Brand Communications, PR & Thought Leadership Manager

Role overview

This is a remote position for a strategic communications specialist based in the United Kingdom. The role centers on strengthening brand influence through executive storytelling, public relations, and thought leadership within the digital marketing and AI space.

You will work closely with founders and senior leaders to turn ideas, customer wins, market insights, and internal expertise into compelling communications that build trust and visibility across channels.

The scope includes executive communications, content strategy, media relations, and AI-supported content workflows. You will also have room to experiment with new formats and modern tools while shaping how the brand is perceived in the market.

Success in this role will be judged by the quality of industry impact, media presence, and audience trust, not by content volume alone.

Key accountabilities

• Work directly with founders and senior leaders to design executive communication plans and grow their personal brand presence.
• Convert interviews, discussions, and business insights into polished LinkedIn posts, articles, newsletters, presentations, scripts, and other leadership content.
• Plan and maintain executive content calendars so messaging stays consistent and publication stays on schedule across channels.
• Create thought leadership direction by spotting emerging trends and producing original, research-led content.
• Develop and sustain relationships with journalists, editors, podcast hosts, publication teams, and industry voices to generate earned media coverage.
• Coordinate guest articles, podcast bookings, webinars, speaking opportunities, award entries, and broader media outreach.
• Partner with marketing, SEO, AI, design, and content teams to turn customer insights into campaigns and original research assets.
• Adapt content into multiple formats while protecting brand consistency and extending reach.
• Use AI-enabled tools to improve research, ideation, content production, and workflow efficiency without sacrificing originality or quality.

Requirements

• 5 to 7 years of experience in brand communications, public relations, executive communications, content marketing, or thought leadership.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills, including experience creating content for senior executives.
• Background working with founders, executives, or subject matter experts to develop personal brands.
• Good understanding of LinkedIn, B2B marketing, executive positioning, and personal branding.
• Experience pitching articles, podcasts, webinars, conferences, and other earned media opportunities.
• Excellent interviewing, communication, stakeholder handling, and relationship-building abilities.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple initiatives at once.
• Familiarity with AI content tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, NotebookLM, or similar platforms.
• Ability to identify compelling narratives from customer stories, internal expertise, and industry trends.
• Nice-to-have experience in agency work, digital PR, newsletter community growth, podcast coordination, speaking engagement management, or published work in recognized industry publications.

Benefits and additional information

This role is fully remote and follows a 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM IST working schedule.

You will collaborate directly with founders and executive leadership and have significant ownership over brand strategy.

The position offers opportunities to experiment with advanced AI content and marketing tools.

You will gain exposure to thought leadership, media relations, and executive communications at a strategic level.

The environment is collaborative, fast-moving, and offers substantial creative freedom.

This is a chance to help build a respected industry brand and influence marketing conversations on a global scale.

The organization also emphasizes continuous learning and professional growth within an AI-first marketing setting.

Application and hiring process

This role is advertised on behalf of a partner company, which handles applications and the next steps directly. Applications are reviewed through an AI-assisted matching process, after which the strongest candidates are shared with the hiring employer. Final decisions, interviews, and assessments are managed by the employer's internal team.

By applying, candidates acknowledge that personal data will be processed to evaluate the application and shared with the hiring employer where relevant, under applicable data protection laws including GDPR. The process may also use AI tools to assist with reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, and checking responses for potential inconsistencies, but human judgment remains part of the final hiring decision.