Communications Director

ABOUT US:

Founders Pledge launched in 2015 as a philanthropic community with a mission to bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and the most impactful charities in the world. To date we have raised over $10B in charitable commitments and we have made grants worth more than $1.1B. We offer our 1,900 members end-to-end giving services, including high-impact charity recommendations vetted by our in-house research team. Our members include the people behind industry-leading companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, Skype, Spotify, Uber and UiPath.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We’re looking for a Communications Director to develop, lead, and execute a new strategic communications strategy. You’ll work cross-functionally to build our external brand, grow our profile, and reach new audiences through your passion for storytelling, marketing experience, and ability to cultivate media relationships.

Reporting to our Director of Product, Tech & Communications*, you’ll manage and motivate our small Communications team. This newly-created role will be instrumental in delivering a more strategic and public-facing strategy, positioning Founders Pledge more effectively across the tech, business, and philanthropy sectors, with the longer-term goal of moving more funds to the highest-impact charities worldwide.

You’ll be both a leader and an individual contributor, responsible for your own communications outputs as well as those of your team.

Responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with the Senior Leadership Team and other internal stakeholders to devise and deliver an organization-wide communications strategy covering North America and Europe, positioning Founders Pledge more effectively with our target audiences, and managing and developing our brand, credibility and public profile.
• Leading a proactive media engagement strategy, building and maintaining relationships with relevant media outlets, journalists and thought leaders. This will include generating top-tier media coverage and finding innovative ways to reach our target audiences, particularly in the US and UK. You will support the CEO and Founders Pledge’s subject-matter experts to act as spokespeople.
• Developing compelling narratives and marketing assets that demonstrate the impact and potential of Founders Pledge with key audiences, including our members, potential members, UHNWIs, family offices, wealth advisers, foundations, and the wider public.
• Leading digital communications, including as website editor, aiming to grow audiences and increase engagement.
• Working with our Community, Philanthropic Services, and Product Teams on one-to-many member outreach, including newsletters, information on our DAF offering, and Member App.
• Working with the Growth Team on growing our brand awareness, including supporting Growth-led strategic partnerships.
• Working with the Research Team to produce and promote our charity evaluations and cause-area research reports.
• Developing and executing comms strategy plans for our thematic funds.
• Managing and mitigating reputational risks.
• The Director of Product, Tech & Communications is on maternity leave until early 2026. During this period, the role will report to the Chief of Staff.

ABOUT YOU:

You must have knowledge and experience of the US media landscape. You may already have a pre-existing and relevant network media contacts. You’ll be a stellar communicator, in writing and in person.

We’re also looking for someone with:

• An excellent understanding of communications and marketing disciplines and how to harness them to best effect.
• A track record of effective media engagement.
• Experience working cross-functionally and with remote teams, leading projects or teams to deliver results.
• Experience of finding and developing great stories - you love both writing and strategy planning.
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills, and the drive to share your know-how and grow our organization’s understanding on all things communications.
• Strong management and leadership skills – you’ve managed small (or large) high-performing teams in the past.

WHY WORK WITH US?

You can find more about the benefits we offer here, but what makes us truly special is both our mission and our people. We’re a diverse team, from both charitable and commercial backgrounds, who believe that amazing things can happen when we tackle problems together.

This role is US-based. To manage time differences across our teams, the ideal applicant will live on the eastern seaboard, ideally in New York or Washington DC. Although we have small offices in London and San Francisco, there’s no expectation for you to travel on a regular basis.

That said, we do bring our global team together annually in the UK, and additionally individual teams often get together once a year.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Founders Pledge. We seek people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share our drive to understand and solve complex social challenges. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Finding solutions to the world’s most pressing problems requires different perspectives and unique ways of thinking and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can do their best work.