Communications & Public Affairs Manager

TL;DR

Communications & Public Affairs Manager (Public Affairs): Develop and execute communications plans for new city launches and policy priorities with an accent on regulated-market messaging, media strategy, and stakeholder engagement. Focus on sequencing announcements and earned media, building third-party validator networks, and coordinating rapid incident-response communications across priority U.S. metros.

Location: USA (remote)

Salary: $95,996–$123,642 (equity offers)

Company

hirify.global builds sidewalk robots for delivery in cities, using robotics, machine learning, and computer vision.

What you will do

• Develop and run communications plans for city launches and policy priorities aligned to regulatory milestones and operational readiness.
• Lead day-to-day communications execution for policy, public affairs, and market-entry work across priority markets.
• Build and manage local media strategies and reporter relationships across markets, including policy, mobility, accessibility, and urban policy outlets.
• Sequence announcements, validator activity, earned media, and stakeholder engagement to support permits, contracts, and public affairs campaigns.
• Monitor legislation, regulation, media coverage, and opposition activity and recommend communications responses early.
• Draft press and public affairs materials (holding statements, talking points, Q&A, fact sheets) and manage inbound media inquiries.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in communications, public affairs, government relations communications, political campaigns, or issue advocacy.
• Experience supporting a campaign or campaign-adjacent effort (e.g., ballot measure, contested election, regulatory fight, or state legislative effort).
• Experience working with policy, government relations, legal, or regulatory teams in a regulated or high-visibility environment.
• Strong writing skills for policy-precise, media-ready messaging and reactive statements.
• Ability to operate independently, manage multiple market workstreams in parallel, and make judgment calls in fast-moving situations.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly to priority markets in the U.S. to build local stakeholder and media relationships.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work based in the USA with regular travel to priority markets.
• Compensation includes a salary range plus equity offers.
• Work focuses on real-world robotics and regulated-market communications with cross-functional coordination.

Hiring process

• Interviews to assess communications/public affairs experience, writing, and ability to manage fast-moving, regulated issues.