About Indigo

Indigo Ag is a mission-driven company dedicated to harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet. We innovate across a breadth of technology and science disciplines to help enhance agriculture's long-term sustainability and profitability and mitigate the climate crisis. We seek to positively impact the world through the digital and biological solutions we bring to the market, creating a more resilient earth, healthier economies, and thriving communities. Our people build partnerships, explore the science, and engineer the technology to help grow the future of sustainable agriculture. The only way to achieve it is through a unique combination of expertise – from Fortune 500 to academia, soil science and agriculture, to tech start-ups.

We are seeking to hire a creative, motivated, and data-driven Director of PR & External Communications to join our team. He/she will be responsible for amplifying brand awareness through the development and execution of a fully integrated Public Relations and Communication program that gains positive stakeholder and industry media coverage for the Indigo Ag brand. We have a powerful story to tell, and we are looking for a leader who can lead our corporate message development and execution for our external stakeholders, farmers, agribusinesses corporations and thought leaders. 

Responsibilities:

• Defines, develops, and executes a data-driven communications plan for external stakeholders, creating a corporate narrative, ensuring our story is unique, differentiated and fully activated across multiple channels
• Manages all media relationship activities including press outreach, development of press materials, briefing documents, interviews and speaking engagements
• Leads the Public Relations / External Communications platform, collaborating and aligning with our Brand and Public Affairs leaders to establish and maintain effective relationships with journalists and other related industry influencers; maintain records of media coverage and systematize analytics / metrics to align with business objectives and respond to various media inquiries; evaluate media opportunities; arrange interviews with management and leadership
• Creates and manages integrated Thought Leadership platforms to drive Indigo’s category and leadership
• Establishes key metrics and measures the impact of the communication campaigns
• Writes compelling content for communications including website, publications, public relations, social, and presentations
• Develops and manages the External Communications calendar, ensuring that all key internal stakeholders are aligned and informed
• Develops and executes the company’s crisis management program

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree with experience in external communications, or equivalent experience in a similar role is strongly desired
• Exceptional writer and storyteller, minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in an external communications role
• Ideally working experience in both agency and client companies
• Strong knowledge of publishing software and social media platforms
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong time management and organizational skills, comfortable in an evolving marketplace / category and fast-paced culture
• Experience leading external communications in a mission-based company preferred
• Ideal profile includes experience in technology/B2B and/or agriculture
• Existing relationship with journalists preferred
• Proven track record of media hits and ability to drive brand ambassadorship and advocacy

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At Indigo, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national, social or ethnic origin, age, physical, mental or sensory disability, marital status, family or parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, family medical history or genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Indigo believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion among our team members are critical to our success. We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. 

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