Editorial Director, Global Communications

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$240K/yr – $360K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and steer Amplitude’s global communications, shaping executive and brand narrative across PR, social, and owned channels to drive a consistent market POV.

  • Own and evolve global communications strategy across press, executives, and owned channels.
  • Must-have: 10–12+ years in tech communications with editorial leadership and AI storytelling.
  • Standout: leadership of an editorial operation with fast cadence and AI-enabled workflows.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve Amplitude's global communications strategy. Set the narrative direction across press, executive communications, and owned channels. Ensure Amplitude has a clear, consistent point of view in the market and that it shows up across multiple formats and audiences.
  • Lead earned media and rapid response. Drive PR strategy for product launches, company milestones, and market moments. Develop relationships with the journalists and publications that matter for our category. Build the capability to respond to breaking news and industry shifts quickly, with a real point of view rather than a reactive statement.
  • Build executive and brand thought leadership. Partner closely with the CEO and other senior leaders to craft clear POVs on AI and the future of analytics. Turn those into media, social, and other moments that feel human, distinctive, and repeatable.
  • Strengthen social media channels. Oversee Amplitude's global social media strategy, including a strong emphasis on executive presence and building social-first campaigns, creator and partner programs, and repeatable formats that drive relevance, credibility, and conversation.
  • Lead AI-forward communications and experimentation. Translate complex AI capabilities into simple, credible narratives. Design and champion AI-powered workflows across comms and social — research, drafting, measurement, listening — enabling the team to move faster while maintaining quality and brand voice.
  • Build and run an editorial operation. Establish the systems, cadence, and standards that allow the team to produce integrated content — written, video, social — at the pace the business requires. Run a daily editorial standup. Maintain a forward-looking agenda. Make decisions in the room rather than in a follow-up approval chain.
  • Manage and challenge external partners. Oversee U.S. and international PR and social agencies as true extensions of the team. Set clear strategies, goals, and metrics; push for creative, AI-savvy ideas; and cut anything that doesn't move the needle.
  • Support high-stakes internal and issues communications. Partner with people and exec teams on high-impact internal moments and crisis communications. Bring calm judgment, clear storytelling, and a bias toward action when it matters most.

Requirements

  • A sharp, confident, AI-savvy storyteller who can flex from long-form narratives to punchy social posts without losing voice or clarity
  • You have 10–12+ years in communications, journalism, or editorial leadership, with deep technology experience and a fresh, integrated view of the comms function — rather than one based on isolated tactics
  • You write exceptionally well and do it regularly. You also have experience developing executive voices: you've written for founders or C-suite leaders, not just advised them on messaging
  • You have built or managed editorial operations with real accountability for quality, cadence, and output, and can make editorial calls quickly without needing consensus
  • You use AI tools actively in your own work and have opinions about where they help and where they fall short
  • You're comfortable advising senior executives in a fast-moving environment and can confidently push thinking while staying collaborative and low-ego
  • You thrive in lean, low-bureaucracy settings where you own outcomes, make smart calls with imperfect information, and bias toward experiments over committees
  • You love building new concepts, campaigns, and formats — from AI-native storytelling and creator collaborations to social-led launches and content series
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    Amplitude

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    We help companies unlock the power of their products. ⚡• Join the team: http://amplitude.com/careers• Join the community: http://community.amplitude.com

    Founded in 2012
    San Francisco, California, USA
    967 employees (81 in marketing)
    60% recommend to a friend
    80% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    1.3M
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $122.5K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    28.4%
    Direct
    64.9%
    Referral
    5.1%
    Social
    0.8%
    Paid
    0.8%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~966

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    63 (7% of company)

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $341.5M
    Last Raise
    $4.6M
    Secondary Market, 5 years ago

    Funding History

    • Aug 2021
      Secondary Market • $4.6M
    • Jun 2021
      Series F • $150M
    • May 2020
      Series E • $50M

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