Communications Manager

About Lemon.io

Lemon.io is building the autopilot for hiring, offering a faster and more efficient alternative to traditional recruiting agencies by delivering vetted, responsive candidates quickly. Hundreds of fast-growing companies rely on Lemon to build their engineering teams. As a profitable, bootstrapped company, we are rewriting the legacy recruiting industry in real-time.

Why This Role Exists

Lemon.io has a compelling story and AI-driven approach but lacks a strong public narrative. This role is designed for someone to own our external voice and distribution, making Lemon impossible to ignore in the engineering-hiring conversation. You will be the architect of how Lemon sounds and captures market attention, working directly with the founder with the autonomy that comes from being bootstrapped.

About the Position

The Communications Manager will be responsible for Lemon's external voice and its strategic distribution. The primary goal is to establish Lemon as a category leader by ensuring consistent visibility where our buyers and candidates engage. This is a senior individual contributor role reporting directly to the founder, involving significant hands-on writing and the development of distribution systems. While typically requiring 4+ years of experience, we are open to candidates with less experience who demonstrate exceptional writing skills and judgment.

Responsibilities

1. Executive Communications

• Lead the creation and execution of the founder's personal brand platforms.
• Produce and distribute daily content across the founder's channels.
• Support the founder's earned media efforts, including podcasts, panels, op-eds, and speaking engagements.

1. Internal News Scouting and Narrative Development

• Participate in product, customer success, sales, and operations meetings to identify newsworthy stories.
• Identify and shape company moments suitable for public sharing.
• Translate internal milestones, product launches, key learnings, and customer successes into compelling external content.
• Distribute content through social and traditional media channels.

1. Team Engagement

• Build and support an internal content program to engage employees across all functions.
• Equip team members to share their work publicly by providing ready-to-use content and templates.
• Coordinate team participation in industry conversations across various platforms.

1. Monitoring and Automation

• Develop and maintain content and distribution workflows using AI tools.
• Set up monitoring for brand mentions, press coverage, and audience growth across all relevant channels.
• Track, grow, and report on key communications metrics on a quarterly basis.

What We're Looking For

• Native or fluent English proficiency with cultural fluency for the US tech audience.
• Exceptional writing ability.
• Demonstrated experience writing in voices other than your own (e.g., ghostwriting for executives or founders).
• A proven track record of telling compelling stories for companies, products, or movements.
• Background in technology, B2B software, talent acquisition, recruiting, developer tools, or adjacent industries.
• Deep understanding of independent media, including Substack writers, podcasters, and influencers on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn.
• Proficiency and integration of AI tools in your workflow.
• Comfort operating in environments with ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Results-oriented with a strong bias for action and impact.
• Desire to be part of a small, fast-paced, and high-impact team.

What Success Looks Like in the First 4 Weeks

• Systems established for capturing content from the team and product, and for manufacturing news.
• An amplification program launched involving the team and external voices to maximize message reach.
• A content repurposing workflow implemented, enabling one idea to generate multiple content formats (posts, threads, clips, newsletter snippets) efficiently.
• Identification of 3-5 key narratives that will become widely recognized.
• Identification of internal voices and enablement of their regular posting, supported by systems that provide content ideas.
• Founder's social posts increasing to 4-5 times per week.
• Baseline metrics captured for measurable growth tracking.

Application Process

To apply, please send us:

• Three writing samples demonstrating range. At least one must be in a voice that is not your own (e.g., ghostwritten content for an executive or founder).
• A brief note (200 words or less) explaining your interest in this role and outlining what you would aim to achieve in your first 90 days. Focus on your thought process and intended actions, rather than summarizing your resume.

What to Expect:

• Application review within 7 days.
• A 45-minute call with the hiring team.
• A paid trial project (up to 10 hours).
• A final 60-minute conversation with the founder.
• Reference checks and offer.

We aim to complete the hiring process from application to offer within 3-4 weeks.