• Strategic Advising: Act as a trusted communications advisor to our CEO and other key executives, providing counsel on thought leadership, strategic messaging, communication platforms, and audience engagement. • Narrative Development: Help craft and evolve the core corporate narrative, working with executives to articulate our mission, vision, and growth story to investors, employees, customers, and the media. • Speechwriting & Content Creation: Own the end-to-end development of external executive communications, including speeches, presentations for keynotes, talking points, thought leadership articles, and blog posts for 8am and personal social platforms. • Thought Leadership: Drive and execute a strategic thought leadership platform for executives, identifying and securing speaking engagements and other opportunities to showcase expertise and leadership in the tech space. • Media Relations Support: Partner with the PR team to prepare executives for media interviews and other external engagements, ensuring consistent messaging and effective delivery. • Internal Alignment: Collaborate with the internal communications lead to ensure that executive messaging is cascaded effectively throughout the organization, fostering employee engagement and alignment. • Social Media Management: Advise executives on and help manage their social media presence, leveraging platforms like LinkedIn to build and enhance their professional brand. • Performance Measurement: Track, measure, and report on the effectiveness of executive communications, using insights to refine and improve future strategies.