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Founding Communications Lead

Listen Labs· Marketing
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San Francisco, CAFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Founding Communications Lead to shape Listen’s market presence across media, executives, announcements, employer brand, and narratives; senior IC role building the communications function from the ground up.

Responsibilities

  • Own Listen’s communications strategy across media relations, executive communications, company announcements, employer brand, and core company narrative.
  • Develop Listen’s key narratives, talking points, and stories for press, customers, candidates, analysts, investors, and internal teams.
  • Drive media relations across tech and B2B media, identify stories, shape angles, prepare pitches, and build reporter relationships.
  • Create high-quality communications materials (press releases, media kits, fact sheets, executive bios, briefing documents, messaging guides, interview prep).
  • Prepare executives and spokespeople for media moments, customer conversations, events, and tough questions to stay on message.
  • Shape executive thought leadership (founder narratives, bylines, op-eds, speaking opportunities, social posts, public POVs).
  • Partner with leadership on major announcements (product launches, funding news, customer momentum, research reports, events, milestones).
  • Build Listen’s employer brand to attract elite technical talent by telling our team, ambition, velocity, and culture of ownership.
  • Support awards, rankings, analyst briefings, and stakeholder communications to strengthen credibility.

Qualifications

  • Min. 5–8 years in communications, PR, media relations, executive communications, journalism, or related roles
  • B2B SaaS communications experience is important
  • Agency PR or journalism experience is a plus

Skills

Required:Storytelling and narrative developmentMedia relations and press pitchingExecutive communicationsContent creation (press releases, bios, briefings)

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance; FSA/HSA and life insurance available
  • Annual Learning Stipend for books, courses, conferences, coaching, language lessons
  • Annual Wellness Stipend for gym memberships, race fees, massages, ergonomic gear
  • Monthly Stipend for AI tools (GPU credits, software)
  • Private chef for SF office; NYC and London teams have meal credits
  • Flexible time off policy
  • Company offsites and annual holiday party
  • Room to grow with end-to-end ownership in early team stage
Last updated Jul 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Listen Labs

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Listen Labs conducts customer interviews for you and summarizes responses into insightful and actionable reports.

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