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VP of Brand & Narrative
Job Summary:
Tech:NYC is an engaged network of tech leaders working to foster a dynamic, diverse, and creative New York. We bring together principled New Yorkers to support a successful technology ecosystem, attract and retain top-tier talent, and celebrate New York and the companies that call it home.
The VP of Brand and Narrative will join the team as a new senior role to own the overarching story of Tech:NYC.
In this role, you will lead the development and stewardship of Tech:NYC's brand and overarching narrative, with a focus on positioning, brand architecture, and the editorial strategy that unifies the organization's communications and content across all of its programs, initiatives, and sub-brands. The VP of Brand & Narrative leads the communications and content function as a cohesive unit and serves as the organization's editor-in-chief of its own story: defining what Tech:NYC stands for and ensuring that every program, initiative, and sub-brand ladders up to one clear identity. The VP will manage the existing communications team (Press Secretary and Sr. Communications Manager) as well as our existing PR and Design vendors, with the opportunity to develop a strategy to grow the team and add resources over time.
This person will set the organization's editorial standards and produce its highest-stakes content directly, working as a hands-on leader in a lean environment. The role treats every channel — digital, earned media, and events — as an expression of a single narrative strategy, and involves consistent coordination across teams to ensure a coherent brand and voice.
Reporting to the CEO and collaborating with the CSO, you will bring a genuine point of view and real ownership over how we position ourselves. This is a role for someone who can hold a strong opinion and build consensus around it.
Main Duties:
Brand & Narrative Strategy
Define and steward Tech:NYC's overarching narrative and positioning across the technology and New York City ecosystems, and make it legible to members, policymakers, funders, partners, press, and the city and state themselves.
Establish and maintain the organization's brand architecture, clarifying how sub-brands and initiatives – including Obviously NYC, Decoded Futures, and fellowship and education programs – relate to the Tech:NYC master brand.
Refine audience strategy
Develop message architecture and guide the sequencing and prioritization of the organization's communications.
Bring a clear, independent point of view on how Tech:NYC positions itself, developed in partnership with the CEO and executive team.
Define the KPIs for brand and communications, and report on performance and value to senior leadership and the board.
Communications & Content Leadership
Lead the communications and content function as a unified team, setting editorial standards and consolidating separate editorial calendars into a single, holistic system.
Own and produce the organization's highest-stakes content directly, including core messaging and key written materials.
Further a strategy to communicate with Tech:NYC’s core membership audiences inconclusive of CEOs, VCs, and employees from across the organization’s network of companies and firms.
Oversee earned media strategy and the organization's press vendor relationship, in coordination with the Press Secretary.
Provide narrative guidance to Senior Content Manager and executive editing to organization's newsletter, digital, and social channels to ensure a consistent brand voice.
Brand Activation & Events
Integrate events into the brand and narrative strategy, in coordination with the Chief of Staff and subject-matter leads who manage event logistics and execution.
Ensure consistent brand expression across all channels and touchpoints, inclusive of collaborations with members and other Tech:NYC partners.
Lead the brand and narrative integration of Obviously NYC and other initiatives into the broader Tech:NYC story.
Team Leadership & Management
Lead, manage, and develop the communications and content team, including the Senior Communications & Content Manager.
Build the team over time, including hiring additional content and mid-level roles as the function grows.
Integrate existing sub-brand contractor support into a unified team structure.
Manage design and other vendor relationships, and advise on how Tech:NYC builds creative and design capacity over time.
This is a builder's role at a scrappy, high-influence organization.
Your Skills, Experience, and Interest:
Get energy from ambiguity and white space, and from being the person who brings coherence.
Care about the mission. You're excited by New York, by technology's role in the city's future, and by civic impact — enough that meaningful work and real ownership outweigh a bigger corporate paycheck.
Are resourceful with lean means and know how to get outsized output from vendors, a small team, and your own hands.
A track record building brand and narrative for an organization or portfolio — ideally in a mission-driven, membership, advocacy, trade association, or public-affairs-adjacent context, though we're open to non-obvious backgrounds.
Demonstrated ability to define positioning and brand architecture from a strategic point of view, not just execute campaigns.
Excellent, hands-on writing and editorial judgment across formats and audiences.
Experience translating brand/comms value to executives and boards, and setting meaningful KPIs.
Comfort in a small, fast-moving, founder-led environment.
Salary Range & Benefits:
The target range of base salary in this role is $180,000-200,000. In addition to base salary, Tech:NYC considers other key components as part of total compensation, including annual holiday and benefits. Actual base compensation is influenced by a wide array of candidate factors, such as skill set and level of experience.
Tech:NYC provides a generous benefits package including excellent coverage for health, vision, and dental insurance premiums; paid parental leave; time off including vacation, holidays, and sick time; and reimbursement for cellular service.
Additional Requirements:
Tech:NYC operates under an in-person office environment Monday through Thursday, with Friday being reserved for at-home flexible work. This role requires the ability to regularly participate in both breakfast and evening events.
Tech:NYC is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any protected category.
To apply to this role, please email careers@technyc.org with “VP of Brand” in the subject line.
Content Manager
Job Summary:
Tech:NYC is an engaged network of tech leaders working to foster a dynamic, diverse, and creative New York. We bring together principled New Yorkers to support a successful technology ecosystem, attract and retain top-tier talent, and celebrate New York and the companies that call it home.
The Content Manager will expand Tech:NYC's capacity to produce high-quality written and social content across its internal and external channels.
Reporting to the Senior Manager of Communications, this person will sit within the Social & Content function and collaborate with colleagues across Press & Policy, Events, Decoded Futures, and Obviously NYC. They will turn Tech:NYC's programs, policy work, members, events, and ecosystem insights into clear, compelling stories while helping maintain a consistent voice and a steady editorial drumbeat. This is a hands-on role for a strong writer who is also comfortable creating social-first short-form video, and who can carry projects from brief through publication.
Main Duties:
Write, edit, and publish content across Tech:NYC's newsletters (both internal and external), website, social channels, and reports.
Produce social-ready short-form video — concepts, scripts, simple clips, and captions — using standard social and editing tools.
Contribute to Tech:NYC's recurring editorial series, such as VC Spotlights and Companies to Watch.
Pitch stories about Tech:NYC members, programs, policy work, events, and New York's technology ecosystem.
Conduct interviews and turn them into profiles, Q&As, articles, newsletter features, and social content.
Translate complex technology, business, and policy topics into clear, engaging language.
Carry assigned content projects from brief through review, publication, and distribution.
Your Skills and Experience:
3–5 years of experience in content, communications, journalism, digital media, or a related field.
Excellent writing, editing, interviewing, and storytelling skills.
Comfort producing social-first short-form video, with fluency in common editing and social publishing tools.
A strong writing and social portfolio; video samples are a plus.
Ability to carry content projects from brief through publication with limited oversight.
Sound editorial judgment and an eye for a compelling story.
Ability to translate complex information into clear, accessible content.
Comfort managing multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
Familiarity with email platforms, content-management systems, social publishing tools, and basic analytics.
Interest in New York City, technology, business, public policy, or civic life.
Resourcefulness and comfort working in a lean, collaborative organization.
Salary Range & Benefits:
The target range of base salary for this role is $80,000–$90,000. In addition to base salary, Tech:NYC considers other key components as part of total compensation, including annual holiday and benefits. Actual base compensation is influenced by a range of candidate factors, such as skill set and level of experience.
Tech:NYC provides a generous benefits package including excellent coverage for health, vision, and dental insurance premiums; paid parental leave; time off including vacation, holidays, and sick time; and reimbursement for cellular service.
Additional Requirements:
Tech:NYC operates under an in-person office environment Monday through Thursday, with Friday reserved for at-home flexible work. This role requires the ability to periodically participate in both breakfast and evening events.
Tech:NYC is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any protected category.
To apply to this role, please email careers@technyc.org with "Content Manager" in the subject line and include a resume, cover letter, and 3-4 examples of your prior work (at least 2-3 written, 1-2 video acceptable but not required).
Director of Policy
Job Summary:
Tech:NYC is an engaged network of tech leaders working to foster a dynamic, diverse, and creative New York. We bring together principled New Yorkers to support a successful technology ecosystem, attract and retain top-tier talent, and celebrate New York and the companies that call it home.
Leveraging our network, Tech:NYC advocates for policies that support the growth of technology companies and technology talent in NYC; promote inclusion and diversity; and create access for all New Yorkers to connectivity, tools, and training. We represent the city’s fast-growing, entrepreneurial high-tech industry with government, civic institutions, in business and public policy forums, and the media.
The Director of Policy will play a central role in developing and advancing Tech:NYC’s policy agenda, with a focus on research, analysis, and the production of materials that position the organization as a thought leader and trusted resource on technology policy. This role works in close collaboration with the Director of Government Affairs, who leads the organization’s external advocacy and stakeholder engagement strategy.
The Director of Policy must have experience working in an advocacy setting that involves legislation, budgetary matters, regulations, and policy research. This includes Tech:NYC's growing body of work on artificial intelligence policy, where the organization plays an active role in shaping how AI is governed and deployed in New York. In coordination with the comms team, this person will produce the substance that makes our advocacy credible and effective — producing the research, written positions, policy briefs, and programmatic content that define Tech:NYC’s voice on the issues that matter most to New York’s tech sector.
The Director of Policy must be able to move quickly across a wide range of legislative and regulatory topics, synthesize complex issues into clear positions, and produce materials that inform both policymakers and Tech:NYC’s member companies. The role involves consistent interaction with members—whether sharing timely updates, developing issue-specific programming, or translating government activity into actionable intelligence for the tech sector.
This role reports to the CEO and works in close partnership with the Director of Government Affairs.
Main Duties:
Policy Research & Development:
Research legislative, budgetary, and policy-related issues impacting the tech sector; synthesize findings into clear, actionable materials for internal and external audiences.
Develop and maintain Tech:NYC’s positions on key policy issues, in collaboration with the Director of Government Affairs and senior leadership.
Identify emerging policy issues relevant to Tech:NYC’s membership and develop the organization’s positions and stances in collaboration with the Director of Government Affairs.
Track and analyze emerging AI policy and regulatory developments at the city, state, and federal level, developing Tech:NYC's positions in collaboration with senior leadership and the Director of Government Affairs.
Provide analysis and written stances on policy matters as they arise, working with the Press Secretary to ensure Tech:NYC can respond quickly and authoritatively to fast-moving developments.
Produce policy briefs, reports, white papers, testimony, and other written materials that support advocacy efforts and demonstrate Tech:NYC’s expertise.
Monitor the legislative and regulatory landscape and maintain up-to-date tracking of relevant activity at the city and state level.
Member Engagement & Programming:
Serve as a primary resource for Tech:NYC members on policy and government-related matters, providing timely updates and substantive analysis.
Develop and produce policy-related events and programming for members, including receptions, panel discussions, and briefings that connect members to relevant policy developments.
Translate government activity into actionable intelligence for the tech sector, and translate tech sector issues into insights for government stakeholders.
Support the development of AI-focused programming and resources that help Tech:NYC members navigate the evolving regulatory and policy landscape.
Maintain consistent communication with Tech:NYC membership on policy matters, in collaboration with the Communications team.
External Representation & Collaboration:
Represent Tech:NYC at meetings with policymakers and other stakeholders in NYC and Albany, in coordination with the Director of Government Affairs.
Appear publicly on behalf of Tech:NYC at hearings, roundtables, and press conferences.
Support coalition-building efforts with private, nonprofit, and educational organizations.
Partner closely with the Director of Government Affairs to ensure policy research and external advocacy are aligned and mutually reinforcing.
Your Skills and Experience:
7–10 years working in government, policy, or advocacy-related roles; experience with New York City and/or State policy strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience researching and analyzing complex policy issues, with exceptional writing skills and a track record of producing high-quality policy materials.
Experience working on policy issues related to the tech sector, with familiarity with tech industry dynamics.
A strong understanding of the legislative and regulatory landscape in New York City and State.
An understanding of the roles and dynamics of membership-based associations.
Familiarity with artificial intelligence policy issues and the regulatory debates shaping the tech sector is a plus.
Experience working with communications professionals and supporting advocacy efforts through communications techniques.
Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Passionate about technology and advancing the tech sector’s goals in New York.
Salary Range & Benefits:
The target range of base salary in this role is $120,000-160,000. In addition to base salary, Tech:NYC considers other key components as part of total compensation, including annual holiday and benefits. Actual base compensation is influenced by a wide array of candidate factors, such as skill set and level of experience.
Tech:NYC provides a generous benefits package including excellent coverage for health, vision, and dental insurance premiums; paid parental leave; time off including vacation, holidays, and sick time; and reimbursement for cellular service.
Additional Requirements:
Tech:NYC operates under an in-person office environment Monday through Thursday, with Friday being reserved for at-home flexible work. This role requires occasional travel to Albany, as well as the ability to regularly participate in both breakfast and evening events. Tech:NYC is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any protected category.
To apply to this role, please send a cover letter explaining your interest in the position and a resume to careers@technyc.org. Reference “Director of Policy” in the subject line.