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SalaryRole: Director, Brand & Communications
Reports to: EVP Marketing
Department: Marketing
Location: Remote, US
Job Type: Full Time, Exempt
Be at the center of AI
With more than 40 million users, Anaconda is the world's most popular data science platform and the foundation of modern AI development. We pioneered the use of Python for data science, championed its vibrant community, and continue to steward open-source projects that make tomorrow's innovations possible. Our enterprise-grade solutions enable corporate, research, and academic institutions around the world to harness the power of open-source for competitive advantage, groundbreaking research, and a better world.
Anaconda is seeking people who want to be at the center of Artificial Intelligence. Candidates should be knowledgeable and capable, but always eager to learn more and to teach others.
Here is why people love most about working here: We're not just a company, we're part of a movement. Our dedicated employees and user community are democratizing data science and creating and promoting open-source technologies for a better world, and our commercial offerings make it possible for enterprise users to leverage the most innovative output from open source in a secure, governed way.
Summary
Anaconda is pioneering the way for businesses to accelerate AI transformation leveraging our Data Science and Machine Learning foundation over the past 12 years. Anaconda is searching for an experienced B2B Director, Brand & Communications to lead our reputation efforts in the growing space of GenAI. The ideal candidate will have a track record of leading and developing Brand & Communications teams in earlier stage, high growth companies.
What You'll Do:
- Define and lead company's brand and communications strategy
- Own, lead, and direct all external communications
- Facilitate briefings with media and analyst outlets
- Provide counsel during crisis events
- Partner on internal communications with HR/People teams
- Lead and develop compelling storytelling and creative initiatives
- Create brand-level assets and content for traditional and digital channels
- Define, maintain, and build brand experiences in collaboration with other teams
- Collaborate on analyst relations strategy and execution
- Lead and develop a team of creative, communications, and content professionals
- Manage priorities for in-house resources, freelancers, and agencies
- Define and track communication effectiveness
- Some travel required for executive meetings.
What You Need:
- 10+ years of experience in marketing and communications with demonstrated progression in responsibility
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communication, PR, English, marketing, or related field
- Experience in leadership roles across more than one Brand & Communications function
- Experience overseeing public relations agency and freelancers
- Experience in the high-tech industry, preferably in open source or DevOps spaces
- Excellent copywriting and editing skills
- Knowledge and experience working across multichannel campaigns and a broad range of marketing and communications assets
- Demonstrated understanding of strategic brand messaging
- Eye for visual brand implementation
- Comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Extremely meticulous and highly organized
- Team attitude: "I am not done, until WE are done"
- Embody our core values:
- Great People
- Great Product
- Great Performance
- Care deeply about fostering an environment where people of all backgrounds and experiences can flourish
What Will Make You Stand Out:
- Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment
- Experience working in a open source or data science-oriented company
Why You'll Like Working Here:
- Unique opportunity to translate strong open source adoption and user enthusiasm into commercial product growth
- Dynamic company that rewards high performers
- On the cutting edge of enterprise application of data science, machine learning and AI
- Collaborative team environment that values multiple perspectives and clear thinking
- Employees-first culture
- Flexible working hours
- Medical*, Dental*, Vision*, HSA*, Life* and 401K*
- Paid parental leave - both parents
- Monthly productivity stipend
- Pre-IPO stock options
- Open vacation policy*
- Quarterly Snake days (company wide bonus day off)
- 100% remote
- FTE employees based on your region
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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