West Coast Communications Manager

We are looking for a West Coast Communications Manager to serve as a key partner to the Head of Communications, helping manage day-to-day comms operations. In this role, you will help build a systematic media engine and deepen relationships across tech, AI, business, and emerging media. At Applied Intuition, you will:

Own the day-to-day management of communications priorities, partnering closely with the Head of Communications to keep the team's execution sharp and on schedule

Build and maintain comms calendars, trackers, and agendas that keep announcements, media moments, and events organized and on track

Coordinate internal workflows across announcements, media opportunities, speaking engagements, and events, working cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and Executive stakeholders

Develop and deepen relationships with tech reporters, AI beat reporters, newsletter writers and Substack authors, podcast hosts, creators, and other emerging voices shaping the AI and tech conversation

Support the planning and execution of announcement launches end-to-end, from strategy through post-launch follow-up

Draft pitches, media briefs, talking points, and prep documents that position the company and its spokespeople effectively

Coordinate interviews, briefings, podcast appearances, and speaking opportunities, managing logistics and prep with reporters, hosts, and internal stakeholders

Maintain coverage trackers that capture press mentions, sentiment, and share of voice across key narratives

We're looking for someone who has:

Bachelors degree in related or adjacent field

5-7 years of tech/AI or corporate communications experience

Strong understanding of the tech/AI, startup, and SF media landscape

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent writing and communications skills

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.

FOR US-BASED ROLES: Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available, requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way, and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request. If you require an accommodation please contact [email protected]. We will work with you!