Communications Consultant - Frontier Tech

Milltown Partners
San Francisco, CA
Job Description
Milltown Partners is seeking a Communications Consultant to join their team, focusing on advising technology companies, global investors, and influential individuals on communications and policy challenges. The ideal candidate has 3-6 years of communications experience, a drive to go deep into unfamiliar territory, and strong written and editorial skills. The role involves shaping communications strategy, advising clients, driving and delivering client work, contributing to the business, and building a collaborative environment.

Requirements

  • 3–6 years of communications experience, ideally in a consultancy environment, with exposure to technology clients
  • Genuine drive to go deep into unfamiliar territory, find the angles that others miss, and produce work that is grounded in real understanding of the subject matter
  • Strong written and editorial skills. You can take a complex brief and produce something that is clear, compelling, and accurate without losing the substance.
  • Ability to get up to speed on technically unfamiliar territory quickly and do something useful with it.
  • Experience building advisory relationships with senior stakeholders – founders, CEOs, or other leaders – and the presence to hold your own in those conversations.
  • Experience developing media strategies and working with journalists across both tier-1 tech press and specialist outlets.
  • Experience using AI tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) effectively, safely, and critically in a professional setting.
  • Collaborative instincts and a genuine commitment to contributing to an inclusive culture.
  • Intellectual curiosity to develop subject matter expertise in new areas and share that knowledge with colleagues.
  • Experience in or genuine familiarity with frontier technology, AI, quantum computing, autonomous systems, or frontier science – either professionally or through self-directed engagement.
  • Experience in research, policy, developer relations, or technical content

Benefits

  • Competitive, transparent pay with open salary bands, plus twice-yearly bonuses
  • 401(k) with company match, eligible from day one
  • Robust healthcare options, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus dedicated mental health support
  • 26 days PTO, 10 sick days, and 10 public holidays
  • Two-week company-wide winter break
  • Paid parental leave
  • Sabbatical leave
  • $100/month commuter benefit
  • Hybrid working model with three days in office (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
  • Structured career development with clear progression pathways and a defined career framework
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