Director of Strategic Communications

Director of Strategic Communications & Digital Influence

Location: Fort Lee, New Jersey

Schedule: Monday–Friday (primarily in-office)

Compensation: $140,000–$200,000+ depending on experience

Type: Full-time

About the Company

This organization is a diversified technology and digital services company headquartered in New York with operations in Los Angeles, New Jersey, and Paris.

The firm develops enterprise infrastructure and technology platforms across industries including healthcare, logistics, entertainment marketing, and automotive. Through multiple divisions, the company builds and deploys enterprise software products supporting operations, logistics, and digital platforms.

The organization focuses on long-term capital deployment, operational resilience, and disciplined growth across both technology and creative markets. Leadership comes from a background in mathematics, technology entrepreneurship, and enterprise infrastructure development.

Role Overview

The company is building a Strategic Communications and Digital Influence function and is hiring a Director of Strategic Communications & Digital Influence to lead it.

This is not a traditional PR role.

The organization is seeking a builder and strategist who can design and execute a comprehensive communications architecture spanning:

• Founder reputation management
• Media relations and narrative positioning
• Online reputation management
• Crisis communication
• SEO and digital influence strategy
• Portfolio company communications

This role will build the systems, playbooks, and processes that shape how the company and its leadership are represented across media, search, and digital platforms.

The role reports directly to leadership and will hire and manage a small internal team.

What You'll Do

• Build and lead the company's communications and reputation strategy
• Design systems for online reputation management and search influence
• Develop proactive media relations and narrative positioning
• Manage founder visibility, media opportunities, and messaging
• Lead crisis communications and reputation response
• Partner with internal SEO and marketing leads to ensure PR and search reinforce each other
• Oversee press releases, thought leadership, podcast appearances, and media outreach
• Translate complex technology initiatives into clear, credible narratives
• Build repeatable playbooks for product launches, announcements, and reputation management
• Hire and manage a small internal communications and digital influence team

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate demonstrates:

• A strong figure-it-out mindset
• The ability to create systems where none exist
• Strong strategic judgment
• A pragmatic sense of urgency
• Comfort working directly with founders and executives

This is a leadership role for someone who takes ownership and drives results.

Requirements

• 7+ years experience in communications, PR, reputation management, or related fields
• Demonstrated ability to drive media coverage, search visibility, or narrative positioning
• Experience working directly with executives or founders
• Excellent writing and messaging ability
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to build and lead teams

Culture

The organization values individuals who:

• Think independently
• Take ownership of outcomes
• Move quickly when needed
• Communicate clearly when something matters
• Prefer solving problems rather than waiting for instructions

The company maintains an office-first culture and believes strong teams are built through collaboration and proximity.