EVP, Communications

Portland, OR (On-site)

$230K/yr – $350K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 11 days ago

Job Summary

Own and shape the company’s brand, narrative, and executive communications while driving media relations and community engagement across energy, climate, and technology sectors.

  • Lead messaging strategy and cross-functional partnerships to align mission, values, and product roadmap.
  • Secure speaking opportunities, craft executive communications, and cultivate broad media coverage and stakeholder dialogue.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Brand & Narrative
  • Create and shepherd a clear brand and messaging strategy tied to mission, company values, and product roadmap.
  • Partner with brand, strategy, product, environmental, legal/regulatory, and public affairs teams to define brand voice, positioning, and narrative.
  • Develop proactive communications strategies that build awareness of our technology, mission, and team, defining messaging pillars across energy transformation, clean AI, renewable fuels, human welfare improvements associated with energy abundance, and environmental responsibility.
  • Partner with environmental leads to showcase new scientific research and initiatives enabled by our platform.
  • Media & PR
  • Build relationships with traditional media and new media across energy, climate, technology, business, and culture.
  • Pitch stories and gain earned media coverage across traditional, digital, and broadcast.
  • Field inbound interest and build systems to manage hundreds of media relationships with good judgment while maintaining a high degree of trust.
  • Draft, edit, and oversee a variety of written content, including press releases, statements, op-eds, media advisories, fact sheets, talking points, and promotional materials.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of relevant experience in media relations, journalism, public relations, or strategic communications, including senior leadership roles. Panthalassa values a proven record of extraordinary achievement, adaptability, and intelligence over strict years of experience.
  • Experience managing press, both reactively and proactively.
  • Ability to perform most aspects of the role as an individual contributor.
  • Evidence of calm, credible leadership of high-powered teams.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex ideas clear and compelling.
  • Strong relationships with relevant media and journalists.
  • Experience managing agencies and building in-house teams.
  • Strong judgment, presence, and ability to operate effectively in moments of ambiguity or rapid change.
  • Ability to thrive in a creative, scrappy, and collaborative environment in which the best ideas change the company's direction on a regular basis.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with policy and regulatory communications.
  • Experience developing and implementing communications strategies for a global company, with tailored local and regional engagement across international jurisdictions.
  • Experience supporting C-suite media training and preparation.
  • Experience in high-growth, venture-backed, or founder-led environments.
  • A proven track record of building brand awareness in energy, climate, deep tech, industrial projects, or adjacent industries.
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Panthalassa

The open ocean is Earth’s largest and most power-dense renewable energy resource. We’re harnessing that resource to produce the cheapest energy on the planet for clean compute at sea and renewable fuels to shore.

Founded in 2021
Portland, Oregon, USA
120 employees (3 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$230K/yr – $350K/yr

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Marketing Team

Median Tenure
1.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$140M
Last Raise
$140M
Series B, 2 months ago

Funding History

  • May 2026
    Series B • $140M
  • Jan 2025
    Series Unknown
  • Aug 2024
    Series Unknown

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.2%
Direct
49.6%
Referral
6%
Social
14.7%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~120

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EVP, Communications

Panthalassa · Portland, OR · On-site