Director, Head of Communications

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November 14

🌵 Arizona – Remote

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🏄 California – Remote

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+26 more states

🌵 Arizona – Remote 🏄 California – Remote ⛰️ Colorado – Remote 🦌 Connecticut – Remote 🐊 Florida – Remote 🌽 Illinois – Remote 🌪️ Kansas – Remote 🎰 Nevada – Remote 🏖️ New Jersey – Remote 🌶️ New Mexico – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote 🌲 North Carolina – Remote 🏈 Ohio – Remote 🌪️ Oklahoma – Remote 🌲 Oregon – Remote 🦀 Maryland – Remote 🍂 Massachusetts – Remote 🚗 Michigan – Remote ❄️ Minnesota – Remote 🏰 Missouri – Remote 🌴 South Carolina – Remote 🎸 Tennessee – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote ⛷️ Utah – Remote ⚔️ Virginia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote 🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

💵 $180k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

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HopSkipDrive

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Transport • Education • Enterprise

HopSkipDrive is a leading provider of innovative and scalable school transportation solutions, partnering with schools, districts, and counties to provide safe, reliable transportation for youth. They specialize in providing alternatives to traditional school bus routes, catering to students' non-routine needs, those in foster care, and students with special transportation requirements. HopSkipDrive also supports personalized and small group transportation solutions, and uses RouteWise AI technology for transportation optimization. Their service is known for being 40% more affordable than traditional underutilized bus routes. They also address challenges such as bus driver shortages and provide a flexible network of CareDrivers, ensuring safety and reliability.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2014

🚗 Transport

📚 Education

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $37M Series D on 2022-09

📋 Description

• Develop and oversee the company's comprehensive communications strategy, leading all earned media, managing corporate messaging, and strategic initiatives. • Plan and execute proactive and reactive communications campaigns designed to raise HopSkipDrive’s profile, secure earned media, and shape understanding of the company among key audiences. • Serve as a primary media contact and own the company's crisis communications function, including developing scenario plans, drafting statements, and briefing reporters on sensitive policy, safety, and corporate topics. • Create and manage a strategic messaging framework, and draft all foundational communications materials, including talking points, press releases, op-eds, and key messaging for company announcements. • Lead the PR and communications strategy for all company announcements, coordinating cross-functionally with marketing, policy, safety, and leadership teams. • Shape understanding of our legislative and regulatory priorities through strategic communications, working in close partnership with the Government Affairs team. • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing communications team.

🎯 Requirements

• 10-12+ years of communications experience, with a tenure in the technology sector. • A comprehensive understanding of the media landscape and a proven track record in securing top-tier and local earned media and building strong press relationships. • Demonstrated, expert-level experience in both policy and crisis communications is a must. • Proven experience leading and developing a high-performing communications team and managing PR agencies. • Exceptionally strong writing, organization, and communication skills, with the ability to distill complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives. • A team-player attitude with the ability to work independently, influence stakeholders, and manage complex issues effectively. • A passion for HopSkipDrive's mission to create opportunity for all through mobility.

🏖️ Benefits

• equity • flexible vacation • medical insurance • dental insurance • vision insurance • life insurance • 401(k) • FSA • opportunity to work for a uniquely positioned, VC-backed company in a hugely attractive space with significant upside potential