Role Description

The Communications Coordinator supports robotics & agriculture industry founder Daniel Theobald by providing social media content, marketing materials, and event planning for The Founders Guild and many of its resident startups.

Role Details

• $25-$65 per hour (largely DOE)
• Applicants must be comfortable commuting to our location in San Gregorio, CA, a minimum of 3 days a week.
• Flexible schedule; occasional weekends required

Role Responsibilities

• Create, schedule, and manage social media content across multiple platforms.
• Coordinate media opportunities for executives such as webinars, podcasts, speaking engagements, press conferences, and interviews.
• Research and write articles, blog posts, press releases, newsletters, and other editorial content.
• Produce written, graphic, and video content for company websites, grant proposals, and fundraising campaigns.
• Plan, organize, and host events, including promotional and community engagement activities such as concerts and overnight retreats.
• Follow the company style guide to ensure all communications are consistent, high-quality, and error-free.
• Conduct regular quality reviews of internal and external communications, branding, and operational protocols.
• Build and maintain relationships with industry partners, journalists, and media outlets, while identifying opportunities for media exposure.
• Support and facilitate diversity, inclusion, and community service initiatives both internally and externally.
• Develop and implement SEO optimization strategies to improve the company’s search engine rankings.
• Promote products, career opportunities, company events, and organizational values through marketing and communications efforts.
• Represent the company and support executives through occasional travel to expos, conferences, and industry events.
• Perform administrative duties as necessary

Preferred Experience (not required)

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, videography, film, or a related field
• Demonstrated videography experience including knowledge of post-production techniques
• Social media strategy and algorithms 
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Event planning
• A portfolio of work available for review