About the Role
We are seeking a senior communications leader to manage the portfolio-wide communications strategy across Atoms' Food, Mining, and Transport businesses. This role involves building a cohesive public narrative for a company operating in diverse industries and advising leadership on public relations.
Responsibilities
- Own the company-wide moment calendar, sequencing announcements for maximum impact.
- Build and manage a network of vertical media agencies and operators.
- Lead new-media strategy, identifying and securing relevant placements.
- Set channel and tier strategy for company communications.
- Drive customer-forward storytelling by facilitating customer testimonials.
- Advise leadership on the timing, framing, and risk of public moments.
- Own internal communications across all business units.
- Develop a crisis management playbook for realistic risk scenarios.
Requirements
- 10+ years in communications, including experience building a comms function from scratch at a high-growth company in a regulated or partnership-dependent industry.
- Proven track record of reporting directly into leadership as a strategic advisor.
- Demonstrated range across product launches, funding announcements, executive comms, crisis response, and internal comms.
- Experience managing a portfolio of boutique agency relationships.
- Ability to manage distinct narratives across multiple industries without losing coherence.
- Sound judgment for substance-forward, low-combativeness media strategy.
- Existing relationships in restaurant tech, industrial/mining press, robotics and deep tech, or business/finance trade media.
- Experience building new-media placement strategy for founders or executives.
Skills
- Communications strategy
- Media relations
- Public relations
- Crisis management
- Internal communications
- New media strategy
- Narrative development
- Agency management
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- $170,000 - $215,000 per year
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Voluntary insurance options
- Optional supplemental life insurance
- Pet insurance discount
- 401(k)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Discretionary vacation days
- 8 paid holidays per year
- Paid sick time
- Paid Bereavement leave
- Paid Parental Leave
- Equity awards
- Annual performance-based bonus
About the Company
- Atoms is building Physical AI robots for industries like food, mining, and transport to increase intelligence, efficiency, and productivity.
- The company integrates hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate to deploy and operate robots in real-world environments.
- Atoms is composed of roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders focused on transforming physical systems.
- The company is driven by invention and continuous change, aiming to serve those who serve others.
