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About the Role

NineDot Energy is seeking a Director, Corporate Communications to develop and execute internal and external communication strategies that enhance the company’s reputation, align stakeholders, and advance business objectives. This role oversees executive communications, employee communications, media relations, brand messaging, and change communications to ensure consistent, clear, and compelling storytelling across all audiences. The Director serves as a strategic advisor to the entire company, partnering with senior leaders to build and protect NineDot's brand while increasing awareness of our mission, business impact, and industry leadership.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a comprehensive corporate communications strategy aligned with NineDot's business objectives and growth plans.
Build and maintain a consistent company narrative that effectively communicates NineDot's mission, market position, and impact.
Identify opportunities to elevate company visibility across industry, policy, business, and clean energy audiences.
Drive communications plans for new regions, new types of projects, and new partners.
Measure communications effectiveness and provide regular reporting on key performance indicators.
Lead proactive and reactive media engagement efforts.
Cultivate relationships with energy, climate, infrastructure, business, and local media outlets.
Develop press releases, media pitches, briefing materials, and press statements.
Develop award applications across media outlets, research organizations and specialized programs.
Serve as a communications advisor during project announcements, market developments, regulatory matters, and company milestones.
Support communications efforts related to public affairs, policy initiatives, and community engagement activities.
Manage all media interactions across the company, including training spokespeople or acting as the spokesperson.
Partner with executive leadership to develop presentations, talking points, opinion pieces, panel remarks, and internal messaging.
Position company leaders as trusted voices in clean energy, grid modernization, and energy storage.
Prepare executives for media interviews, conferences, public appearances, and stakeholder meetings.
Support investor communications including development of board decks and updates.
Develop and maintain crisis communications plans and protocols.
Provide strategic guidance during sensitive business, operational, regulatory, or community-related issues.
Monitor emerging issues and recommend proactive communications strategies to protect and enhance company reputation.
Lead corporate marketing events from strategy and planning to execution and improvement.
Oversee the development of high-impact corporate content, including articles, case studies, white papers, announcements, and executive bylines.
Identify opportunities for speaking engagements, awards, industry recognition, and thought leadership initiatives.
Oversee the creation of engaging and informative content for various platforms, including the company website, social media, and other channels.
Serve as the steward of NineDot's visual and verbal brand identity, maintaining communications templates, presentation standards, and brand assets.
Lead and support event planning from internal events to community outreach and site tours.
Partner with the People Operations team to strengthen employee communications and engagement.
Help ensure employees understand company priorities, milestones, and strategic objectives.
Support leadership communications during periods of growth and organizational change.
Manage web and digital marketing agency for ongoing support.
Manage communications team from public affairs agency for targeted support and strategic input.
Manage the Company’s CRM platform including increasing capture of known company contacts, cleaning and categorizing data, segmenting for different outbound communications, and the execution of newsletters, news flashes and more.
Manage Company’s “support” inbox from web form contacts either directly or by coordinating with appropriate colleagues.
Serve as the lead representative or relationship “owner” from the Company to specific organizations.
Review content from all functional areas for accuracy and brand consistency.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, strategic communications, public affairs, or related fields.
Experience working in clean energy, infrastructure, climate technology, utilities, renewables, energy storage, or similarly regulated industries preferred.
Proven track record managing media relations and securing meaningful earned media coverage.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level writing.
Strong executive presence and ability to advise senior leaders.
Ability to simplify complex technical, regulatory, and business topics for diverse audiences.
Ability to influence colleagues and stakeholders without direct control.
Experience managing agencies, consultants, and external communications partners.
Experience overseeing and executing social media management.
Experience using WordPress and Canva is a positive.
Highly collaborative with the ability to build strong relationships across all levels of the organization.

Skills

Corporate Communications
Public Relations
Strategic Communications
Public Affairs
Media Relations
Executive Communications
Employee Communications
Brand Messaging
Change Communications
Storytelling
Crisis Communications
Reputation Management
Content Development
Event Management
Social Media Management
WordPress
Canva
CRM Management
Collaboration
Results-Driven
Interpersonal Skills
Innovation
Financial Acumen
Strategic Thinking
Process Optimization

Location

Brooklyn, NY

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

10+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Public Policy, or a related field is a plus.

Salary/Compensations

$180,000 - $190,000 plus bonus

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision coverage
5% employer match on your 401k retirement account
20 paid vacation days off, plus 7 sick days, 9 federal holidays and 3 personal floating holidays
12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for both the primary and secondary caregiver within the first year of birth or adoption
Wellness initiatives including a $1,000 stipend
16 volunteer hours plus two planned company-wide volunteer outings per year

About the Company

NineDot Energy is a leading community-scale, clean energy developer with a growing portfolio of projects across a range of technologies, creating innovative energy solutions that support a more resilient electric grid, deliver economic savings, address environmental justice and reduce carbon emissions.
The company plans to develop, build and operate more than 400 MW of clean energy systems by 2026 that will strengthen the local power grid infrastructure and provide clean, reliable and resilient power to tens of thousands of New York households and businesses.
This is all in support of New York State’s mission to achieve 100% clean energy by 2040.
With the backing of Manulife Investment Management and The Carlyle Group, NineDot is continuing to expand its core battery energy storage pipeline, deliver enhanced products and services, explore new regions and consider potential acquisitions all to advance the decarbonization of New York’s grid.
This is an exciting opportunity to build a platform from the ground-up with a world-class team of developers and innovators.

Equal Opportunity

At NineDot Energy, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation and are the foundation of our success. As such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, age, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
If you're passionate about this role but don’t meet every qualification listed, we still encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other opportunities with us. We’re committed to building a team that reflects a broad range of experiences, backgrounds, and skills.