Remote
Remote
Senior
Full Time
💰$118,361 - $182,658
contractremotecommunicationsmedia relationsmarketingsenior
Requirements
- •At least 8+ years of communications experience, including senior/lead level experience in tech and/or B2B tech environment or supporting a commercial product line
- •Proven experience bridging communications and marketing/growth functions
- •Experience developing and executing earned media strategy and thought leadership
- •Excellent stakeholder management skills, including influencing senior and executive stakeholders
- •Sound judgment on reputational risk and sensitivity
- •Comfortable operating with ambiguity and taking ownership with minimal onboarding
- •Strong writing and editing skills with ability to adapt tone across formats
- •Strong editorial judgment for marketing materials
- •Track record of tying communications to business results with metrics and impact measurement
- •Experience working in a matrixed organization with dotted-line reporting and leading through influence
- •Experience working remotely across multiple time zones and emerging markets
- •Experience managing relationships with external agencies
What You'll Do
- •Develop and own the external communications strategy for Wikimedia Enterprise across media/trade press, speaking engagements, and other channels that build visibility and organic demand for Enterprise offerings
- •Build relationships with reporters (mainstream and B2B tech trade press) and conference organizers to secure speaking opportunities and position Wikimedia Enterprise as the go-to product for commercial content reusers
- •Serve as a primary media liaison for Wikimedia Enterprise, managing daily press inquiries, prepping spokespeople, staffing interviews, information requests, and speaking engagement requests
- •Lead rapid response media efforts, triaging sensitive, fast-moving situations with sound judgment
- •Partner with internal teams to develop narratives and thought leadership that strengthens Wikimedia Enterprise's brand relevance and positioning
- •Guide, produce, and review marketing and communications materials such as press statements, blogs, pitch notes, briefing docs, ensuring consistent and clear messaging
- •Coordinate the end-to-end communications workflow for major external launches and announcements with the Enterprise Growth team
- •Ensure alignment between the Wikimedia Enterprise growth plan and the Foundation's annual communications calendar
- •Build relationships and lead cooperative efforts with internal and external stakeholders to enable successful delivery of communications plans
- •Manage relationships with external vendors such as PR agencies
- •Use data and customer insights to refine messaging, content, and strategy for Wikimedia Enterprise across business audiences
- •Work with leadership to set goals and KPIs for Wikimedia Enterprise communications, track results, and share actionable insights
Nice to Have
- •Experience in nonprofit, open-source, mission-driven, or community-governed organization with commercial or earned-revenue arm
- •Understanding of AI, data licensing, and content provenance debates
- •Familiarity with Wikimedia movement, Wikipedia, or free-knowledge/open-content spaces
- •Background in tech, media, or platform companies navigating AI-related content, licensing, or data issues
Benefits
- •Remote-first organization
- •Competitive, equitable salary consistent with values and culture
- •Inclusive and equitable workplace
- •Diverse workforce encouraged
About Wikimedia
Wikimedia Foundation encourages the development and distribution of free educational content with projects such as Wikipedia.
San Francisco, CA, US
500 - 1000
Media & Entertainment