Peakenergy
Senior Manager, Communications
Burlingame, California. Posted a month ago
The role
You will lead corporate communications, public relations, and product storytelling. You will work with leadership and various departments to shape external communications for the company, its technology, and its products.
What you will do
- Develop and execute Peak’s corporate communications and PR strategy.
- Work with executives to develop messaging, talking points, presentations, and external narratives.
- Write press releases, media pitches, FAQs, briefing materials, and executive communications.
- Prepare executives for media interviews, speaking engagements, and major announcements.
- Build media relationships and drive earned coverage.
- Manage Peak’s external PR agency.
- Develop and maintain corporate, technology, and product messaging.
- Translate technical differentiation and customer insights into value propositions and stories.
- Develop executive thought leadership and review technical content.
- Lead communications for product launches, customer announcements, partnerships, and other news.
Required qualifications
- 6–8+ years of experience in communications, PR, product communications, or a related role.
- Exceptional writer and editor with experience writing press releases, pitches, executive messaging, and long-form content.
- Strong media relations experience and a track record of securing earned coverage.
- Experience working directly with senior executives.
- Experience positioning and launching technical products, technologies, or major company initiatives.
- Ability to translate complex technical and commercial information into clear narratives and customer value propositions.
- High ownership and ability to move between strategy and hands-on execution.
Nice to have
- Significant PR agency experience strongly preferred, ideally combined with in-house experience.
- Experience in energy, infrastructure, climate tech, industrial technology, or another technical industry strongly preferred.
Benefits
- Flexible time off
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Strong 401(k) plan
- Equity opportunities
- Many great work perks
About the company
Peak Energy is the first American venture to advance globally proven Sodium-Ion battery systems as the storage standard for the new era of renewable energy. The leadership team is powered by decades of expertise in scaling gigawatt-level innovation.