Vice President of Marketing & Communications

Number of employees

1050

Devens, MA, United States

Posted on: 2023-10-30

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is on a mission to deliver clean fusion energy to the planet fast enough to matter for humanity’s biggest challenges.

It’s urgent. The gap between the energy we need and the energy we have is widening every day. Fusion is a critical part of the energy transition away from fossil fuels, a new chapter for the world’s energy supply.

We’re committing to delivering fusion power plants and a full-fledged fusion energy industry as we’ve delivered on other promises. Like the world’s strongest high-temperature superconducting magnet, the game-changing technology that’s making commercial fusion energy a reality.

We’ve raised over $2 billion in capital — more than any other fusion energy company — and attracted top talent to design, build, and deliver commercial  fusion power plants. And we’re working with policymakers and suppliers to make fusion energy available globally.

As we push toward the fusion-energy future, we’ll keep setting and meeting milestones, sharing and validating our progress, and encouraging others to do the same.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems seeks a sharp, strategic marketing and communications leader to join our mission of enabling limitless clean energy.

As the VP of Marketing and Communications reporting to the CMO, this is a highly visible role responsible for bringing our groundbreaking fusion technology to the world stage. In this role, you will craft compelling messaging and differentiated positioning to drive broad comprehension of fusion's potential as a safe, sustainable power source. You will oversee the marketing and communications functions, building a nimble team to execute integrated initiatives across channels.

This role will be responsible for accelerating the growth of our global brand, managing our corporate reputation, and elevating CFS as a category-creator in clean, sustainable energy.

This team member will:

  • Company Narrative: Own the company narrative and be aggressive in capturing tailwinds from the global zeitgeist
  • CEO Communications: Develop a proactive, strategic approach to earned media placement and CEO communications
  • Issues & Crisis Management: Lead on building a rapid-response crisis communications team able to cover both issues management as well as crisis issues
  • Employee Communications: As the thought partner to the People team, build a comprehensive employee communications program to ensure consistent message delivery and comprehension across a fast-growing organization
  • Third-Party Influencers: Working with Product Marketing, Digital and Global Affairs, develop a third-party influencer campaign to identify, curate, manage and activate industry analysts, academics, and other key opinion leaders
  • Investor Relations: Working with Corp Dev, provide regular progress updates and milestones to existing and new investors
  • Metrics: Manage the right set of tools to capture quality of earned media coverage, message pull through and tonality and benchmark against the competition
  • Marketing & Planning: Build marketing strategies that accelerate CFS's growth and promote our fusion technology globally, work cross-functionally to align marketing plans with business goals and major milestones
  • Brand Strategy & Management: Architect brand building initiatives that bring our brand to life and reinforce our values and vision within the company and across wider society
  • Product Marketing: Craft razor sharp positioning and messaging that conveys segmentspecific customer value proposition and compelling storytelling
  • Research & Analysis: Conduct market research and competitive intelligence to understand target users, dynamic market and larger ecosystem in which we operate · ABM & Sales Enablement: Empower the Commercial team with precision messaging, content and collateral for strategic customer conversations
  • Employee Value Prop: Be the thought partner to the People team to develop a compelling, consistent, accessible employee value proposition
  • As we scale build, manage and mentor a nimble marketing team and develop systems and structures to support marketing excellence
  • The ideal candidate will have most, if not all, of these requirements:

  • BA/BS degree in Marketing/Communications, Journalism, Business or related field · Boston-based role
  • 15+ years of marketing leadership and strategic communications experience in a tech or science-based organization
  • You convey complex technical topics in clear, compelling ways to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Nothing scares you: you are cool and calm under pressure
  • You have intellectual curiosity and can quickly grasp complex scientific subjects
  • You enjoy delving into the technical details of fusion technology
  • Strong leadership abilities and experience managing high-performance teams
  • Additional preferred experience and/or qualifications:

  • Agency experience
  • Perform activities such as typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time
  • Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics
  • Willingness to travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call occasionally
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