Director of Product Communications

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$153K/yr – $324K/yrDirector/Executive12+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own Adobe's core product narratives around generative AI, shape media strategy and executive storytelling, and lead a team delivering clear, differentiated communications across product, press, and creator ecosystems.

  • Own narratives for generative AI across customers, creators, and professionals
  • Lead product announcements, events, and tentpole moments
  • Mentor a nimble team delivering product and customer communications

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own Adobe's core product narratives with an emphasis on what generative AI innovation means for customers and industries, from business professionals and consumers to creators and creative professionals.
  • Coordinate product storytelling and content across executive media, customer stories, and thought leadership.
  • Drive communications for product announcements, events, and tentpole moments like Adobe MAX and Adobe-owned experiences.
  • Build strong relationships with press, creators, and industry voices, driving the media strategies and results that follow.
  • Analyze and anticipate emerging trends across generative AI, creativity, productivity, and video innovation, crafting Adobe's narrative and advocating with product teams on where to lead.
  • Lead and mentor a nimble team delivering product and customer communications.
  • Collaborate with product, marketing, social, community, legal, and communications teams to drive clear, differentiated messaging across audiences.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in product communications, ideally at a technology or creative software company.
  • Proven ability to translate complex product topics into narratives that resonate with both technical and mainstream audiences.
  • Experience building and leading high-performing communications teams in a matrixed, global organization.
  • Exceptional storyteller with the instinct to conceptualize and identify what’s newsworthy in a product roadmap and build what’s needed to get there.
  • Deep proficiency in the product and technology media landscape from trade and tech press to social platforms and creator channels.
  • Strong executive presence and judgment, with the confidence to influence at the senior-most levels while staying hands-on.
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Monthly Visitors
315.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$7.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.8%
Direct
58.6%
Referral
6.1%
Social
0.4%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~41.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3,063 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
18.5 years
Median Tenure
7.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
17

Funding

Total Funding
$2.5M
Last Raise
$2.5M
Series Unknown, 41 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 1984
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