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Senior Communications & Social Strategist

Gradial - Seattle, WA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-08-05

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Salary: USD 150,000 - 165,000 / annual

Gradial is an AI-native marketing operations platform that helps marketers and creatives move from idea to execution faster by orchestrating workflows across martech stacks and automating marketing execution. As Senior Communications & Social Strategist, you will own executive communications and social strategy, shaping how the world experiences Gradial and its founders. This is a hands-on role where you set strategy and execute daily across writing, filming, publishing, and iteration. Key responsibilities: - Develop and publish founder communications on LinkedIn, crafting high-quality posts in each founder's authentic voice - Create executive narratives, keynote messaging, and speaking materials for customer events, conferences, media, and major announcements - Own Gradial's social strategy across LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube - Lead social-first production end-to-end, including short-form video, founder content, and product storytelling - Identify and capitalize on platform shifts and cultural moments to position Gradial as a thought leader - Amplify product launches and milestones in partnership with founders, marketing, product, recruiting, and design teams - Measure performance and refine messaging, formats, and distribution based on audience data Required qualifications: - 6+ years leading executive communications and social strategy for founders, executives, or high-growth brands - Strong personal presence on LinkedIn with demonstrated audience-building track record - Deep fluency in LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube algorithms and audience dynamics - Exceptional writing ability with range to adapt to different executive voices while maintaining authenticity - Hands-on production experience from writing and filming through editing and publishing - Demonstrated ability to use AI tools and LLMs to accelerate research, content development, and creative workflows - Ability to balance long-term strategy with daily execution - High ownership mindset, excellent judgment, and speed without sacrificing quality Nice-to-have experience includes communications or social strategy at fast-growing AI or SaaS companies, work with founder-led or culturally relevant brands known for bold social storytelling, and experience producing highly shareable video and leading creative brand activations.

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