Brand Communications Manager (Remote, US-Based Only)

Chicago, IL (Remote)

$85K/yr – $100K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the external narrative for founders by coordinating daily PR operations, targeted outreach, and strategic storytelling, while shaping awards, speaking opportunities, and thought leadership to build credible visibility.

  • Media Relationships: Maintain a prioritized media list, pitch earns media, and track coverage.
  • Thought Leadership: Write and edit founder content and manage speaking/submission opportunities.
  • Awards & Speaking: Identify industry awards and coordinate submissions, podcasts, and panels.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Run day-to-day communications: press pitches, social media, content calendar
  • Pitch journalists in business, tech, and ecommerce publications
  • Coordinate speaking submissions, podcast appearances, and panel slots
  • Identify and submit industry awards
  • Manage a website refresh in partnership with a designer
  • Write and edit thought leadership content for our founders: LinkedIn posts, bylines, newsletters
  • Build and maintain a media list and outreach cadence
  • Track coverage and report on impact

Requirements

  • 4-6 years in PR, communications, or brand marketing
  • Some existing press contacts and a track record of landing earned media
  • Strong writing skills, especially in writing in someone else's voice
  • Experience running social media for a brand or executive (primarily LinkedIn)
  • The ability to operate without constant direction in a small team
  • Comfort working directly with founders
  • Fully remote within the United States
  • You must currently reside in the United States and be physically located in the US for the duration of employment
  • You must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now and in the future (US citizens, permanent residents, and individuals with permanent work authorization only)
  • We are not able to sponsor work visas for this role, now or at any point in the future
  • This is a full-time W-2 employee position. We are not hiring contractors, freelancers, fractional workers, or agencies. Please do not apply if you represent an agency or are seeking contract work.

Preferred

  • B2B services, ecommerce, retail-tech, or marketplace experience
  • Awards submission experience
  • Founder personal branding work

Benefits

  • Benefits and PTO
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
15 employees (2 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
56
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.9%
Direct
33.8%
Referral
13%
Social
5.3%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~15

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (13% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1