VP Communications

By bringing together next-gen technology and the finest live data available Genius Sports is enabling a new era of sports for fans worldwide delivering experiences that are more immersive interactive and personalised than ever before. Learn more at geniussports.com.          

About the Role – VP Communications 

We are looking for a strategic commercially minded VP of Communications to lead our communications strategy and help shape how the company shows up externally and internally across key audiences. 

This role is responsible for building and executing communications programs that strengthen our reputation elevate our leadership team support commercial priorities and bring our company story to life across media industry customer partner employee and market-facing channels. 

The ideal candidate is a strong storyteller trusted advisor and experienced communications leader who can move confidently between corporate communications executive positioning media relations thought leadership product and business-line storytelling issues management and internal alignment. 

This person will work closely with the CMO executive leadership product marketing Sales Marketing field marketing growth marketing insights sales and external agency partners to ensure our communications are clear consistent proactive and connected to business priorities. 
 

Key Responsibilities: 

Communications Strategy 

• Develop and lead the company's communications strategy across corporate executive product commercial and industry-facing priorities. 

• Create communications plans that support business objectives market positioning brand reputation customer engagement and executive visibility. 

• Partner with leadership to define the key narratives messages moments and proof points that help the company stand out in the market. 

• Ensure communications activity is proactive coordinated and aligned with broader marketing commercial and company priorities. 

Corporate Communications & Reputation 

• Shape and manage the company's corporate narrative ensuring it is clear credible differentiated and consistently reflected across external communications. 

• Lead communications around major company announcements partnerships business milestones industry events thought leadership initiatives and strategic priorities. 

• Support reputation-building efforts with media analysts customers partners investors employees and the broader market. 

• Ensure the company is communicating with clarity confidence and consistency across all major audiences. 

Media Relations & PR 

• Lead media relations strategy and execution working closely with internal stakeholders and external agency partners. 

• Build and maintain relationships with key journalists editors industry commentators and media outlets across relevant sectors. 

• Identify proactive media opportunities that elevate the company's story leadership products customers partnerships and market perspective. 

• Oversee press releases media pitches statements briefing materials Q&As talking points contributed articles award submissions and media responses. 

• Prepare spokespeople for interviews panels podcasts briefings and media engagements. 

Executive Communications & Thought Leadership 

• Develop executive communications strategies that elevate senior leaders as credible distinctive voices in the market. 

• Create executive messaging talking points speeches bylines LinkedIn posts panel prep media briefing materials and event narratives. 

• Partner with insights product marketing and business leaders to turn market trends customer needs product innovation and company strategy into strong thought leadership. 

• Help identify the right moments platforms and messages for executives to engage with customers partners media employees and the broader industry. 

Product & Business-Line Communications 

• Partner with Product Marketing Sales Marketing Growth Marketing Field Marketing and product leaders to support communications around key products solutions launches and business-line priorities. 

• Help translate product and commercial priorities into external communications opportunities including announcements media narratives thought leadership customer stories event messaging and industry commentary. 

• Ensure product and business-line communications are accurate differentiated commercially relevant and aligned to broader company positioning. 

• Support communications programs across priority areas such as advertising betting sports technology data media and partnerships. 

Issues Management & Message Discipline 

• Lead communications planning and response for sensitive topics complex announcements market issues and reputational risks. 

• Develop clear messaging holding statements Q&As response plans escalation processes and stakeholder alignment for issues that may require careful handling. 

• Partner with legal leadership people product sales and other internal teams as needed to ensure accurate timely and appropriate communications. 

• Bring strong judgment calm decision-making and disciplined messaging to fast-moving or high-pressure situations. 

Internal Communications Support 

• Partner with leadership and relevant internal teams to support important employee communications where needed. 

• Help ensure major business updates organizational changes strategic priorities and leadership messages are communicated clearly and thoughtfully. 

• Support the development of internal talking points leadership notes town hall content FAQs and employee-facing communications tied to major company moments. 

• Ensure internal messaging is aligned with external positioning where appropriate. 

Agency & Stakeholder Management 

• Manage external communications agency partners contractors and vendors as needed. 

• Set clear priorities briefs expectations timelines and performance measures for agency support. 

• Build strong relationships across marketing product sales legal people finance investor relations and executive leadership. 

• Act as a trusted communications partner to senior stakeholders across the business. 
   

What Success Looks Like 

Within the first 6-12 months this person will have: 

• Built a clear communications strategy aligned to company and commercial priorities. 

• Strengthened the company's corporate narrative and external messaging. 

• Increased proactive media and thought leadership opportunities. 

• Improved executive visibility across priority industry conversations. 

• Created stronger alignment between communications product marketing Sales Marketing field marketing growth marketing and sales. 

• Supported major announcements launches partnerships and industry moments with clear communications plans. 

• Established stronger processes for media relations issues management approvals and stakeholder alignment. 

• Improved the quality consistency and commercial relevance of communications activity. 
   

What You’ll Bring:    

• Significant experience in communications corporate communications PR media relations or integrated communications. 

• Experience in B2B technology sports media advertising technology data SaaS betting or related industries preferred. 

• Proven ability to create communications strategies that support business brand and commercial priorities. 

• Strong media relations experience and established understanding of how to work with journalists editors agencies and spokespeople. 

• Experience supporting executive communications thought leadership announcements launches issues management and internal communications. 

• Strong writing editing messaging and storytelling skills. 

• Experience working closely with executive leadership legal product sales marketing and agency partners. 

• Strong judgment and ability to manage sensitive or complex communications topics. 

• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving global matrixed environment. 

The base salary range for this role is $280000 – $350000. There are a number of factors which affect what the specific pay offer would be for this role including location seniority and relevant educational and working experience. This is base salary only – all full-time roles will also be eligible to take part in Genius benefits and some roles may be eligible to take part in a variable compensation plan. For more details on the compensation and benefits package please get in touch with our Talent team.  

We enjoy an ‘office-first’ culture and maximize opportunities to collaborate connect and learn together. Our hybrid working models differ depending on your role and location. Occasional travel may be required.  

As well as a competitive salary and range of benefits we’re committed to supporting employee wellbeing and helping you grow your skills experience and career. Learn more about how rewarding life at Genius can be at Reward | Genius Sports.   

One team being brave driving change    

We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging and the ability to make a difference. Learn more about our values and culture at Culture | Genius Sports.    

Let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability. 

What We Do

Genius Sports is the layer between what happens on the field and how the world engages with it. Our solutions across the global sports ecosystem are underpinned by our next generation big data and artificial intelligence platform GeniusIQ. By ingesting and computing multiple real-time data feeds GeniusIQ powers a wide range of functions and applications across sports performance and officiation fan engagement advertising and sports betting. Founded in 2001 Genius Sports is now one of the world’s largest sports technology companies working with the likes of the NFL NBA EPL FIBA ESPN Sky Sports Flutter DraftKings and 100s more. We're headquartered in New York and London with offices in Los Angeles Medellin Tallinn Sofia Singapore Lausanne Manchester and Melbourne.

Why Work With Us

We are one team being brave driving change. Our company values help create a cohesive culture where we think feel and act like One Genius. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging and the ability to make a difference driving our vision to be everywhere in sports redefining experiences through technology.

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