Director of Communications

USA (Remote)

$180K/yr – $210K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end corporate communications remit for energy and cleantech, shaping executive storytelling, media relations, internal alignment, and event-driven narratives.

  • Comms Strategy and Thought Leadership: align executive messaging, editorial roadmap, and internal narratives across product, sales, and HR.
  • Media relations, crisis readiness, and high-profile speaking: manage energy/tech media, handle inquiries, and lead major events.
  • Cross-functional governance: translate milestones with Legal and Product into external and internal narratives while steering agency partnerships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Comms Strategy: Working with the executive team and cross functional partners in sales, market development, and product, build a comprehensive comms strategy aligned with company goals.
  • PR & Media Relations: Build and leverage deep relationships with energy, tech, and business media. Serve as the primary point of contact for media inquiries and direct crisis communications if necessary.
  • Internal Communications & Culture: Design and execute an internal communications strategy that keeps employees aligned, engaged, and motivated.
  • Thought Leadership Program: Drive the editorial roadmap for executive voices. Plan and deliver thought leadership assets (e.g. position papers, white papers, blog content and speeches) that position our leadership team as trusted experts on the future of energy.
  • Social Media Strategy: Oversee the company’s corporate social media channels to increase brand equity, engagement, and industry share-of-voice.
  • Corporate Events & Speaking Engagements: Lead the strategy, messaging, and execution for major corporate events, annual user conferences, and high-profile industry speaking slots (e.g., CERAWeek, Reuters Energy).
  • Agency Management: Select and manage external PR and creative agencies, ensuring they deliver measurable ROI and remain strictly aligned with our brand voice.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with HR, Legal, and Product teams to ensure external messaging aligns with product roadmaps and regulatory requirements, while translating corporate milestones into meaningful internal narratives.
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Voltus

3.7 Glassdoor

Voltus is a leading DER technology platform and virtual power plant operator connecting distributed energy resources to electricity markets, delivering less expensive, more reliable, and more sustainable electricity. Our commercial and industrial customers and DER partners generate cash by allowing Voltus to maximize the value of their flexible load, distributed generation, energy storage, energy efficiency, and electric vehicle resources in these markets. To learn more, visit www.voltus.co.

Founded in 2016
San Francisco, California, USA
278 employees (15 in marketing)
70% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
31.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$26
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.7%
Direct
57.8%
Referral
5.2%
Social
1.1%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~278

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
15 (5% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$66.1M
Last Raise
$31M
Series C, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • May 2021
    Series C • $31M
  • Oct 2020
    Series B • $25M
  • Oct 2017
    Series A • $10.1M

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