Executive Communications Manager

We're looking for an executive communications manager to shape Figma's story and how our execs tell it. You’ll partner with leaders across the business to turn early ideas into clear, compelling points of view and build platforms that only they can credibly own. From there you'll work with our comms team and Figmates across the company to get those stories told in the spaces and places where they’ll have the most impact.  

A lot of the work is writing: essays, keynotes, social posts and op-eds. The rest is strategy: figuring out which ideas are worth developing, which audience needs to hear them, how a story travels and what makes people excited to share it.

This is a new role reporting to our VP of Communications. The ideal candidate will write and speak with the same precision and clarity they’d expect from the execs they support. They’ll know how to make someone sound sharp in a 140-character post and credible in a 3,000-word essay. You’ll operate with low ego, high conviction and the curiosity to uncover stories people want to hear and that our execs want to tell. 

This is a full-time role based in San Francisco or New York City hubs.

What you'll do at Figma:

• Build the narrative framework executives across the business use to tell Figma's story, and their own
• Work with our comms team on media strategy, and bring sound judgment to messaging and channel selection 
• Partner with (and occasionally spar) with executives to sharpen their ideas and the broader point of view behind them
• Build the system and infrastructure this function needs to keep our executive storytelling consistent and differentiated
• Find ways to measure impact and drive a culture of experimentation in our exec comms

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Extensive experience crafting narratives for senior executives across formats, channels and audiences
• A track record of writing for C-suite executives with strong opinions and high standards 
• Executive presence, and a track record of influencing people who don't report to you
• Media relations experience and sound judgment on press, messaging and reputation
• Comfort with ambiguity, deep curiosity and a record of shipping strong work

While it's not required, it's an added plus if you also have:

• A journalism or editorial background, with an instinct for what's newsworthy and how a story reads to an outside audience
• Experience in tech, creative pursuits and/or product design and development
• Strong business literacy and the ability to translate complex financial and technical topics for a broader audience
• Passion for Figma and what we do!

At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.