Ambercycle

About Us

Ambercycle is a materials science company founded in 2015 to make the global fashion industry circular. Every year, over 120 billion garments are disposed of. We’re developing and scaling a breakthrough technology to manufacture yarns and fabrics from these end-of-life clothes, without a sacrifice in quality, rather than from petroleum or new agriculture resources. Our apparel products avoid the use of new raw materials and go into the highest quality applications, exceeding the expectations of end customers with a fraction of the environmental footprint. Using our technology, we are fundamentally changing the fashion industry and building the infinite textile ecosystem. Ambercycle’s first solution, cycora® is a premium fabric made from end-of-life textiles. For more information, visit www.ambercycle.com and @cycora.la on IG.

The Team

The Ambercycle Marketing team creates physical, digital, and offline experiences inspired by our community that foster connection, drive actionable change for the betterment of our planet, and invite people to participate in the cycora® ecosystem. We are optimistic, curious, resourceful, and fearless.

The Job

Ambercycle is looking for an enthusiastic Head of PR and Corporate Communications candidate to help create and execute a world-class internal and external communications program for a rapidly growing materials science company. This candidate will help shape the brand narrative, differentiate the company within the industry, assist in building and executing thought-leadership campaigns for select executives, and help craft engaging internal communications platforms to drive employee pride. The candidate must be able to craft compelling narratives that come to life across all platforms and must have experience pitching and placing stories with financial and business media.

This role will help support the brand team, working on projects like building communications strategies that drive awareness of our company as a leader in the circularity space. It will include managing communications across web and social, and effectively writing press releases. This candidate is adept at synthesizing information, especially when distilling technical concepts to craft compelling stories that many audiences can understand. They’ll be comfortable with ambiguity, and fluidity and will enjoy diving into the unknown. A self-starter is a must for this role.

Responsibilities

• Manage global external communications on behalf of Ambercycle, including media relations, speaking engagements, advertising, social media, events, and time-sensitive news stories.
• Partner with business leaders to understand their strategic objectives and create communications plans that align with and help deliver on these objectives.
• Execute communication plans, securing high-impact coverage in relevant media outlets, developing messaging across communication platforms, and initiating other communications and/or public relations initiatives.
• Create and manage profiles of key business leaders, including agents, executives, and company management.
• Develop and foster relationships with key reporters to help achieve strategic objectives of clients and the business.
• Support executive communications programs including media training, talking points, and thought-leader conference strategy.
• Support media relations, including writing and disseminating press releases, pitching stories to reporters, drafting talking points and message frameworks, crafting statements, and arranging interviews with Ambercycle spokespersons.
• Prepare and edit press materials, newsletters, sizzles, and correlated photography.
• Track and analyze data gathered from media outreach to optimize interaction with target audiences and expand reach.
• Maintain media lists and track copywriting and content production.
• Produce persuasive writing that drives education or action for target audiences.
• Review, edit, proofread, and oversee the content produced by Ambercycle.
• Present creative ideas and copy to a large cross-functional team.
• Ensure that initiatives are fully executed on time and carried out successfully across multiple channels.
• Support senior team members on a variety of tasks and projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in communications (must include significant media relations experience; ideally includes corporate communications, internal communications)
• Synthesizes information from business units or clients to develop and execute successful communication strategie
• Strong attention to detail and a proven ability to manage multiple work streams at once
• Proven experience as a copywriter, from a creative agency background or in-house
• Creative writing experience across multiple mediums, especially social media and digital
• Impeccable grammar and spelling
• Strong editing and proofreading skills
• Demonstrated ability to work towards tight timelines
• Able to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively with the Project Management team and report project status in a timely manner
• Extremely strong interpersonal, written communication, influencing and organizational skills
• Passion for emerging technology, sustainability, circularity, and fashion.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Flexible PTO
• 401(k)
• Free Snacks & Beverages