Account Director, Tech & AI Comms

Responsibilities

• Lead communications strategy for the client's AI business and act as the go-to strategic counselor for senior client stakeholders
• Track the AI landscape, including competitors, emerging players, industry shifts, and policy conversations, and turn it into clear recommendations and narrative positioning
• Plan and run product launches from start to finish including messaging, sequencing, media and analyst briefings, embargo management, reviewer programs, and post-launch amplification
• Drive news and storytelling around major industry moments and flagship events, including stories that go beyond the product news
• Build and maintain relationships with senior tech, business and AI-focused reporters, analysts, newsletter writers, and podcast hosts; develop, review and pitch stories
• Gather feedback from media and industry voices on how the client and its competitors are perceived, and use it to sharpen strategy
• Navigate a matrixed client organization, lining up multiple product teams, marketing, corporate comms, and executive stakeholders around a single AI narrative
• Coordinate across agency practices, geographies, and specialty teams (e.g., social, influencer, measurement, creative) to deliver integrated programs
• Prepare executive spokespeople for interviews, briefings, and speaking opportunities, and support their external visibility, including social
• Anticipate issues and reputational risks specific to AI (such as trust, ethics, and competitive pressure) and counsel clients on how to respond

Requirements

• 5-7+ years of experience in integrated communications or PR, ideally in an agency setting, with significant time spent on technology clients; 4+ years of people management experience required
• Hands-on experience leading communications for AI, emerging tech, or enterprise/consumer technology products
• A proven track record of managing major product launches and flagship event moments
• Established relationships with top-tier tech and business media
• Global network experience preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (particularly Outlook, Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Preferred

• Fluency in the AI ecosystem, including major platforms, model providers, startups, and the key voices shaping the conversation, and the ability to explain what it all means for a client
• A strong strategic point of view and the confidence to push back and lead clients toward the right answer
• A history of proactively landing stories with reporters and analysts, not just responding to requests
• Experience working in large, matrixed organizations with many stakeholders and competing priorities
• A creative mindset, with the ability to find stories that don’t depend on product news
• Strong presentation and consulting skills; experience pitching new business and presenting to senior executives
• Experience building or growing a team
• Experience working globally or with colleagues in multiple locations
• Comfort in a fast-paced environment with frequent tight deadlines and shifting priorities
• Client service orientation is a must

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Pretax accounts including HSA (company match), Medical & Dependent Care FSA
• Generous time off including PTO, Holidays, Annual Wellness Break, Summer Fridays and Personal Days
• Short & Long-Term Disability, paid by company
• Parental Leave, up to 12 weeks for birthing and non-birthing parent
• Caregiver Leave, up to 2 weeks to help eligible family member with serious health condition
• Community Engagement, up to 24 hours
• Bi-annual Wellness Credits, up to $300 per year
• Support with home office equipment
• Monthly Technology Credit (to offset internet / phone costs)