Communications Lead

Endurance is building the world's first modular subsea geothermal power plants, converting vast thermal resources under the ocean into gigawatts of baseload power. As our first in-house Communications hire, you will help own and tell our story externally and internally. You will be a partner and collaborate closely with our Head of Creative and company leadership. You will drive strategy and execute on PR relationships, craft key messaging, and build the broader infrastructure for our communications ecosystem. This is a critical position with regards to how we explain a first-of-a-kind energy technology, accurately and with confidence.

Responsibilities

Own Earned Media: build relationships with energy, climate, technology, and business reporters, pitch stories, manage embargoes, and run every interview from briefing book to follow-up; Write and own press releases, announcements, fact sheets, and the key messages document every spokesperson works from; Prepare and media-train relevant members of the team, sit in on interviews, and provide post-interview feedback to interviewees; Own social channels (LinkedIn, X): strategy, content calendar, writing, posting, community management, and metrics; Get the technical story right by working with engineering to make sure every public claim about the technology, sites, and results is accurate before it goes out; Build and run the crisis and incident communications plan, including environmental, safety, and deployment scenarios, with clear owners and approval paths; Write and enforce PR and public statement guidelines: what employees can share, who approves what, and how inbound and outbound media are handled; Own internal communications: all-hands agendas and run of show, company-wide announcements, leadership updates, and onboarding content on mission and strategy; Support financing announcements, partner and customer announcements, and conference and event appearances; Support External Affairs on community relations, public comment periods, and stakeholder outreach; Partner with the Head of Creative on photo, video, and website content, and with the People team on employer brand and recruiting content

Requirements

5+ years of communications experience, with a mix of in-house and agency or newsroom work; Excellent writer and editor who can turn a complex technical result into a clear, accurate story in a rapid paced environment; Experience media-training, preparing, and partnering with executives for interviews, panels, and press events; Experience owning company social channels and building a content calendar; Experience handling a crisis or sensitive issue in public, with sound judgment about what to say, when, and who signs off; High ownership mindset and comfort working independently; Able to work on-site in Seattle, with occasional travel to deployments, events, and partner sites

Nice to have

Previous experience in energy, government affairs, climate tech, hardware, aerospace, or deep tech; Experience at a startup through a major financing round or launch; International communications experience, especially in APAC

Benefits

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage; Flexible PTO including 12 paid company holidays; Travel to deployment sites along oceanic ridges (Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Azores); Participation in sea trials and deployment operations with leading oceanographic institutions; Work with technology spanning high-power electronics, marine systems, and clean energy; Company-sponsored recreational dive certification; Access to the company boat; Free meals and snacks; Equity granted to every full-time employee