Senior Communications Manager (Hybrid - San Francisco/Santa Monica)

Our Customer is a camera and social media company. This company believes that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. This company contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

Our Customer is seeking a Senior Communications Manager on a contract basis to help support their business needs. This role is hybrid (4 days on-site and 1 day remote/week) in San Francisco or Santa Monica, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Drive proactive product communications initiatives across consumer-facing product areas, including communication features, subscription offerings, safety products, location-sharing experiences, and AI-powered innovations.
• Develop and execute storytelling programs that highlight product experiences, user connection, self-expression, safety, and innovation.
• Pitch stories and announcements across technology, mainstream, consumer, business, and hardware media outlets.
• Draft clear and compelling communications materials, including newsroom posts, messaging documents, talking points, and announcement materials.
• Organize press briefings, product demonstrations, and media engagements.
• Prepare spokespeople for interviews, media appearances, and speaking opportunities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, marketing, legal, policy, partnerships, and other teams on campaigns, launches, and events.
• Partner with agency teams to support media strategy development and execution.
• Track media coverage, measure communications impact, and refine strategies based on insights and performance data.
• Support coordinated communications efforts across global teams and stakeholders.
• Manage multiple communications initiatives simultaneously within fast-paced environments.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of experience in product communications or related communications roles.
• Strong background in consumer (B2C) technology PR.
• Experience with or exposure to major tech or social platforms (e.g., Meta, YouTube, Reddit, X, etc.) is highly preferred - agency experience is acceptable if the candidate has worked on relevant consumer tech accounts.
• Strong experience supporting consumer technology product and feature launches.
• Strong relationships with reporters across mainstream, technology, consumer, business, and hardware media.
• Ability to execute quickly and reliably (delivery-focused, meets deadlines, produces quality work).
• Experience shaping and managing complex platform and product narratives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong storytelling, messaging, and media pitching capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive within fast-paced and evolving environments.
• Experience preparing spokespeople and managing media engagements.
• Experience measuring communications impact and analyzing media performance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting communication and connection platforms.
• Established media relationships.
• Experience supporting subscription-based products.
• Experience supporting safety initiatives or location-based experiences.
• Experience supporting consumer-facing AI products.
• Experience partnering with global teams on coordinated communications efforts.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.