Responsibilities

• Serve as the CEO's trusted communications advisor, shaping strategy and channel decisions that carry across the whole company.
• Own Karat's media presence end to end, securing and converting press, podcast, and broadcast interest into coverage as the single point of contact.
• Architect campaigns that put Karat's thought leadership, corporate milestones, and product launches in front of the industry and customers.
• Build and run the CEO's public platform, from LinkedIn to the company blog to third-party bylines.
• Ghostwrite the words that get said out loud: talking points, bylines, keynote content, and full media and speaking prep for the CEO.
• Set the CEO's speaking strategy, deciding which stages are worth Karat's time and landing the ones that matter.
• Run point on our PR agency, holding the partnership accountable to outcomes, not just activity.
• This is a part-time (20 hours per week), individual contributor role working closely with Karat's CEO and other seasoned communications leaders. Working hours/schedule will need to be consistent and overlap with executives in the Greater Seattle Area.

Requirements

• This position is only available to candidates residing in the following U.S. states: CA, D.C., FL, GA, IL, MA, MO, NY, OR, PA, TX, VA, and WA.
• Immigration sponsorship is not available.
• 12+ years of communications experience spanning PR, media relations, and executive communications, including in-house time at a high-growth tech or B2B company
• A track record of securing earned media and building executive platforms for senior leaders
• Experience ghostwriting for executives, with sharp editorial judgment and storytelling instincts
• A history of developing narratives and campaigns that break through with target audiences
• Experience managing PR agency partners to measurable outcomes
• Comfort coaching executives for media interviews, external events, and employee-facing meetings
• A self-starting, proactive approach, with the ability to operate independently across parallel workstreams
• B2B communications experience with exposure to CIO/CTO audiences and developer technologies, a plus

Preferred

• A history of developing narratives and campaigns that break through with target audiences
• Experience managing PR agency partners to measurable outcomes
• Comfort coaching executives for media interviews, external events, and employee-facing meetings
• A self-starting, proactive approach, with the ability to operate independently across parallel workstreams
• B2B communications experience with exposure to CIO/CTO audiences and developer technologies, a plus
• 12+ years of communications experience spanning PR, media relations, and executive communications, including in-house time at a high-growth tech or B2B company
• A track record of securing earned media and building executive platforms for senior leaders
• Experience ghostwriting for executives, with sharp editorial judgment and storytelling instincts