Director, Scientific Communications
Orca BioSalary not specified
Full Time
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Legal Technology, Ediscovery, TechnologyIndustries
Requirements
- Experience in corporate communications, particularly amplifying stories across legal, business, and technology media
- Ability to shape communications strategy and deliver on plans through strategic storytelling in earned, paid, and social media
- Partnership skills with executives, subject matter experts, and customers
- Strong relationships with journalists and media partners, with ability to build and grow them
- Drive for executive thought leadership in third-party publications
- Collaborative leadership to grow external communications strategy and execution
- Respect for journalists and customers to craft compelling stories for diverse publications (legal trade, general business, technology press)
- Willingness to become a subject matter expert in litigation, investigations, competitive landscape, and market trends
- Empathy for customers and deep understanding of Everlaw’s software and customer segments
- Established media relationships and ability to forge new ones
Responsibilities
- Get to know the marketing and executive team to understand their contributions to communications strategy
- Own the media program: work with PR agency to pitch, brief, place, and measure coverage; maintain and grow reporter relationships
- Drive announcements and momentum: coordinate press and communications for product launches, business momentum, customer narratives, and brand campaigns with on-point messaging
- Become a market expert in litigation/investigations landscape, Everlaw’s position, and differentiators
- Bring empathy for customers by understanding Everlaw’s software and segments to target communications
- Develop communications strategy: collaborate with leadership and agency to build and execute external strategy, develop stories to elevate brand, increase share of voice, showcase momentum, and highlight initiatives
- Generate strong coverage: execute strategy to secure top placements, win awards, and produce thought leadership blogs/by-lines
- Guide social media: work with partners to amplify messaging, expand executive recognition, support employer branding/recruitment, and drive brand awareness
- Protect the brand: engage with top-tier press to counter misinformation
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
What is the work location and schedule for this role?
This is a full-time exempt position based in the Oakland, California office with a hybrid work schedule: in office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with the option to work from home on Tuesdays and Fridays.
What salary or compensation does this position offer?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What key skills and experiences are required for the Senior Corporate Communications Manager role?
The role requires experience in strategic storytelling across earned, paid, and social media, building relationships with journalists, driving executive thought leadership, and becoming a subject matter expert in litigation and investigations. Strong collaboration, empathy for customers, and respect for journalists are essential.
What is the company culture like at Everlaw?
Everlaw fosters a collaborative, growth-oriented environment where new hires are integrated quickly through onboarding, trusted to contribute early with their expertise, and encouraged to learn and uplevel the team.
What makes a strong candidate for this position?
A strong candidate is a collaborative leader passionate about strategic storytelling, with experience amplifying stories in legal, business, and tech media, building journalist relationships, and demonstrating empathy for customers in the legal tech space.
Everlaw
Provides ediscovery software for legal teams
About Everlaw
Everlaw provides advanced ediscovery software designed for law firms, corporations, and government agencies. Ediscovery involves the process of locating and securing electronic data to be used as evidence in legal cases. Everlaw's platform simplifies this process, allowing legal teams to focus on their core tasks. The software is cloud-native and utilizes analytics and machine learning to quickly identify relevant information, making it user-friendly for legal professionals of all tech levels. In addition to ediscovery, Everlaw offers tools for deposition and trial preparation, as well as solutions for responding to cyber breaches and other legal actions. This comprehensive approach enhances the efficiency and productivity of legal teams. Everlaw generates revenue by selling its software and services to a diverse range of clients.
Oakland, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2010Year Founded
$290.5MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, LegalIndustries
201-500Employees
Benefits
Competitive salary
Substantial equity
Retirement plan with company matching
Health, dental, and vision
Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care expenses
Paid parental leave and sick leave
Seventeen paid vacation days plus 11 federal holidays
Membership to Modern Health to help employees prioritize mental health and wellness
Annual allocation for Learning & Development opportunities and applicable professional membership dues
Company-sponsored life and disability insurance
Risks
GenAI adoption may face challenges due to AI accuracy concerns.
Expansion of Everlaw for Good could strain company resources.
Reliance on cloud solutions exposes Everlaw to data breach risks.
Differentiation
Everlaw integrates AI-based clustering for deeper insights in ediscovery.
The platform offers centralized legal holds, reducing manual data management risks.
Everlaw for Good provides free access to legal tech for non-profits.
Upsides
GenAI-powered assistants reduce time and costs in the discovery process.
Partnership with BDO USA enhances global litigation support services.
Everlaw ranked #1 in customer satisfaction in ediscovery.
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