Lead Business Writer, Communications

USA (Remote)

$124K/yr – $238K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 6 days ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Identify   customer, product, and business stories with external relevance
  • Determine   which stories deserve attention and develop compelling narrative angles
  • Synthesize interviews, presentations, transcripts, data, and stakeholder feedback   to develop a strong story thesis
  • Conduct interviews with customers, executives, partners, and subject matter experts
  • Verify facts, figures, claims, and supporting evidence
  • Write customer success, product launch, and corporate press releases with clear, compelling narrative arcs
  • Manage stories through executive, legal, and stakeholder review while preserving narrative integrity
  • Adapt quickly to changing priorities and fast-moving opportunities without compromising quality or accuracy
  • Stay current on broadband, cloud, AI, and competitive industry trends to bring context, perspective, and relevance to every story
  • Bring an editor's perspective to every story, raising the quality, clarity, and strategic relevance of Calix communications

Requirements

  • Exceptional editorial judgment   and storytelling ability
  • Proven experience finding stories where others see complexity, ambiguity, or raw information
  • Strong business acumen and the ability to connect technology, product strategy, customer outcomes, and business value
  • Strong reporting instincts, including interviewing, fact verification, and source validation
  • Experience writing about B2B technology, SaaS, cloud, AI, telecommunications, enterprise software, or related industries
  • Ability to quickly understand complex technology portfolios, products, business models, and industry dynamics, and translate them into compelling business narratives
  • Experience using AI and agentic AI tools to support research and content development while   maintaining   responsibility for editorial judgment and fact verification
  • Confidence working directly with executives and senior leaders
  • Relentless commitment to revision, accuracy, and quality
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills (a writing exercise is   required   as part of the interview process)

Benefits

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Calix

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Calix is a platform, cloud, and managed services company. Broadband service providers leverage Calix’s broadband platform, cloud, and managed services to simplify their operations, subscriber engagement, and services; innovate for their consumer, business, and municipal subscribers; and grow their value for members, investors, and the communities they serve.

Founded in 1999
San Jose, California, USA
2.4K employees (136 in marketing)
92% recommend to a friend
93% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$124K/yr – $238K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
107 (4% of company)
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$100M
Last Raise
$50M
Series Unknown, 17 years ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2009
    Series Unknown • $50M
  • Feb 2003
    Series E • $50M
  • Jun 2000
    Series B

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
263.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
19.2%
Direct
67.3%
Referral
12.7%
Social
0.4%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.4K

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