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Handshake is the career network for the AI economy, connecting 30 million job seekers, over 1 million employers, and 1,600 educational institutions. The company is building AI-powered learning products and career services at scale.
You will own the communications strategy and narrative for Handshake's Careers business unit. Reporting to the Chief Communications Officer, you'll work closely with the President and COO (who runs Careers), the Chief Education and Workforce Officer, and cross-functional teams in product, marketing, research, and economics.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and execute the Careers communications strategy, aligned with company-wide priorities and business unit growth goals; measure impact against clear KPIs
- Build and maintain relationships with reporters covering careers, workplace, higher education, workforce policy, and AI's impact on employment
- Serve as executive communications partner to senior leadership, including drafting speeches, op-eds, LinkedIn posts, and all-hands communications
- Transform research and proprietary data (Network Trends, Class of 2026 series, labor-market data) into compelling narratives with the in-house economist and research team
- Lead communications for Careers product launches and employer/university partnerships in coordination with product marketing
- Manage communications to and about university and employer partners
- Handle inbound media inquiries and issues in coordination with Legal and the Chief Communications Officer
- Support Careers communications strategy as the business expands internationally
This is positioned as a senior individual-contributor role with potential to grow into a people-management role as the function scales.
Requirements:
- 8–12 years of communications experience with substantial media relations and executive communications background
- Established relationships with reporters covering careers, workplace, higher education, and future-of-work topics; demonstrated record of tier-one media placements
- Exceptional writing and editing skills; ability to write in an executive's voice across formats (LinkedIn posts, op-eds, internal communications, scripts)
- Comfort working with data and analytics
- Sound judgment under pressure
- Systems-oriented mindset; ability to build scalable processes, not just individual stories
- AI-native working style: proficient in using AI for research, drafting, and measurement while maintaining editorial ownership
- Bonus: background in higher education or workforce policy
