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Marketing and Communications Manager

Powerhouse Ventures • Full-time • Oakland, California, United States • $145k - $170k / year • 3d ago

Position: Marketing and Communications Manager

Entities: Powerhouse Ventures & Powerhouse Innovation

Reports to: Founder and Managing Partner of Powerhouse Ventures

Location: Strong preference for Oakland, CA (In office 4 days per week)

About Powerhouse Ventures

Our mission at Powerhouse Ventures is to find and support seed-stage founders building innovative software to advance clean energy, mobility, and industry. Our exceptional team, proprietary data, and established brand makes us uniquely qualified to find and evaluate top-tier founders, and our unparalleled network and community helps them succeed.

About Powerhouse Innovation

Powerhouse Innovation is a best-in-class consulting firm that partners with leading corporations, investors, and utilities to source and evaluate disruptive startups shaping the future of energy and industry.

Who are we looking for?

We are hiring a marketing and communications leader to shape, own, and execute our external presence for Powerhouse Ventures and Powerhouse Innovation. This role combines strategy, brand, and hands-on execution. You will be responsible for translating the two entities' respective investment and consulting activities into compelling narratives — and ensuring those narratives are consistently expressed across all channels. You will work closely with the senior leadership teams and our Managing Partner on a daily basis to expand our brand, communications, and marketing operations.

What you will be working on:

1. Brand, Positioning & Narrative

Refine and amplify the mission, positioning, value propositions, and brands developed by both teams.
Articulate a clear voice, tone, and personality for both entities, and ensure they are used consistently.
Ensure consistency of messaging across websites, newsletters, social media, events, press, and materials.
Refine success metrics and track progress against objectives.

2. Strategy and Marketing

Fundraising for Powerhouse Ventures
Develop and refine messaging and materials for fundraising efforts.
Execute LP-facing communications (quarterly updates, annual reports, special announcements).
Business Development for Powerhouse Innovation
Collaborate with Sales to develop and implement account-based marketing strategies
Create and maintain a sales and marketing calendar as well as all collateral.
Thought Leadership & Editorial
Create and manage a content roadmap aligned with both entities’ priorities and market dynamics.
Write and edit posts, articles, and long-form content.
Identify timely and evergreen themes to reinforce both entities' perspectives and authority.

3. Communications

Newsletter
Own the strategy, editorial direction, and production of the shared monthly newsletter.
Collect topics, write and edit content, manage production and distribution, and track engagement.
Podcast
Own end-to-end production of the shared podcast.
Identify and research relevant guests based on market trends.
Develop episode themes, outlines, and interview questions.
Coordinate scheduling, recording, editing, and publishing with external production partners and with EA support.
Manage branding, promotion, sponsorship sales, and distribution of each episode.
Plan and support live podcast events with EA support.
LinkedIn & Social
Develop and manage both entities’ presence on LinkedIn and other relevant platforms.
Create an editorial calendar and publish content regularly.
Write original posts and ghostwrite content for partners and team members.
Curate and amplify relevant portfolio and ecosystem content.

4. Website Ownership

Own both entities' websites as a core brand and communication asset.
Ensure messaging is current, clear, and aligned with positioning.
Manage external developers or designers when needed.

5. Events & Ecosystem Engagement

Own end-to-end planning and execution of Powerhouse’s annual event, a 1,000+ person industry gathering, including ticket sales, sponsorship sales, outreach, marketing, communications, and logistics with EA support.
Support planning and execution of other events such as investor meetings, portfolio gatherings, and ecosystem events.
Identify relevant conferences, sponsorships, and speaking opportunities.
Propose and develop original events aligned with entities goals.

6. PR

Identify and pursue media, speaking, and award opportunities for leadership.
Develop and prepare materials and, when applicable, hire and manage designers, videographers, etc.
Draft talking points and prepare partners for interviews and appearances.

7. Marketing Operations & Infrastructure

Lead the organization and execution of publicly facing investment materials.
Lead quarterly planning and reporting meetings with team leadership.
Collaborate with the team on annual and quarterly marketing and communications priorities and materials.
Build and maintain organized systems for marketing assets and documentation.
Establish workflows for content, approvals, publishing, and reporting.
Refine playbooks and templates for recurring activities (newsletters, announcements, events, launches, resources for founders etc).
Track analytics; what content performs, what drives engagement, what resonates with LPs/founders, clients etc.
Balance reactive needs with proactive, long-term brand and reputation building.

About you:

Experience

~6-10+ years of experience in marketing, communications, or brand roles within technology, venture-backed companies, or venture capital
Clean energy or related experience strongly preferred

Demonstrated skills

Extremely organized and detail-oriented
High EQ, strong judgment and ownership mindset, and ability to operate independently with clarity and empathy
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment
Proven ability to shape positioning and narrative, and translate strategy into high-quality execution across content, communications, and channels.
Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, including executive-level communications
Comfortable working directly with founders and senior leaders in fast-moving, early-stage environments

Diversity

We encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ+, and anyone with an experience historically underrepresented in companies, board rooms, and venture funds to apply. We are committed to pro-DE&I policies and practices. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and growth-oriented environment for all members of our team.

Compensation

The target salary range for this position is $145-170K. Benefits will be provided including comprehensive medical plans, flexible time off, and an annual professional development budget. The salary range listed is for Bay Area–based candidates.

To Apply

To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to phvcareers@powerhouse-ventures.co with the subject line ‘[Your First and Last Name] - [Marketing & Communications Manager]’

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis but with a preference for applications submitted before February 28th. We are unable to do informational interviews at this time, so if in doubt, please apply.