Editorial Director, Global Communications

About the role

Amplitude is entering its next phase of growth — where AI, product innovation, and customer impact collide — and we're looking for a Global Editorial Director to bring that story to the world.

Reporting to the VP of Brand & Communications, this is a senior, hands-on role that will own and shape the newsroom operation we are building. The newsroom is our way to drive speed, editorial judgment, and high-quality content — while maintaining more traditional communications responsibilities like earned media, executive thought leadership, and narrative development.

If you have strong news and editorial instincts and are energized by building something new, doing some of your best creative work, and leading a team, this is the right environment.

What you'll do

• Own and evolve Amplitude's global communications strategy. Set the narrative direction across press, executive communications, and owned channels. Ensure Amplitude has a clear, consistent point of view in the market and that it shows up across multiple formats and audiences.
• Lead earned media and rapid response. Drive PR strategy for product launches, company milestones, and market moments. Develop relationships with the journalists and publications that matter for our category. Build the capability to respond to breaking news and industry shifts quickly, with a real point of view rather than a reactive statement.
• Build executive and brand thought leadership. Partner closely with the CEO and other senior leaders to craft clear POVs on AI and the future of analytics. Turn those into media, social, and other moments that feel human, distinctive, and repeatable.
• Strengthen social media channels. Oversee Amplitude's global social media strategy, including a strong emphasis on executive presence and building social-first campaigns, creator and partner programs, and repeatable formats that drive relevance, credibility, and conversation.
• Lead AI-forward communications and experimentation. Translate complex AI capabilities into simple, credible narratives. Design and champion AI-powered workflows across comms and social — research, drafting, measurement, listening — enabling the team to move faster while maintaining quality and brand voice.
• Build and run an editorial operation. Establish the systems, cadence, and standards that allow the team to produce integrated content — written, video, social — at the pace the business requires. Run a daily editorial standup. Maintain a forward-looking agenda. Make decisions in the room rather than in a follow-up approval chain.
• Manage and challenge external partners. Oversee U.S. and international PR and social agencies as true extensions of the team. Set clear strategies, goals, and metrics; push for creative, AI-savvy ideas; and cut anything that doesn't move the needle.
• Support high-stakes internal and issues communications. Partner with people and exec teams on high-impact internal moments and crisis communications. Bring calm judgment, clear storytelling, and a bias toward action when it matters most.

Who you are

• A sharp, confident, AI-savvy storyteller who can flex from long-form narratives to punchy social posts without losing voice or clarity.
• You have 10–12+ years in communications, journalism, or editorial leadership, with deep technology experience and a fresh, integrated view of the comms function — rather than one based on isolated tactics.
• You write exceptionally well and do it regularly. You also have experience developing executive voices: you've written for founders or C-suite leaders, not just advised them on messaging.
• You have built or managed editorial operations with real accountability for quality, cadence, and output, and can make editorial calls quickly without needing consensus.
• You use AI tools actively in your own work and have opinions about where they help and where they fall short.
• You're comfortable advising senior executives in a fast-moving environment and can confidently push thinking while staying collaborative and low-ego.
• You thrive in lean, low-bureaucracy settings where you own outcomes, make smart calls with imperfect information, and bias toward experiments over committees.
• You love building new concepts, campaigns, and formats — from AI-native storytelling and creator collaborations to social-led launches and content series

Who We Are

The Company: Amplitude is filled with humble, life-long learners who are eager to help one another and the company succeed. Our values of growth mindset, ownership, and humility are core to the way we work: we’re tenacious in the face of challenges, we take the initiative to solve problems that drive our shared success, and we operate from a place of empathy and openness, seeking to understand many points of view. 

The Product: Amplitude is a digital analytics platform—we help companies capture data they can trust, uncover clear insights about customer behavior, and take faster action. This empowers teams to build better product experiences that drive business growth. We’re super proud of what we’ve built and continue to expand: a platform that empowers companies to thrive in the digital era.

We care about the well-being of our team: We offer competitive pay and benefits packages that reflect our commitment to the health and well-being of our Ampliteers.

Some of our benefit programs include:

• Excellent ​M​edical, ​D​ental and ​V​ision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee ​M​edical, ​D​ental,​ ​​​​​​​​Vision on select plans
• Flexible time off, ​p​aid holidays, and more
• Generous stipends to spend on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness (monthly), commuter transit/parking (monthly), learning and development (quarterly), home office equipment (annual), and much more
• Excellent Parental benefits including​:​ 12-20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, Back-up Child Care support 
• Mental health and wellness benefits including no cost employee access to Modern Health coaching & therapy Sessions and high quality physician office experience via One Medical membership (select U.S. locations only)
• Employee Stock Purchase Program​ (ESPP)​

Other fun facts about Amplitude: 

• We were recognized in the Newsweek Excellence Index 2024.
• Our customers love us! They've said we're the #1 product analytics solution for 19 quarters in a row on G2.
• We care A LOT about product innovation. Fast Company called us the #3 most innovative enterprise company in the world.
• We invest in our people. We offer mentorship programs, management training, and wellness initiatives. 
• We give back to our communities. We give every Ampliteer a charitable giving grant and paid volunteer time off. 
• We were founded in 2012, went public via a direct listing in September 2021, and are now trading under the ticker $AMPL. 
• We’re a global and fast-growing team! We have employees around the world and offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York, Vancouver, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo.
• Our mascot is Data Monster, who loves to chow down on numbers, charts, and graphs. Nom nom.

Amplitude provides equal employment opportunities (EEO). All applicants are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in San Francisco Bay Area of California. Salary range: $240,000 - $360,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)