Amira: Purposeful Technology Built for Teachers and Educators Amira is designed to help students achieve reading proficiency. Backed by Owl Ventures.
About the role
The Head of Communications & PR owns how Amira's story is told - to educators, district and state leaders, policymakers, media, investors and within the company. You will make Amira the most trusted voice in reading growth, grounded in science, evidence and innovative technologies. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 10+ years in communications, PR or journalism, including 3+ years leading communications for a company, agency practice or mission-driven organization
- A track record of earning top-tier coverage in national business, technology or education media, with relationships to show for it
- Experience building thought-leadership programs that moved a company's reputation
- Hands-on crisis management experience, ideally on sensitive topics such as data privacy, children or public funding
- Exceptional writing and editing: you can draft a press release, an op-ed, a company-wide memo and a crisis statement in the same afternoon
- The ability to make research and technical ideas accurate, simple and compelling, without overstating them
More about this role
Job Title: Head of Communications & PR
Amira accelerates reading outcomes by delivering the science of reading and neuroscience to every student. Validated by independent efficacy research from universities and state education agencies, Amira's impact on student reading growth is proven nationwide. More than 2,500 school districts and state agencies trust Amira to deliver measurable reading results with over 5 million students around the world becoming stronger readers with Amira.
Unlike any other edtech tool, Amira continuously pinpoints each student’s reading skills and helps teachers build lessons aligned to their district’s curriculum, drawing directly from the high-quality instructional materials they already use. Teachers can finally differentiate instruction with evidence and ease, and every student gets the one-on-one practice they need, whether they’re racing ahead or working to catch up.
Join our mission-driven team of reading scientists, AI engineers, educators, and business builders, and help to make every child become a proficient reader.
The Head of Communications & PR owns how Amira's story is told - to educators, district and state leaders, policymakers, media,...
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