West Coast Communications Manager

What the role actually is

Applied Intuition is hiring a communications manager to help run day-to-day media and launch operations from Sunnyvale. The work sits close to product, marketing, and executive stakeholders, with a focus on explaining physical AI to tech, business, and emerging-media audiences.

This is not a pure PR calendar job. The person will need enough technical fluency to turn autonomy, simulation, and AI infrastructure milestones into pitches, briefings, and public narratives that hold up with expert audiences.

What you would work on

• Manage communications priorities, calendars, trackers, and launch coordination
• Build relationships with tech, AI, business, newsletter, podcast, and creator communities
• Draft media pitches, talking points, prep documents, and announcement materials
• Coordinate interviews, briefings, speaking opportunities, and post-launch follow-up
• Track press coverage, sentiment, and share of voice around Applied's core narratives

What they are asking for

• Communications experience in tech, AI, startups, or corporate environments
• Strong writing, judgment, and relationship management skills
• Familiarity with the San Francisco and West Coast media landscape
• Comfort coordinating across product, marketing, executive, and events teams
• Ability to keep a fast-moving communications operation organized and on schedule

Why this one is worth a look

Physical AI companies are competing for category definition as much as product attention. This role is interesting because it is about shaping how autonomy infrastructure is understood by the market, not just landing a single announcement cycle.