Director of Communications

🔥 12 hours ago

🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🗣️ Communications

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Flashfood

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2016

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏪 Marketplace

💰 $12.3M Series A - Flashfood on 2022-02

Food & Beverage • Marketplace

Flashfood is a mobile marketplace app that helps shoppers find and buy discounted grocery items—especially fresh produce, meat, and other near‑expiry goods—at up to 50% off, with purchases completed in the app and picked up in store. The company’s mission is to reduce food waste by rerouting surplus food from landfills to consumers’ tables while helping families save on groceries; it operates across the U. S. and Canada and reports serving over half a million households and diverting millions of pounds of food. Flashfood partners with grocery retailers to surface discounted items and provides resources for both shoppers and grocers.

📋 Description

• Drive Flashfood's external narrative and overall perception using press, creators, influencers, podcasts, NGOs, and other partners • Lead Media Relations, Creator Relations, Government Affairs/NGO Outreach, Industry Relations, Internal Communications, and Social Impact • Partner with Marketing to produce brand-impact campaigns and convert announcements into storytelling opportunities • Partner with Product and other teams to identify storytelling opportunities that drive the business forward • Create and execute executive visibility strategy across press, industry events, and other channels • Develop an ongoing slate of consumer PR stories for key opinion leaders and broader media coverage • Build and execute Creator Relations strategy with third-party creators and influencers • Build and nurture traditional and new-media press relationships • Lead relationships with government entities and NGOs to elevate Flashfood's brand and food-waste-reduction impact • Partner with People on internal communications strategy • Lead assembly and dissemination of the annual Impact Report • Brief and guide Flashfood's PR agency

🎯 Requirements

• Deep expertise shaping corporate narratives for high-growth companies, ideally within consumer, tech, or marketplace-driven industries • At least 8 years of experience across Media Relations, Executive Visibility, Creator Relations, Government Affairs, Internal Communications, and Social Impact • Strong earned media experience with an impressive track record of landing stories in a variety of media outlets • Extensive experience across earned media, influencer, editorial, and event-driven communications • Strong judgment in decision-making around high-stakes external activity • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguity • Proven ability to execute and deliver results in a fast-paced environment • Effective communication and collaboration skills • High level of ownership and accountability • Comfort working cross-functionally and balancing competing priorities • Data-driven mindset, with ability to define success, measure performance, and adjust based on impact

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits • 100% remote work with flexibility and trust • Mission-driven work that reduces food waste and expands access to affordable food • A fast-growing, collaborative team with big ambitions • Real opportunities for career growth