Responsibilities

• Own and execute Barnacle Labs' content and communications calendar
• Build visibility across AI, enterprise tech, and B2B ecosystems
• Pitch and secure media opportunities, podcast appearances, and speaking engagements
• Develop founder-led thought leadership across LinkedIn, newsletters, and events
• Organise high-value dinners, roundtables, and prospect-facing events
• Support inbound and outbound growth initiatives alongside the founders
• Identify strategic partnerships and co-marketing opportunities
• Track what's working, cut what isn't, and move fast
• Bring structure, follow-through, and momentum. you're the one who makes things happen

Requirements

• 5+ years in B2B marketing, communications, PR, or a related agency or consultancy role
• Experience owning client programmes or campaigns independently. not just supporting them
• Comfortable writing, pitching, planning, and executing without hand-holding
• Exposure to tech, AI, SaaS, professional services, or financial services is a plus. but not essential if you're a fast learner with strong commercial instincts

Preferred

• You're a doer. You ship things and improve them. you don't wait for perfect conditions
• You've worked in environments where results are visible and accountability is real. agency world, an early-stage startup, or both
• You're commercially curious: you want to understand why clients buy, what they care about, and how to reach them
• You can hold a credible conversation with a CTO and then go execute the campaign yourself
• You manage multiple workstreams without dropping the ball. and you stay calm when things move fast

Benefits

• A genuine seat at the table in an ambitious AI company
• Meaningful ownership and influence from an early stage
• Hybrid working and a flexible, high-trust culture
• Direct access to founders and rapid decision-making. no politics, no slow sign-off chains