities, speaking engagements, and events with Product, Marketing, and Executive stakeholders.
• Develop and deepen relationships with tech reporters, AI beat reporters, newsletter writers, Substack authors, podcast hosts, and other voices shaping the AI/tech conversation.
• Support planning and execution of announcements end-to-end, from strategy through post-launch follow-up.
• Draft pitches, media briefs, talking points, and prep documents to position spokespeople effectively.
• Coordinate interviews and appearances, managing logistics with reporters and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain coverage trackers tracking press mentions, sentiment, and share of voice.

Job description

Applied Intuition is seeking a West Coast Communications Manager to partner with the Head of Communications and run day-to-day comms operations. You will help build a systematic media engine and deepen relationships across tech, AI, business, and emerging media.

You’ll own announcements, media opportunities, speaking engagements, and events, coordinating with Product, Marketing, and Exec stakeholders, while drafting pitches and briefs to position the company effectively.