Director of Brand Strategy & Narrative (AI)

Location: Remote within the USA

Salary: $180,000–$225,000 annually; $200,000–$250,000 for New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle, plus equity and bonus.

Company

Deepgram provides real-time voice AI APIs for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and production-grade voice agents through cloud, self-hosted, and on-premises software.

What you will do

• Define and evolve Deepgram’s brand strategy, voice-first narrative, positioning, and verbal identity.
• Build company and product positioning, brand architecture, naming systems, and practical language guidelines.
• Write and shape high-impact brand work, including manifestos, launch narratives, hero pages, keynotes, and executive communications.
• Define thought leadership and content strategy around Deepgram’s role in a voice-first future.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing writing team while raising creative quality across internal and external contributors.
• Partner with design, product, marketing, developer relations, communications, legal, and other teams, using AI tools to improve creative development and execution.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in writing, narrative development, and brand strategy, including 4+ years leading people and creative work.
• Exceptional writing ability across keynotes, manifestos, headlines, product copy, and other formats.
• Portfolio demonstrating shipped work in brand narrative, positioning, naming, and brand architecture.
• Direct experience building portfolio and naming systems, with strong technical fluency and the ability to make complex technology clear and human.
• Experience leading writers in an in-house or agency studio model and shaping communications for founders and senior leaders.
• Active use of AI in writing, research, ideation, or creative development is required.

Nice to have

• Experience branding technical, developer-focused, or AI products.
• Experience leading external brand or creative agencies through naming, positioning, or narrative engagements.
• Background in speechwriting, editorial, journalism, or another rigorous storytelling discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work within a fast-moving, category-defining company.
• AI-first operating model with continuous experimentation and rapid adaptation.
• Equity and bonus in addition to base salary.