Head of PR and Communications

Cohere in Toronto, San Francisco, New York City

Who are we?
We’re a small, diverse team working at the cutting edge of machine learning. At Cohere, our mission is to build machines that understand the world and to make them safely accessible to all. Language is at the crux of this, but it can be difficult and expensive to parse the syntax, semantics, and context that all work together to give words meaning. The Cohere platform provides access to Large Language Models through its APIs that read billions of web pages and learns to understand the meaning, sentiment, and intent of the words we use in a richness never seen before.

We've raised our Series B , signed a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud , and we are focused on bringing our technology to market. We will partner with customers so they can build natural language understanding and generation into their products with just a few lines of code.

We’re ambitious — we believe our technology will fundamentally transform how industries interact with natural language. And we have the technical chops to back it up - Cohere’s CEO, Aidan Gomez, is a co-author of the groundbreaking paper “Attention is all you need” , (over 53k citations) and was previously part of Google Brain. Our entire technical team is world-class.

We are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive work environment so that all of our team members can thrive. We welcome kind and brilliant people to our team, from wherever they come.

Why this role?
You will own the PR and comms function at Cohere. This role will report into the VP of Marketing. You will work with our leadership, sales, product and marketing teams to develop and execute a comprehensive PR strategy to raise Cohere’s profile to be a leader in the AI space.
If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply! If you consider yourself a thoughtful worker, a lifelong learner, and a kind and playful team member, Cohere is the place for you.

We welcome applicants of all kinds and are committed to providing both an equal opportunity process and work environment. We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all.

Our Perks:
🤝 An open and inclusive culture and work environment
🧑‍💻 Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
🍽 Free daily lunch
🦷 Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
🐣 100% Parental Leave top-up for 6 months for employees based in Canada, the US, and the UK
🎨 Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
🏙 Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, Palo Alto, and London and coworking stipend
✈️ 6 weeks of vacation and shared Canada/US/UK holidays

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    • Develop and execute a comprehensive communications strategy to raise Cohere’s profile, establish the company as a leader in this space and increase share of voice
    • Own partnership with the PR agency, manage key media relationships including reporters, editors and analysts
    • Write press releases, execute media pitches, and develop messaging points that clearly communicate Cohere’s competitive differentiation and market position
    • Work with the leadership team to craft our PR narrative. Raise the profile of the CEO and other members of the senior leadership team through executive communications and thought leadership opportunities
    • Provide communications counsel, media training and support to senior leaders to better communicate the company’s overall vision, strategy, and capabilities to a wide variety of audiences
    • Work with the product and marketing team to carry out impactful communication campaigns about new products
    • Field media questions and oversee crisis communications processes and provide guidance and messaging
    • Own briefings and inquiries, develop content for these activities and provide scope and guidance to subject matter experts from around the company
    • Own the numbers, tracking of coverage, performance and share of voice

    • 10+ years in communications at an agency or in-house, with a track record of impact in high-growth B2B SaaS, preferably in AI
    • 5+ years of experience in a leadership role
    • Strong understanding of the media and PR landscape and relationships with reporters
    • You are a storyteller with excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • You have executive presence to work with the C-suite and the ability to influence and counsel senior management
    • Confident public speaker capable both of presenting at high profile forums as well as training others to do so
    • Policy background is a plus
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